Can you get a minor in math before college?

<p>I've looked at a couple of college sites that list requirement courses to get a minor in math and it looks like the majority require three semesters of calculus, differential equations, linear algebra and probability and statistics. My high school has AP Calc AB/BC, AP Stats, Calc III/Diff Eq, and Linear Algebra. I'll have taken all these courses by the time I graduate high school and it looks like my math classes would fulfill all math minor requirements for most colleges. So when I attend college, would I be able to receive a math minor degree the second I step into the doors? I probably would take these math courses again because I plan on being a pre-med student so my AP credits/Dual Enrollment credits won't be accepted by medical schools and plus they'll probably be GPA boosters but could I receive my math minor from high school credits alone?</p>

<p>Geez, is that it? No upper division math? What colleges are you looking at? Every UC I’ve checked requires at least 5 UD math courses for a math minor, like real analysis and abstract algebra.</p>

<p>Medical schools do see dual-enrollment courses as college courses and the grades count to your GPA for medical school application purposes. You may want to ask about it on the pre-med forum. It is unlikely that repeating will be of any use (though you may want to add a college statistics course due to pre-med requirements for some and general usefulness).</p>

<p>What colleges need only lower division courses for a math minor?</p>

<p>It might depend on where you go, but I suspect they would make you substitute for some of the courses, probably by capping the number of transfer credits that can be used towards a major/minor. I know my university only allows up to two classes to apply towards the math major or minor.</p>

<p>I think you can at least start a minor with the AP math courses. Usually you have to earn so many credits in house (at that university) to earn a minor there, example at my local state university the math minor is 24 credits, 18 of which must be taken at the university. Usually the college websites list the programs and FLVS site also does for what the college asks for a minor. If you decide to major in math perhaps continuing on the major is better than retaking courses to get a minor. For the medical school: Ask the medical school that you are applying - there should be a contact email for that particular degree program, to evaluate the courses by emailing listing the courses or an unofficial transcript. I have often done this before I decided whether or not to apply to a program.</p>