<p>I'm going into the honors college as a freshman. I picked the latest orientation date as possible. Turns out my school can't get me my official transcripts until the last week of June which is about two weeks too late. What can I do about this? I'm my sure if I'm abl to rush my transcripts. Will I just register for classes at later date?</p>
<p>Your high school transcripts have nothing to do with registering so its okay if they are not in before orientation. If you have ap or ib scores by then bring those with you to orientation. If you dont have them yet you will just adjust your schedule. When picking your classes if you think you passed something similar just don’t register for that class first term. Now if your high school transcripts are not in by mid fall you will get a hold and not be able to register for spring until those come in. You will want the earliest orientation you can attend so you are not scraping the bottom of barrel of available classes.</p>
<p>Thank you for replying. Certain classes I will need to be exempt from so I’m not wasting time and money. Will my advisor place me in the classes in which I feel I passed the AP exam? For example, if I feel I am ready to go into Calc III and they know I took AP Calc BC my senior year, will my advisor place me in it or will they place me in Calc I until they see my AP score?</p>
<p>It’s a bit late to change my orientation date but I doubt it will affect me negatively.</p>
<p>I always heard that students attending the later orientations would have an equal shot at enrolling in courses because USF held back seats and added any needed spots for orientation attendees doing the later orientation sessions…it’s not exactly like it’s first come, first served. As an example, USF student-athletes get priority course registration (first day, first time slot) each semester…the orientation sessions for brand new USF student-athletes are some of the later orientations. If priority registration is important each semester for student-athletes…should be for orientation too so they can schedule needed courses with help of academic advisors in athletic dept.</p>
<p>Do you know anything about class placements, lizard?</p>
<p>I’m not an academic advisor at USF, but I have dealt with different academic advisors at USF as a student. Some of the advisors are more helpful than others just like advisors in any other situation. The advisors in general tend to be conservative in their recommendations for courses. Advisors, especially with your first semester attending college, want to be sure you start off with a bang and not a dud…they’d rather you get an A in calc I or calc II than a C in calc III. The first semester can make or break your college path toward succesfully attaining your degree with distinction. If you’re confident your math skills are super and you can convince your advisor your math skills are off the chart good…Calc III might be more appropriate for you than Calc I. I’m not sure how USF handles placement for Calc level, I know some colleges require all new freshmen take Calc I no matter what AP calc score was. When you talk to your advisor I’m sure you’ll be able to sort things out and get in right course. Good Luck.</p>
<p>They will need to see scores before they are able to place you. For example if your sat scores say you should be in calc 1 but you are waiting on AP scores for calc and feel confident you passed it then you would have 2 options. 1)register for calc 1 and then switch to higher when your scores are in. Or 2) skip math your first semester and work on classes you know you still need. You can add and drop thru the first week of classes. They do open classes throughout the summer but it’s not a lot. Better to grab classes you know you still need and have a set schedule than try to wait it out and then need to do a ton of switching in August. That way you can get the syllabi for the classes you will take and be able to gauge the workload etc and not have to scramble at the last min. 
at least that’s what I tell my students.</p>
<p>Do you know the SAT score requirements for Calculus I? I should be able to at least sign up for Calc II. I’ve had an A for my entire year in Calc BC. Is there a placement test I can take? I can easily show I can take a derivative or find the volume of a graph. </p>
<p>I’m basically trying to get into Calculus II. It’s not a large jump. I’m planning on skipping Chemistry I and II although this shouldn’t be a problem because I can just opt to not take it and wait for my scores to get in to exempt for those credits. </p>
<p>I’m hoping for my schedule to look like this:
ENC 1101 Composition I
EGN 3000 Foundations of Engineering
EGN 3000L Foundations of Eng Lab
MAC 2282 Engineering Calculus II
PHY 2048 General Physics I
PHY 2048L General Physics I Lab<br>
HONORS </p>
<p>The only thing I’m pushing for is Calc II.</p>
<p>An sat score of 650+ will put you in calc 1. Then you need proof of that class to move into calc 2. I do not believe there is a test to test higher other than your AP scores. Taking a clep test would really not help since you would be getting duplicate credit for the calc 1 when you could just wait for your score to come in in July. This shows the breakdown for math placement. <a href=“Degrees | Mathematics & Statistics | College of Arts & Sciences | University of South Florida”>http://math.usf.edu/ug/courses/</a>. Overall you would want to go lighter than you think you are capable of your first semester. Better to jump off with a 4.0 than be stressed out.</p>
<p>Here is where you can see what you will get for AP and IB classes. <a href=“http://www.ugs.usf.edu/student/crbyexam/exams.cfm[/url]”>http://www.ugs.usf.edu/student/crbyexam/exams.cfm</a></p>
<p>Thank you so much for the math placement link!</p>
<p>My standardized test scores allow me to go into Calculus I. </p>
<p>I feel my schedule, while somewhat heavy, is doable. I’m comfortable with Calculs II and the only thing I need help with in the course is series. I took AP Physics this year and feel comfortable as well. The schedule above is only about 15 credits. I just want to graduate on time while having a lighter course load in the long run.</p>
<p>Thank you, lizard, for your advice. :)</p>
<p>You are welcome, good luck!</p>