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The material explains that prerequisite course acceptance varies across schools, including grade expectations (such as repeating courses below certain performance thresholds) and the potential use of AP/IB credits. It also recommends consulting ASCO’s prerequisite chart, checking online-course acceptance, and reviewing community-college credit limits. 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