Which Advanced Placement courses should I take?

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I need to take 2-3 AP classes to enroll in  Bachelor of Divinity programme. Help me pick.

[VeryViolet]

How do you take AP classes if you aren't in high school?

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For a BDiv, I choose world history. Just seems most directly related to that degree than the others.

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May 19, 2013 9:37:59 GMT -5 VeryViolet said:

How do you take AP classes if you aren't in high school?

There are online high schools that will let you buy the course

[msmerymac]

I took AP Art History, European History, English literature and US history. Just take what you're most interested in, honestly. Please note I did not take AP Chemistry.

[gretchenindisguise]

This is so weird to me that they would require AP classes for acceptance into their program.

Is it just a cheaper way then doing the college coursework that would satisfy the requirements?

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[Jalapeñomel]

I don't understand why you would have to take high school AP courses?

If you need pre-reqs, why not take some at a community college?

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May 19, 2013 10:08:51 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I don't understand why you would have to take high school AP courses?

If you need pre-reqs, why not take some at a community college?

I'm not attending a US college. I will be applying at the University of London in 2015 for my BD. It's all online which I am super happy about and it is much, much cheaper. I figured I would get myself in the state of mind for studying and get the necessary credentials at the same time:)

[RoxMonster]

I have taken and taught AP English Lit and loved it from both angles. Plus, I'm an English teacher and am biased So I vote for that one. For my second one, I would take Psych because that's always been very interesting to me.

[auntie]

Are you outside the U.S. given that you spell program "programme".

You realize you can just sit the AP exams without taking an approved AP class, no? I know a few kids at DS's old high school who did this to avoid the homework commitment of AP in subjects where they had talent but no burning interest. One of my young friends graduating this year sat AP World History and AP German without taking the classes because they conflicted with the Musical Theater and Choir classes he wanted. 

One thing to be mindful of is that some schools are fussy about AP coursework related to your major. I know two kids at RPI who could not count their AP Calc and AP Physics toward their engineering pre-reqs. One of them had also done AP World and American History as well as AP German and Psych and was able to count those and graduate one semester early.

If you're looking for easy, a number of kids I know- who are as dumb as rocks-  took AP Pysch and  passed it.

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May 19, 2013 10:34:14 GMT -5 auntie said:

Are you outside the U.S. given that you spell program "programme".

You realize you can just sit the AP exams without taking an approved AP class, no? I know a few kids at DS's old high school who did this to avoid the homework commitment of AP in subjects where they had talent but no burning interest. One of my young friends graduating this year sat AP World History and AP German without taking the classes because they conflicted with the Musical Theater and Choir classes he wanted. 

One thing to be mindful of is that some schools are fussy about AP coursework related to your major. I know two kids at RPI who could not count their AP Calc and AP Physics toward their engineering pre-reqs. One of them had also done AP World and American History as well as AP German and Psych and was able to count those and graduate one semester early.

If you're looking for easy, a number of kids I know- who are as dumb as rocks-  took AP Pysch and  passed it.

Hmmm, interesting, I didn't know you could just sit the exams. I think in my case, it would probably be more beneficial to take the courses since I've been out of school for a very long time lol The BD pre-reqs state that you need a 3 or above for the AP to count.

And yes, I am British, but living in the US

[studytime45]

I took AP Biology and AP French and got a 5 in both. The exams weren't that hard, except the French exam had oral and written portions and the setup was annoying. I would take psych, because it's interesting, and then world history, because I think it's relevant to your degree.

[latte]

Is there any courses you are leaning more toward? I think you should just take the courses you find most interesting.

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May 19, 2013 10:10:31 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

European history is excellent, and pretty useful when you're talking about the history of religion.

I'd choose art history as a runner-up. Psychology would be interesting, but maybe not so relevant. If they offered sociology, I'd absolutely take that first.

I agree with all of this. AP Euro was the best class I've taken in either high school or college.

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If you're doing this to be better prepared for college, then I would reconsider taking these at the high school versus the college level. An online high school program probably won't be as rigorous as a college one based on my personal experience, as well as those of friends who have taught intro classes at universities. They've encountered students who did well in AP high school classes but bombed that same class in college. In many situations, the students didn't know how to study for tests that made them apply knowledge versus repeat it back. If you just want to get the credits and be done with it, then I don't think it matters what you do as long as the credits are completed.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

How is this EVEN a question?!? Art history, you'll have a built in tutor!

[mrsukyankee]

If you take the AP Psychology, then make sure you spell it correctly! And I teach it so I could help you with anything you need.

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May 19, 2013 12:15:04 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

If you take the AP Psychology, then make sure you spell it correctly! And I teach it so I could help you with anything you need.

Haha I'm on my phone and typing with a migraine. Eeesh.

Thanks for the offer. I wanted to do A-levels but was unable to because of my location. Womp.

[5thofjuly]

Are you certain there's not an exception for non-traditional students?