Calculus 1 vs. Calculus BC? Has anyone even heard of Calculus 1 as a HS course?

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<p>My son - a high school junior - has to enroll for his fall courses by midnight tonight. We thought that we'd talked it all out and made the tough decisions - via consensus, of course. But then we got hit with a curve at the end. He has to choose between Calculus 1 and Calculus BC. Both are listed as AP. None of us know what Calculus 1 refers to. A quick search of google and this website suggests that there is no info out there. </p>

<p>We think it might be some idiosyncratic language used by his school.</p>

<p>Or perhaps not, and someone here can tell us what the difference between the courses most likely is.</p>

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<p>Maybe it’s AB Calculus?</p>

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<p>At my school Calc I was AB and Calc II was the parts of BC not covered in AP + other stuff.</p>

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<p>Calc BC will cover all the Calc 1 material and then some.</p>

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<p>Calc AB is about the same as Calc I
Calc BC is about the same as Calc I and Calc II.</p>

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<p>I concur with QwertyKey.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the clarification.</p>

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<p>Calculus I is usually differential calculus. Calculus II is integral calculus and series. Calculus III is multivariable. These are the designations usually used in one-semester college courses.</p>