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No idea about the relative coverage, but students have found that college Calc was not an exact replica of AP Calc only shorter. Depending on how theory-oriented the college professor wants to get, the course can be a lot harder. Perhaps the answer to your question is that the AP course approximates the <em>easier</em> of the possible variations you could get at the college Calculus I level.</p>
<p>“She did complete 12 AP classes in HS”</p>
<p>Is she getting credit from Northeastern for all of those classes? That is equal to 3 terms of college classes!</p>
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<p>Seems like the two 1 credit seminars probably are not that much work besides attending class. The remaining four courses appear to be a relatively normal course load.</p>
<p>She does have some options if the schedule turns out to be unsuitable after she starts school.</p>
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<li>If calculus 3 depends on material she has not learned in AP calculus, then she may choose to switch to calculus 2. Has she checked the [old</a> calculus 2 final exams](<a href=“You searched for results.html - Northeastern University”>You searched for results.html - Northeastern University) to compare her knowledge with that taught at Northeastern?</li>
<li>If the workload is too high, then it should be possible to drop the humanities(?) course or the calculus course without being “behind”. But that may not bode well for future semesters where a four course schedule is normal in order to graduate on time.</li>
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<p>Yeah, being under pressure to keep up a 3.5 in engineering would be pretty nasty. But here we’re talking about a 3.0 which is much more manageable. It seems unfortunate that a top student would get a great scholarship and then have to be afraid to take the classes they want to take for fear that they might lower their GPA. :-/ My kid went and signed up for 21 credits for fall semester sophomore year. I said “that sounds like too much” but he thinks it will be manageable (and not all credit hours are created equal). Since he’s not dependent on keeping up his GPA for a scholarship (his school offers need-based aid only) I figure at least he’s getting his money’s worth (he doesn’t have to pay extra for more credits), and he’s probably smart enough to drop something by the drop deadline if it really is too much. (I don’t think he realizes how much work that CS project class is likely to be, but, not really my concern at this point.)</p>
<p>OP, I hope your daughter can find a more conveniently scheduled elective!</p>