<p>the ap gov test is on monday and i was looking through the amherst website and didnt find any class that it could possibly place me out of? Therefore, i have come to the conclusion that it is worthless? IS this true?</p>
<p>Yes. It won't get you placement or credit for anything.</p>
<p>From what I've read, a combination of 5s on the Macro and Microeconomics tests will place you out of Intro Eco, correct? Also I'm not sure about this, but I also believe a 5 on the Cal BC test will take care of your math requirement(for econ majors).</p>
<p>Can anyone confirm or deny?</p>
<p>I believe so.</p>
<p>ok...so no government...but yes econ and calculus?</p>
<p>The math department at least uses AP tests as a guideline but will let people who did not take AP tests or who did poorly on their AP tests take the higher math class anyways (they have a math placement test, but if you are confident in your abilities you dont have to take that either!) They also are really good about letting you aim high and then decide, even after the normal time period to drop a class, to drop down to a lower level Calculus class.</p>
<p>okay - but does anyone but lemonjello konw about the gov AP</p>
<p>ok so what exactly is Amherst's policy on AP/IB classes?..... if you want to major in a subject, and are able to skip intro courses, how does that affect major requirements?</p>
<p>My impression is that unless the specific department explicitly states that it will not award advanced placement, it is generally under the discretion of the professors to waive intro classes. Of course AP exams could also be covered seperately as a general rule (such as Econ and Cal). As far as credit for AP scores goes, I think that only applies to Calculus (at least when applied to the math req. for econ majors).</p>
<p>yeah but what is the intro gov class</p>
<p>There is no specific intro gov class. There are political sciences classes that are considered introductory (numbers 1 through 20), of which you have to take one for the major. However, very few upper-level political science classes have pre-requisites, so you can probably take one right away if you choose.</p>
<p>How about AP Art History, useful at all?</p>