PUHd.
I'm not sure what you mean. The concept of a core curriculum applies to high school, and would be used in determining if a player is a qualifier. So the Ceramics grade wouldn't count in determining qualifier status.
The GPA calculation to decide if a freshman player may receive exempted academic money is separate, and I believe it is based on all of his high school courses.
Similarly, if he took Ceramics at a JC, and the new college normally accepts that course for credit, then the A counts as part of his cumulative GPA, and would contribute to the 3.3 requirement for exempted academic aid.