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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Either next year Cal AB, then BC or Pre-Cal to Cal BC.  Most kids at our school do Cal AB, then BC, but mine went directly to BC.[/quote]

I’ve never heard of anyone going from on level pre calc to BC. [/quote]

Really?   So, you’ve never heard of it.  It’s pretty common. My kid is doing it.  [/quote]

Nope. Technically you aren’t even supposed to go on to AB from on level pre calc but it definitely happens. It’s, of course, common to go from Honors Pre Calc to BC. What schools allow on level to BC? I suspect these posters are confused. [/quote]

What are you talking about?  Normal is to do ap ab or bc depending on the track you want. [/quote]

Not the PP, but I think they are talking about what a child takes after on-level pre-calculus. The MCPS "pathway" is that on-level pre-calculus leads to calculus with applications, and that you can't access AP Calculus AB without having taken Honors Pre-Calculus first. At least on paper, doing on-level is an off-ramp and it's hard to get back onto the AP math track. It happens, but it requires dispensation.

This is one thing that bothers me about the advice on DCUM to "just drop to on-level" for kids struggling in first quarter honors pre-calculus. It's fine and good, but kids should know the consequences. [/quote]

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