<p>So, because of circumstances beyond my control, I arrived at the Calc BC exam at 8:01... long story short, they are not going to let me take the late exam. I rock at math (I sound cocky, but it's true). I'm pretty confident that I would have rocked that exam, and I know my proofs (yay, college calc!), so I'm feeling good about the placement exam (with a lot of review beforehand, of course). </p>
<p>If I place into Honors Analysis (or that other 200s class) without having taken the BC exam, what credits do I get? I've looked online and not found this... maybe someone here knows.</p>
<p>According to the outline of common math sequences (<a href=“http://www.math.uchicago.edu/undergraduate/common_sequences.pdf[/url]”>http://www.math.uchicago.edu/undergraduate/common_sequences.pdf</a>), you can still place into 19900 or 20700 without AP credit. However, if you’re assigned to a class below 19900, it seems like you would have to start the calculus sequence over with 15100; in spite of this rule, retaking basic calculus (although I realize nothing is “basic” at UChicago) seems counterproductive for a strong math student, so I think they would make an exception in your case. Bottom line, I don’t think it affects placement, but it might influence the number of math credits you have to receive before you satisfy core/major requirements.</p>
<p>If you place into 153 or above, that will be exactly the same as if you got a 5 on the BC exam. You can place into 151, 152, or 153. You don’t have to start this sequence from the beginning, and most people who do 150s start in the middle. Given your situation, the BC exam sounds trivial, and as such, it wouldn’t do anything for you. The only way the BC exam would help you is if you were to place into 151 or 152, because a 5 Calc BC would get you into 153 (I think…). But don’t worry.</p>
<p>Placement credit is clear – based on the calculus placement test, one could place into 131, 151, 152, 153, 161, 199, or 207.</p>
<p>Core credit, I think, is also pretty clear – if one places into 153 or above, one will have satisfied the Core math requirement, whether or not one takes any more math.</p>
<p>Actual credit I’m not so sure about. Most people with 5s on the BC AP wind up taking 161 ff, so they don’t get any actual credit. They can get credit for 151-152, but not for those AND 161-162. I believe that if you place into 153, 199, or 207, and take it, you will get credit for 151-152 if you want it. Which would not be terribly useful unless you were hellbent on graduating in 3 years, but that’s another question. What I’m not sure about is whether if you place into one of those courses, and DON’T take it, you can still get credit for 151-152.</p>
<p>As far as I know, you still get credit for 151-152 without taking a higher level course. I know two humanities majors who placed into 153, and as a result, did not take math. But I could have something wrong there.</p>
<p>In any case, the point is that the placement test will do a lot better at giving you credit for things than the AP exam will.</p>