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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can Blair magnet courses be used for college credit?[/quote]

No but students take AP exams for the related subject areas to get credit (even though they are not offical AP classes)[/quote]

Wrong, many of those courses can get you out of college classes; for example, if you take linear algebra at Blair, you can test out of it at UMD.[/quote]

That's nitpicking, basically the same as AP. The students can take a rear and get credit, same as AP, but worse because it only applies at UMD after enroll. And anyone at UMD can take those exams with or without a class at SMCS or any other.high school / EC program.

Note however that the UMD exam and credit is for non-honors MV Calculus / Differential Equations / Linear Algebra, so if an honors-level college student uses that credit they may have gaps in their college math education.
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You are not familiar with the program are you.

1) no, not just UMD - many schools recognize Blair and award credit for their courses
2) AP classes are not as specialized as many Blair magnet classes. There are no AP options for those classes but students can still get college credit for them at many universities as they are familiar with the program. If they are not, the school works with them to submit the syllabus to earn credit[/quote]

Interesting! What are some examples of college credits awarded for these custom credits? At the info session the presenter made a point of emphasizing that SMCS is not intended as a route to extra college credits.[/quote]

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