<p>Does it make any difference to your major if you take the Physics C exam versus the AP Physics B exam? Will this credit make any difference in college?</p>
<p>The C exam is calculus-based, and the material will be covered in your major if you go into science. B is more of an introductory physics class the covers a lot of topics without going into heavy detail. B is algebra</p>
<p>A lot of colleges don’t give credit for calculus-based physics, but it’s not as if getting credit for Physics B will help you anyway since it’s just trig and algebra based. You should realize that physics is pretty difficult for some, so taking calculus-based will definitely help you the second time around when you take it again, and maybe your school will give you credit for that class so you can jump right into some advanced classes (though you should only do this if you know the material very well).</p>
<p>Physics B (non calculus) will not be useful for credit to an engineering major, though if the Physics B course is the best physics course available at your high school, you may as well take it (unless you can take a transferable college physics course at a local community college instead).</p>
<p>Physics C may be accepted for credit for physics courses needed for an engineering major. Check the school in question.</p>
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<p>Check the college’s AP requirements. Most engineering programs give no credit for Physics B but do give credit for Physics C with a high enough score.</p>
<p>But would you want to relearn that Physics material anyway? What do most students do, take the introductory physics course or try to use credit?</p>
<p>Definitely go for Physics C. Physics B is non-calculus based and can be compared to a generic high school accelerated physics course. </p>
<p>There are some colleges that don’t want to give any physics credit to engineering majors just so that they can take it in college and make sure they learn the material, but don’t let that discourage you. Check up on the colleges you are considering and see if they accept Physics C credit, and if so what score you need (most likely a 5 for engineering majors).</p>
<p>Even if your college doesn’t give AP credit for Physics C, it’s still a great class to take so when you see it again in college it’ll make a lot more sense and be considerably easier.</p>
<p>Our school doesn’t have Physics C. So my choice is self studying this semester or doing nothing.</p>
<p>Self-studying is not really necessary.</p>