I was thinking about taking Calc 1 in the spring at the college instead of AP Calc AB. Since one class in college is one semester long, I won’t have any math class in the fall unless you count AP Physics 1.
Is this okay to not have any math class in the fall? I don’t want to take Calc 2 since I want to major in humanities. My school doesn’t offer AP Calc BC anyway so I don’t think it will hurt me if I don’t take Calc 2. Though on the school profile it doesn’t list whether it is AB or BC, it just says AP Calculus. I could probably just explain BC isn’t offered in additional info right?
My school weights both classes the same.
Look at the colleges and universities that you will be applying to, and do your best to figure out whether that Calculus 1 class would transfer and fulfill any math requirements in the general ed requirements for your probable major.
If you are majoring in Economics, or will be pre-med, you will need to take Calculus at college - the AP courses won’t count. For most majors in the humanities, Calculus won’t be useful at all either in high school or in college. Statistics would be a much better choice. And to be perfectly honest, the most useful math class for the rest of your life would be a Consumer Math course that would help you get a notion about budgeting, personal finance, mortgages, etc.
Yeah I am not going to a top 20 school so they basically accept any regional accredited university which is where I will dual-enroll at. Though I am not really concerned about being able to transfer since I can take the AP Calc AB exam regardless if I dual-enroll or not.
My school doesn’t offer any stat class. So should I take stat or calc via dual-enroll? I can also take both but it will have to be taken in the spring since I can’t register for fall class at this point.
So it doesn’t matter if I take the 2 semester AP Calc AB or the faster pace college calc 1 right? Or does one look a little better than the other?