<p>So, when I registered for classes in May I had passed Calculus AB with a 4 and I had just taken the Calculus BC exam, so I registered for Calculus II, and I was planning on sticking with that evin if I passed the BC exam. As it turns out, I got a 3 on the BC exam, but I was going to stick with Calculus II. Then UA sent me this e-mail:
“If you received AP credit for a course for which you are currently registered, please drop the registration as soon as possible so that other students may sign up for that course. You can drop courses on theAdd or Drop Classes screen, which is under Registration. Please do this immediately. NOTE: If you receive AP credit for a course, please do not enroll in the same course at UA you WILL NOT receive credit for the course twice.”
That makes it seem like I really shouldn’t take Calculus II since I have the AP Credit. I made B’s in AP Cal BC and got the 3 on the exam. Would I have problems in Calculus III?</p>
<p>Everyone who has taken an AP course and got credit for it BUT then decides to retake the class anyway has to forfeit the AP credits. That just the way it is. It would be the same if you took Cal II at a cc and then wanted to take it again at the university…you’re not going to get double credit for the same class. </p>
<p>Since you got B’s in Cal BC and got a 3 on the exam, I think you need to retake Cal II.</p>
<p>But, bear in mind, Cal 2 has very little to do with Cal 3, so if you do decide to go to Cal 3, you probably will do ok in it. However, it sounds like you’re not strong in Cal II concepts.</p>
<p>AP credit only gives you a “pass” grade. If you retake the course, do they replace the pass/fail with an actual grade?</p>
<p>You could also do what momreads’s son did and audit Calc II. doing this, you would still be able to relearn the concepts without the stress of having to get a good grade in the course. This is one of the benefits of UA scholarships now covering overloads. You can take your 15 or 16 credits and audit Calc II.</p>
<p>If you decide to retake the course for a grade, UA would replace your current grade of pass with whatever grade you get in the course.</p>
<p>Sea_tide is right. You could do an audit on Calculus II. That would be the way to go if you were not going beyond that level. Now, if you are an engineering or science major, my son said that may be a little tougher call.</p>
<p>That is an idea to audit the class, but you’d have to have the discipline to go to class and really pay attention.</p>
<p>To audit the class do you register or just come to class if there’s space?</p>
<p>Interested as well. Had to do some schedule changing since APs are out, but free two out of the three days the dropped class happens. Would like to sit in if possible, but won’t be able to register for it because of a time conflict with another class. Son got AP credit for the dropped class, but since he wants to double major in the subject, would be interested in sitting in on classes when free. Will of course check with the professor if this is okay.</p>
<p>Auditing a course requires formal documentation and the possible payment of course fees. At many schools (not UA, IIRC), it is very common for local senior citizens to audit courses when they want to learn something new and the college charges them a greatly reduced fee, often in the range of $50 per class. UA charges full tuition for auditing, but if you have a scholarship that pays for full tuition up to 20 credits a semester, the additional charge would be small, if anything. One would also think that an overload would be easily approved since the student is only auditing the class that causes the overload.</p>
<p>Of course, an informal sitting in on a course with the instructor’s approval might be okay provided it is not prohibited by UA. The great universities of Europe traditionally operated under a similar format where students could attend any lecture they wanted and just take an exam to get credit for the course.</p>
<p>Oh my, I definitely had a similar situation. I made a 4 on the BC exam with a 5 on the AB section, so I could have placed out. However I made the [stupid] decision to listen to a cookie cutter answer to retake Calc II (also due to a lack of self confidence in my math abilities, which was idiotic on my part). I suffered because of it, but not because I didnt know the material. My teacher was just insanely hard, with huge workloads and impossible tests. It made my life incredibly difficult. </p>
<p>I should have just trusted that I knew the material and hopped into Calc III, which does indeed have very little to do with Calc II other than the basic concepts of integration and such. Calc III was SO SO SO much easier for me than Calc II. However, it really depends on how well you think you have mastered the material. If you believe that you need to retake it, by all means do so. But know that it may not be a walk in the park, so don’t take it just to get the “easy A”. In my opinion, those are far too risky to count on in the math department.</p>
<p>If you think you can handle jumping straight into Calc III, then do it. I think the idea of auditing Calc II also holds some value, but its going to take a great degree of self-discipline to keep yourself from skiving off class. You just have to go with your instincts. Since you wanted to retake the course, I’d say do that or audit it, and know that you have a little time to drop it if you want.</p>
<p>Mesquite_girl: glad to hear your input. I guess S shouldn’t worry about auditting Calc II since what I’m getting is that Calc III isn’t that dependant upon it as long as you’re strong in integration… foreign to me but S knows exactly what you’re talking about.</p>
<p>My son scored a 5 on the AP Calc AB exam. He is also majoring in Mathematics + CPHP.
He decided to NOT take the AP credit. Instead he took Honors Calc II his first semester. The class was a breeze for him however, he took into consideration the following: </p>
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<li><p>He wanted to make sure his AP class did not breeze over material that the UA Math Department feels is critical for success in upper level course work.</p></li>
<li><p>Allowing him an easy transition from HS to college life (time management) taking into consideration his Althetic Team commitment.</p></li>
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<p>My son scored a 5 on the AP Calc AB exam. He is also majoring in Mathematics + CPHP.
He decided to NOT take the AP credit. Instead he took Honors Calc II his first semester.</p>
<p>If your son got a 5 on Cal AB, then he still has to take Cal II. </p>
<p>A score of 5 on Cal AB doesn’t give any credit for Cal II…only for Cal I.</p>
<p>To get credit for Cal II on an AP, the student has to take Cal BC…not AB. Both my kids got 5’s on Cal AB (that’s all their school offers), so they had to take Cal II.</p>
<p>opps! You are correct. He got a 5 on the AP Calc AB exam. Non the less, he did not take the transfer credit for reasons I previously stated.</p>
<p>I’m confused…</p>
<p>Did your son take AP Calc AB? If so, then it does sound like he did take the AP credits (of Cal I) since he went right into Cal II.</p>
<p>Sorry for the confusion, I just checked my son’s fall semester schedule. He took Honors Calc I and did not take the AP credit.</p>
<p>:) Ahhh…now I understand.</p>