Well, if you really want to look down the road… many graduate programs and medical programs do not count AP courses for the prerequisites. So if Med school A requires Physics your DC may wind up taking it senior year despite taking it in high school and passing the AP exam. The phrasing used by the western interstate medical school exchange program is "Undergraduate or post/baccalaureate required courses must be completed at a college or university accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting body". I still think that AP (or community college) courses are a good choice, just be prepared that the course work may still need to be retaken.
