I am thinking about matriculating to the University of Michigan, but the high out-of-state costs are really scaring me off. I was wondering if it would be possible to graduate UMich a semester or two early. Here are my AP scores:
I would matriculate to LSA as a CS major hoping to make it to Ross BBA. I believe the above scores already give me 17 credits according to their chart. However, I noticed that some award credit, but do not meet requirements. I am taking an additional 4 or 5 exams this year- is it possible to graduate a year early? How does this look to employers? Does UMich actually award this credit, or does other red-tape come in the way?
It would depend on your major and how useful are those AP credits for advanced placement. What other AP are you taking this year? My D got 33 credits from 6 AP and she may easily graduate 1 semester early as she skipped 4 required introductory courses in Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus. It is also possible to graduate one year early if she is willing to take 17-18 credits per semester for the next 2 years with one major and no minor. Most AP credits were just counted as humanity/electives that it does not make difference after 13 credits for CoE as they just require 16 credits with at least 3 from 300 level or above. Note that UMich charges you upperclassmen tuition once you hit 55 credits even though you may not graduate in 2 years afterward.
For LSA, some AP credits would be granted only after you take the next level class and get a C or above. In other words, you may not be able to get the full credit if you don’t need to take the next level class in that subject.
So you don’t have any AP world language. LSA requires foreign language and the AP credits would help. From your list of AP, only AP Calc AB may help you to fulfill the pre-concentration requirement. All the other ones would be counted towards non-major area distributions but not all credits are useful. It is hard to say whether you may graduate one semester earlier or not as the LSA requirement is quite complicated. But if you cannot cover those pre-requisite/introductory classes by AP credits, you are not likely to graduate faster as you still need to fulfill all the major requirement sequentially.
@attribute That’s the info she got from the ChenE adviser. Instead of ChemE design, one may take 488/489 in 2 semesters. She would have only 24 credits left for ChemE requirement after sophomore year if she wants to. Anyway, she is not interested in graduating early and is planning for dual major.
@billcsho 487 is process design and takes 1 semester your senior year, 488/489 is product design and takes two semesters your senior year. The ChE curriculum is super sequential; everything requires a pre-requisite course, and you can’t really take 12 credits of ChE a semester since they only offer certain classes certain semesters of you simply have yet to meet the pre-reqs.
Only way you she can graduate a whole year early is if she took 230 her first semester and is currently taking 330/341? Correct me if I’m wrong
I don’t know the specific details as my D is not interested in graduating early. I do understand the class sequence is usually the limitation. The adviser did ask if she wants to graduate one semester or two early though.
My daughter graduated one semester early by carefully coordinating her AP credits and taking a class during the summer after Freshman year at a CC near home. But like somebody else said before me: once you have 55 credits UMich charges you upper division tuition even if you do it after Freshman year so the savings may not be that great. You might want to consider NOT getting all the credits right at the beginning, only those that allow you to take the next sequential class and then getting the credits only when you know they will help.