<p>Hi fellow students, </p>
<p>I am still a bit confused with Brown’s AP policy.
If a particular department allows me to get a credit for my score, does that mean I can take one less course to graduate?</p>
<p>Also, when do we choose our courses, not CAP or FYS.</p>
<p>Also, how do you choose a CAP, when you do not know your advisor. The point of CAP, they argue, is having your academic advisor as a professor, but we do not yet know who our advisor(s) is(are).</p>
<p>No I am pretty sure you still must pass the 30-28 courses. Uhmm and for caps course the professor of the course is usually your adviso</p>
<p>So what is the point of getting a “credit”?</p>
<p>is this just a stupid question? I feel confused and stupid.</p>
<p>Also, does that mean I “should” take a CAP class that corresponds with my major?</p>
<p>AP classes do not reduce the number of classes you need to take at Brown. You can place out of lower level classes, depending on the department. You don’t get a credit for AP classes at Brown.</p>
<p>You don’t declare your concentration until second semester sophomore year. That’s when you get your concentration adviser. The adviser your first two years does not necessarily have to be in your concentration – and since so many students change their minds a few times, that’s a good thing.</p>
<p>If there is a CAP class you are interested in, sign up for it, and that prof will be your adviser. The point is to get to know your adviser better. It doesn’t have to be your major.</p>
<p>Let me clarify this a bit - one can get a “credit” for high AP scores, but it doesn’t change the 32 courses taken, 30 passed requirement. If you get enough, you can petition to graduate early. Not incredibly useful, generally, because you still need 8 tuition credits (you paid for 8 semesters is my understanding).</p>
<p>However…many concentrations require calculus and the AP exams for calculus do count for this. Chem AP means you can forgo the placement exam and take Chem33. Others are pretty worthless (no credit or placement for the Computer Science AP, short of the “ability” to take CS19, which is generally not the best option). If the Brown website says you get credit for a specific course, you don’t need to take it for a concentration or as a prereq for another course. If it’s not for a specific course, you can get it on your transcript for employers/grad schools to see, but that’s essentially it.</p>
<p>I took a CAPS course in the spring. It was nice getting somewhat close to know the professor, and gave me someone to go to when I had academic questions, questions about life or school.</p>
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This is Brown’s policy on accelerated graduation. It seems to be quite difficult to accomplish. The AP policy for many, many schools is that you get placement credit, not course credit. That is a good thing for one’s scholarship, perhaps not such a good thing for one’s financial situation. However, it’s also a good thing to consider if you really want to start higher on the academic ladder right when you first get to school. It can be daunting enough to be going to college, let alone to be taking more difficult courses right away. My D did very well on 4 APs, and chose not to be fast tracked, because she didn’t want it to get too intense too fast. Since there are no core requirements, you don’t have to take many of the courses that APs replace in other places, anyway.</p>