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What You Need to Know About Evaluating the Value of AP Exam Credits

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In this 5 step process, you’ll know how much those college credits are worth. For brevity, we will use “AP” to represent the process for each type of possible college credit in this blog. . Determine if there is a maximum number of AP credits/courses a college will accept. Estimate the number of usable AP credits

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How to Succeed as a Duke Premed

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High-achieving high school students always have questions about using AP credits. At Duke, students can subtract a total of two AP credits from the 34 needed for graduation, so students with at least two credits will only need to complete 32 credits at Duke to graduate in four years.

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How to Succeed as a Rutgers Premed

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(Suggested reading: Medical School Requirements: The Definitive Guide ) Rutgers University Premed Requirements Medical school requirement Required courses Optional courses Biology: Two semesters (with lab) 01:119:115 General Biology I 01:119:116 General Biology II 01:119:117 Biological Research Laboratory Chemistry: 1.

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How to Succeed as a Brown Premed

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Calculus: At least one semester One of the following: MATH 0090 or MATH 0100 Statistics: At least one semester Offered by various departments. Even if you enter with credits from AP Biology, we recommend completing two biology courses with a lab component. Doing so will also adequately prepare you for the MCAT or DAT.)

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How to Succeed as a Georgetown Premed

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Georgetown Premed Requirements Medical school requirement Required courses Biology: Two semesters with lab BIOL 1203/1213 Foundations of Biology I and lab BIOL 1204/1214 Foundations of Biology II and lab Chemistry: 1. General chemistry: Two semesters with lab 2. Organic chemistry: Two semesters with lab 3.

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How to Succeed as a Rochester Premed

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While the exact courses and number of semesters or quarters you need to take those courses will depend on the med school you’re interested in, all medical schools have similar requirements. Intro chemistry: Two semesters with lab 2. Organic chemistry: Two semesters with lab 3. two semesters with lab”) as outlined above.

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How to Succeed as a Vanderbilt Premed

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Students of the College of Arts and Science are limited to a total of 18 credit hours earned by AP, IB, or other advanced courses prior to enrollment and they cannot use these credits to fulfill Vanderbilt’s AXLE courses, which make up a third of their graduation requirements, focusing on writing and liberal arts education.