Is my intended schedule appropriate for my freshman year of college?

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I’m currently a senior in HS, and I will be going to Emory College in the fall. I intend to pursue some sort of business or physics major–both of which require Calculus among many other courses.

However, I never took AP Calculus AB or BC in my high school. By the time I graduate HS, I would have taken Algebra I (9th), Geometry (10th), Algebra 2 (11th), Precalculus (11th), and AP Stat (12th). Is starting out with Calculus I in college a good idea nonetheless? Do they expect me to already know some stuff regarding the subject? On the website, there are no prerequisites for taking it.

These are the classes I plan to sign up for.
a. Expository Writing (3 credits) - Fall
b. Freshman Seminar: Economics (3 credits) - Fall
c. Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits) - Fall
d. Intro Physics I w/ Lab (4 credits) - Fall
e. Intro Astronomy (3 credits) - Fall

a. ?Calculus I? (3 credits) - Spring
b. Intro to Business Ethics (4 credits) - Spring
c. Intermediate Swimming (1 credit) -Spring
d. Masterworks for Western Music (3 credits) -Spring
e. Elementary French I (4 credits) -Spring

2

Are you sure you won’t need calculus for intro physics? A physics major is unlikely to be taking the easier algebra-based classes.

3

Calculus 1 just requires completion of high school math through precalculus as prerequisites. If you intend to major in physics, it should be taken first semester, as it is a prerequisite of calculus-based physics that is required for physics majors.

You can try these quizzes to see which high school math topics you should review before taking calculus:
http://math.tntech.edu/e-math/placement/index.html
https://math.berkeley.edu/courses/choosing/placement-exam

4

I would definitely start out with Calc 1. first semester…Pre-calc will have prepared you.

Also for Physics check this out for required class sequences:
http://www.physics.emory.edu/home/academic/undergraduate/degree-programs.html

5

Take Calc I you’re first semester. It’s really not hard if you’ve had pre-calc recently. It doesn’t matter if you didn’t take AP Calc in high school.