At my kid's college (engg department), an exam in August determines math placement.

We've heard that even if you don't do well on the test, a 5 on ap calc bc allows kids to get credit for the first 2 foundational math classes: Single Variable Differential Calc and Single Variable Integral Calc. The next 2 math courses in the sequence are MV Calc for Engineering and Integral Calc Engineering.

I assume those who do well on the placement will get credit for higher level math classes. No regrets here for having taken one semester each of MV Calc and Linear Alg in high school, regardless of placement.

My kid took multivariable calculus via online dual enrollment senior year of high school. He felt he hadn't learned anything and decided to retake when he arrived at a top college as an engineering major. If he had wanted to, he could have tried to take a placement test.

OP, at most colleges this will end up being a question of placement, as in, do I need to take this specific course, rather than credits. A lot will depend not only on the specific course, but on the major/department. The math department might care more than the physics department, for example. Typically, you would wait to figure this out until the summer after senior year, when the kid knows where they will be attending.

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the college and also the score on the AP test, most don't give credit without score of 3 or above. Some colleges cap the total number of AP credits given, some give credit only after student takes next level college class, i.e. take 1 semester of intensive chem get credit for 2 semesters of gen chem with a 4 or 5 on the AP. Generally, search the Registrar at any college of interest to see their policy on AP credit.

I would be careful encouraging DC skip college STEM classes without high scores on AP exams.

The question is post-AP classes like multivariable calculus.

Depends on the college and also the score on the AP test, most don't give credit without score of 3 or above. Some colleges cap the total number of AP credits given, some give credit only after student takes next level college class, i.e. take 1 semester of intensive chem get credit for 2 semesters of gen chem with a 4 or 5 on the AP. Generally, search the Registrar at any college of interest to see their policy on AP credit.

I would be careful encouraging DC skip college STEM classes without high scores on AP exams.

In FCPS, a student in MV/LA can fill out a form or something and get DE credit. My kid chose not to do that and just took Calc 3 and Lin Alg again in college. He said that was preferable since only about 1/2 of the curriculum was repetitive.

He also took post-AP CS Data Structures, and I do not recall any mention of getting of credit for that.

It’s going to depend on the relevant department at the destination school (math or chemistry or whatever). So maybe, but probably not.

Anonymous wrote:If your kid takes something like Linear Algebra, or Multivariable Calculus, or Organic Chemistry in high school, and the same subject is required for their degree, do they get to skip it, or is it just a little easier when they take it?

This is in a situation where the class isn't offered dual enrollment.

Parent of a senior here. There’s a math placement test that she’ll take this summer, which would allow her to skip MV Calculus. That said, she’s been advised that it’s helpful to take it again so I think that’s her current plan?

If your kid takes something like Linear Algebra, or Multivariable Calculus, or Organic Chemistry in high school, and the same subject is required for their degree, do they get to skip it, or is it just a little easier when they take it?

This is in a situation where the class isn't offered dual enrollment.