My school's Calc BC class is taught differently?

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<p>In my school, you're expected to take AP Calculus AB before AP Calculus BC.
Normally, to my understanding, Calc BC is supposed to be a combination of Calc I & II, right? </p>

<p>However, at our school, our teacher barrels straight into multivariable calc concepts and beyond after spending a month or two on the normal additional Calc BC concepts. The class is taught with the assumption that you've already taken Calc AB.</p>

<p>This is wonderful and all, but I can't take Calc BC because I haven't taken Calc AB yet. I feel as though colleges will hold it against me because I am not taking the more challenging one.</p>

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<p>Calc BC is not anymore difficult than AB. BC is just alittle more than AB. like a few topics more… Colleges won’t use that against you.</p>

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<p>I wish I could take Calc BC, though.
Is there a reason why you cannot take both the Calc AB and Calc BC exam?</p>

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<p>Calc AB is meant to be taken before BC. It is basically calc 1 and calc 2.
In the first month or two of calc bc, we reviewed topics in ab and went into more depth,etc…
Multivariable is calc 3 though.</p>

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<p>I thought Calc BC was simply a more fast paced version of Calc AB.
It seems terribly redundant to teach AB all over again for half a year then go into new concepts.</p>

<p>I’ve looked at the course description; it’s AB with only a few additional concepts.</p>

<p>I’m fully aware that multivariable calc is Calc III, which is precisely why I think it’s so unusual…</p>

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<p>According to the College Board, Calculus AB and BC are supposed to be standalone courses. AB is supposed to be the equivalent of Calculus I and BC is supposed to be Calculus I and II. AB is not supposed to be a prerequisite to BC (BC is supposed to cover all of AB stuff and some extra stuff in the same amount of time). However, it looks like your school doesn’t do this and makes AB knowledge a prerequisite, so it probably isn’t wise to jump into BC at your school without knowing AB stuff.</p>

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<p>And when you take the BC exam, you get an AB subscore</p>

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<p>My school has this same policy and I think ab and bc are meant to be separate. But most people at my school are just taking ap calc ab and then ap calc bc the next semester.</p>

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