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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AP precalculus and AP Calculus AB aren’t necessarily fluff, but if you end up taking Calculus BC, I wouldn’t count them in the number of APs since BC already has an AB score, and would also satisfy any type of major course requirement instead of precalculus (including non stem majors)

Also it makes more sense to count semester units instead of exam results. Calculus BC, Chemistry and Biology correspond to two semesters of college credit, others just one.

Count however you want, but the number alone doesn’t tell the whole story. There’s a core of 10 most challenging classes: Calculus BC, Statistics, Physics C, Chemistry, Biology, Computer science A, English, History, and foreign language that should be prioritized.[/quote]

I wouldn't consider AP PreCal or AP Cal AB fluff.  That said, most who take Calc BC don't do AP Prep and instead do Honors Pre-Cal.  AP Pre-Cal doesn't get college credit and isn't necessarily more difficult than Hnrs so there is no point.[/quote]

At our FCPS school, they stopped offering honors Precalc. They have an AP Precalc AB and AP Precalc BC. Depending on which a student takes, they can then take AP Calc AB or BC. It was confusing because they don’t really explain that BC goes beyond college board requirements and seems to be an FCPS class. I was searching for that on college board but it doesn’t exist. Anyway, just wanted to share as it would have been helpful to me. [/quote]

It's so interesting to hear about the variations that exist in schools.  What is the difference between Precalc AB and Precalc BC? Is it kinda of like the standard class and honors variant?

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I can't speak for all schools, but our private school does not offer AP precalc classes. Instead they offer two different non-AP precalculus classes that are meant to prepare you for AP calc the following year. You take precalc AB if in the next year you plan to take AP calculus AB. You take precalc BC if you intend to take AP calculus BC next. Precalc BC goes faster and covers some of the content in AP calculus AB. [/quote]

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