<p>Hello:</p>
<p>I am planning to enroll as a Freshman. Does anybody have a perspective about taking college courses this Summer before starting? Could I get credit for those courses (assuming the contents are similar to those in the Williams Catalog)? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Some more information would be helpful. You might be able to skip an introductory course, but it is unlikely you will be able to take anything as rigorous as the courses at Williams. Anything you take will probably not count towards a major. I’ve had a Math professor say that they prefer students not take Calculus BC before Williams because the instruction is much better at Williams. Many departments will have you take an assessment test – depending on what you take.</p>
<p>According to the Office of the Registrar…</p>
<p>"Williams students may not earn credit toward the degree for courses taken elsewhere unless the course is being used to make up an academic deficiency (a failure or course withdrawal); courses used to make up deficiencies must be approved in advance by the Registrar’s Office (summer school form). If an approved course is passed with a grade of at least C minus, transfer credit will be awarded upon receipt of an official transcript. The grade will not be used when calculating the GPA and the course may not be used toward the distribution requirements. With permission of the appropriate department or program, the course may be used as a prerequisite or toward the major or concentration.</p>
<p>A department or program may allow a course taken elsewhere to be a prerequisite or count toward the major or concentration, even if the course is not being used to make up a deficiency. In these cases, the student should notify the Registrar’s Office of the plan and have an official transcript sent as soon as the course and grade have been recorded."</p>
<p>What kinds of courses are you planning on taking?</p>
<p>^Calculus I, so that I could skip Math 103 and start with Math 104. Perhaps a basic Stats course as well, so that I could skip Stat 101.</p>
<p>I’m thinking you aren’t planning on being a math major if you haven’t taken calculus yet? I don’t see any reason to rush things. Even if you want to do econ or physics you will have plenty of time to get in your math requirements. Is there a reason you want to speed up?</p>
<p>^ I am not really the Math major kind, but I would like to keep the small possibility open.
I looked at the requirements for the Math major, and for some reason Math 103 and Stats 101 do not count towards the major. I dislike the idea of “having” to take two courses that do not count.</p>