<p>i am a junior, (shopmore year just ended), but i love math. i do math on my own, and now i already know up to calculus 2
even though i have only taken classes up to algebra 2*(during freshman year)</p>
<p>i will be attending TAMS next summer, its basicly early college. during summer i intend to do more math, and am expecting to get done with linear algebra(one that is explained by khan academy)</p>
<p>so i havent even take pre-cal yet, in my school i could just do CBE and get credit for the class. can you do this in college. because otherwise, i will take 4 semester of math that i already know everything there is to know about. This will also prevent me from start taking physics as soon as i get the chance. </p>
<p>so my question is, in college, if you already know something really well, can you just take a test or something and not have to take a class. or at least, take classes that require them as prerequisites without actually taking the class.</p>
<p>I think most schools would prefer that you take the available AP exams (e.g. AP Calc AB/BC, Stats). However, CBE for special cases will generally be available with advance coordination. </p>
<p>You might really want to take some of the released AP Calculus BC exams online to test yourself. If you get 80%+ then you are probably ready for calc 3. I find it highly unlikelythat you truly learned what is at least two years of math on your own when you’ve only formally been taught Algebra 2. Answer this: What did you do to learn these subjects? If your answer s only Khanacademy and using a textbook, then I question strongly whether or not you’re prepared for the next courses.</p>
<p>As for your actual question, If you already know calculus go to your guidance counselor and ask her about signing up for an AP calculus BC exam while you are taking precal and you can get college credit that way. No you can not take a colleges exam for credit, and the taking higher level courses depending on prerequisites changes from school to school. Large universities usually will not allow it while small state schools may allow taking courses concurrently.</p>
<p>Yes. The program is called CLEP, and while colleges can decline to accept CLEP credit, either at all or in certain disciplines, the vast majority of public schools do allow some credit from CLEP. (Even CalTech allows it for freshman English.) Private schools are a bit less likely to let you use it. </p>
<p>The good thing about CLEP is that you take it after you accept an offer, so there is no formal advance preparation or investment required. You know up front if the school that you will be attending will make it worth your while to take and pass a given test.</p>
<p>This is the website: <a href=“http://clep.collegeboard.org/exam”>http://clep.collegeboard.org/exam</a>. On the right side of the screen there is a box to query what a given school will accept, so you can play around with that and see if you think that it might be an eventual option where you are hoping to go.</p>
<p>I took Calc BC in high school. There was this one guy in the class who taught himself all the stuff already. He was a senior and he hadn’t taken math since Freshman year when he took Geometry. He wanted to take Calc 3 so he asked a professor at the local university, they told him he really should take Calc BC in high school first. So he did, and it was useless for him. It’s definitely possible that someone can self teach themselves this stuff, I’ve seen it happen. </p>
<p>It probably depends on your college. My school had its own exams to test out of certain classes, but they would also accept AP credit for most of those. If you know where you’re likely to go to college, you can look up information on their website or contact them if anything is unclear.
Accepting AP scores as credit is definitely more common, so that might be the safest route to go with to be sure you get college credit for your work.</p>