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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC’s private school requires the honors version of science classes before the AP version. So honors Bio in 9th, honors Chem in 10th and honors Physics in 11th. You can take the AP versions in 11th as an elective and another as your 12th grade science. I thought this was commonplace. So some schools let you go straight to AP bio, etc without ever taking biology in high school? Kids also have to take Calc AB before Calc BC. I am realizing that allowing a ton of APs from 9th grade and without pre-requisites or applications into the AP classes is also a form of grade inflation![/quote]

I cannot imagine taking AP Bio or AP Chem as your first BIo/Chem class in HS.  Our HS requires you to take the regular course first.  
IMO, it's time to remember these kids are HS aged, not College students.  Goal is to actually learn material.  Really there is no need for AP Bio in 9th grade.  My kid did Bio in 8th, Chem in 9th, then Physics in 10th, then started AP science in 11th (AP Chem in 11 and AP Physics C Mech in 12). Did not have a learning gap at a T30 university as an Chem Eng major.  As Eng major, they actually need to understand most of those courses, so it's about actual learning, not "[b]getting credit to never take another science/math course in college[/b]"[/quote]

the point is to save money.[/quote]

All good if you are using that AP credit for non-major requirements.  [b]But if your kid is going into STEM/Engineering/Health sciences, they might just need to actually learn the material in AP Chem/AP Bio/AP Calc. [/b] I'd prefer my kid learn the material they actually need to know for their major.

Ironically, my kid's top 2 final choices for college were schools that do NOT allow AP credit for the "general education".  So had my kid toiled over APUSH/AP Eng/APGovt, none of it would have mattered.  My kid has to take Core Curriculum courses at their university.  
They can however use up to 4 AP courses for major credits (and more than 4 are allowed, you just have to replace the course with a more advanced course at the university)
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Why wouldn't they learn the material?[/quote]

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