I am a dual enrollment student in central Florida. I have recently decided that engineering is something I want to go into. My main problem is that I plan on getting my A.A. degree during HS from the local CC I am currently at, and the furthest math I can take before I graduate is college trig. The school I am at has a direct connect to UCF, so my classes should transfer, but I am worried since I have not taken Precalc and the rest of the math that is will hold me back significantly. I do not mind taking extra time for my major since it is not a easy major, but I am worried that since I will already have my A.A. that I will only have the math and physics classes, and transferring will be a waste or that having my A.A. really won’t help me much. Thanks!
Will the courses you will have taken complete the prerequisites for calculus 1 at UCF?
If not, will UCF allow you to complete the prerequisites for calculus 1 during the summer before frosh year without losing your frosh status there? Or can you double up on the math courses during the school year to complete the prerequisites by spring?
I can take precalc during the summer before, or I could take the Trig/precalc class during the spring, but I am worried it is too fast paced and I wont get a foundation on those subjects. I am mainly worried because I do not know what else I could take during Calc 1,2,3 and physics, etc. I cant find much information anywhere about this on there website, so I posted here. I might go in and talk to one of UCF’s counselor’s about it
Thanks!
FLVS would allow you to take additional math at your own pace. What grade are you in now and what math courses have you taken so far?
@3boystogo I am going into my senior year and I am
Full time dual enrolled. There is not any Flvs I can take for precalculus college credit, unless I take it just to refresh my memory
Thanks for the input!
I would definitely talk to an admissions counselor about it. I don’t know whether taking Calc over the summer will interfere with your “First Time in College” status and any potential for scholarship money. Dual Enrollment courses don’t count, but classes after you’ve graduated do, from what I understand. Good luck!
@3boystogo thank you!
Calculus 1 is really the key prerequisite that starts off all of the prerequisite sequences in an engineering degree program. It will likely take eight semesters to complete the program starting with the semester you take calculus 1.
Thought I’d bring some clarification in this post. In regards to FTIC status, you’d be a FTIC. Florida public colleges knowingly admit students in the summer semester so the rules allow students to take credits before starting and continuing in fall all the while retaining their FTIC status.
It’s stated on UCF’s website.
https://admissions.ucf.edu/apply/prospective/
quote=6.002 Admission of Undergraduate First-Time-in-College, Degree-Seeking Freshmen FTIC Undergraduate Admission - General. This regulation outlines minimum eligibility requirements for first-time-in-college (FTIC) students seeking admission to an undergraduate degree program in the State University System (SUS). Individual institutions may choose to establish more stringent admission requirements within the parameters outlined in Board of Governors (BOG) regulations.
(a) For the purposes of this regulation, FTIC freshmen are defined as students who have earned a standard high school diploma from a Florida public or regionally accredited high school, or its equivalent, and who have earned fewer than twelve (12) semester hours of transferable college credit since receiving a standard high school diploma or its equivalent.
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You’ll be fine.
If you take PreCalc in the summer and start with Calculus I in the fall, your math sequence should not be adversely affected. As for the other classes you’re going to take, I’m unsure about that. Email an admission counselor and see what options you have.
Honestly, if you have scholarships that have a credit requirement, you might just be taking classes in areas in which you don’t need credit. It isn’t the end of the world and you’re not wasting time or money. Florida does have an Extra Credit Surcharge. This really doesn’t apply to you, but just so you know it’s there.
http://registrar.ucf.edu/excess-hours
Pay attention to full time and half time requirements for the financial aid you receive. You don’t want to start a semester and see your funds being docked come disbursement day.
@Niquii77 will do, thanks!
@Stedworth You don’t have to take the prerequisites. UCF makes you take a math placement exam the summer before you start classes and if you pass all the subjects it will place you in Calc 1. This is regardless of whether you have the prerequisites, but the placement test is difficult.
@jimmyboy23 yea my friend was talking to me about that, I am just worried about each subject since I haven’t taken a math class in about a year, but thank you, I appreciate it!!
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