HS Math: Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra?

[Anonymous]

As an aside ap calc is not the same as calc for engineers

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC is registered for both Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra. The HS course catalog says these are Dual Enrollment classes and they have been in the past with older siblings.

DC comes home today and says it’s not Dual Enrollment. It’s marked as an AV class instead.

What the heck FCPS? Is it like this at all HSs? Who wants to take Multivariable and Linear in both HS and repeat in college? And why did FCPS change this with no notice to parent or student to make an informed decision about staying in the class.

It's a nothingburger.

You don't have to repeat in college just because it's not DE, and DE credit doesn't necessarily mean you can avoid repeating it in college. Colleges place students according to placement tests.

The only possibly-important difference is if you are cobbling together credits for early graduation for a low-end degree, which an MV/LA hight school student should not be doing.

DE Credit means it will show up either on your NOVA(or for some GMU) transcript. The transfer agreement/policies take over from there. UVA/VA Tech kids regularly take NOVA classes and per the transfer agreement the classes transfer. Yes schools like Caltech will not accept these classes but kids don't know that they will get into Caltech. If they go to a State school the credits transfer.

UVA has already approved it: https://engineering.virginia.edu/undergraduate-study/future-undergrads/transferring-uva-engineering/transfer-credit-equivalency

VA Tech approved it here: https://transferguide.registrar.vt.edu/VCCS-Equivalencies/VCCS-Equivalencies-2025.html

No low end degree for UVA Engineering or VA Tech Engineering.

If you are an engineering major this transfer can lighten your load since you did DE already. Focus more time to your concentration and discipline.

The AV vs DE has serious implications.