<p>Ok, so I was checking out the degree requirements of various majors in CoE like this one Cornell</a> Engineering : Engineering Physics and it seems that the programs in engineering are pretty structured. </p>
<p>So I'm confused about how AP credits play a role into this. </p>
<p>Let's just say that you want to graduate early. </p>
<p>AP Calc, Physics, Comp Sci, Chem, Bio, English, and French obviously will obviously help you graduate early. </p>
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<li><p>My main question is, what other AP's or CASE exams will help you graduate early? </p></li>
<li><p>Can AP's other than French help satisfy the Liberal Studies requirement (like AP Psych, Gov't, economics, USH, Euro History)? </p></li>
<li><p>And I'm assuming that Approved Electives must be taken at Cornell, right? </p></li>
<li><p>Wait... hold on, what area will the credits from AP Bio go to if they don't count as approved electives? </p></li>
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<p>Answers to any of the above questions will be much appreciated =D</p>
<p>A 4 or 5 on calc BC will get you out of Math 191, physics C mech/e&m will get you out of Physics 112 and 213, respectively, AP chem will get you out of chem 209, and AP English will get you out of one semester (out of two) of writing seminar. APs such as econ, psych, history, etc can get you out of liberal studies requirements, so they are very useful. Approved electives I’m pretty sure must be taken at Cornell. They’re usually upper-level engineering courses, anyway. I’m not sure what you would do with something like AP bio.</p>
<p>this is a tricky table to find, so i’m not sure if you’ve seen it yet.</p>
<p>it seems like a lot of those questions will be covered by your adviser, but you, like me, are probably wondering what other ap tests you can take this year to help you out at cornell, so you cant really wait for the adviser. from what i understand, you only get the credit if you agree to move on to the next level of the subject (skip the corresponding class in the table), which might be obvious to some people… i’ve heard that the eng curriculum is crazy enough as is, so i’m not too sure getting ahead right away is sane (at least for me). but if you’re sure that you’ve mastered the basics covered in a first level class, go ahead. personally, i barely remember physics B… which i 5-ed 8 months ago :P</p>
<p>i got way ahead as an engineer this first semester with a bunch of AP credit and was taking pretty much all second semester freshman/first semester sophomore classes</p>
<p>i felt a little overwhelmed, but my grades still ended up pretty good</p>
<p>Woah… it’s already been 8 months? lol It seems so fresh lol anyways, back on topic lol </p>
<p>Thanks for the link! </p>
<p>Ok, so AP USH, Euro History, French, US Gov’t, Comp. gov’t, Psychology, microeconomics, and macroeconomics will all satisfy for the liberal arts distribution requirement? Any others? lol </p>
<p>So USH, Euro Hist would be under Historical Analysis?
US Gov’t, Comp. gov’t, microeconomics, macroeconomics are under Cultural Analysis?
Psychology under Social and Behavioral Analysis? </p>
<p>And none of the AP’s would be considered at the 200 level or higher, right? </p>
<p>But if you wrote CASE for music theory and pass the MUSIC 2102 - Tonal Theory II- and so you are eligible to take 3101, then that counts as one of the 200 level course (whether you place or not into 3101), right? </p>
<p>Also, does the tuition depend on how many credits you take or is it a flat rate per semester? </p>
<p>Thanks again! I really appreciate it since I don’t exactly have an advisor to ask lol</p>
<p>Correct, no AP’s count as 200 level. I’m not sure what you mean about the music theory stuff, but generally, you need to have a specific course or something that gives you some number of credits on your transcript that is 200 level to count.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot… for some reason, I couldn’t find the answers to any of those questions (hence I asked =P). I wonder how I got into Cornell… </p>
<p>What I meant is that if you do really well on CASE, you might be able to skip second year and go straight to third year. So I assume you’d automatically get the credits for second year and those credits counts as one of the 200 level courses?</p>
<p>For the liberal arts stuff, the AP’s automatically give you the credit (like you don’t have to take the subsequent course), right? </p>
<p>Oh, and they say that you could always drop back down a level if you find it too hard lol</p>
<p>Assuming you’re talking about [Cornell</a> University Department of Music Advanced Placement and Transfer Credit](<a href=“http://music.cornell.edu/undergraduate/courses/transfer-credit-in-music/]Cornell”>http://music.cornell.edu/undergraduate/courses/transfer-credit-in-music/), then I’m not sure, but probably yes. My guess is that if you placed well enough to get 3 credits and enter 2102, then it would count as one 1000 level liberal study, and if you did well enough to get 6 credits and enter 3101, then it would count as two liberal studies, one of which is 2000 level. I would e-mail Engineering Advising at <a href=“mailto:adv_engineering@cornell.edu”>adv_engineering@cornell.edu</a>, and they might be able to answer. Sounds from the page like that is a relatively rare occurrence though, so I wouldn’t bank on it or anything - placement tests, from my experience, are generally pretty tough.</p>
<p>AP’s show up as transfer credit on Just The Facts (student center).</p>
<p>Any idea whether Cantonese and Mandarin counts as one language? So if I took 2 years of Cantonese and 1 year of Mandarin, does this count as 3 years of one language? lol</p>