Ok, so we have AP credit in all the math and sciences...

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<p>Well, I've taken AP Biology and AP Chemistry and am going to be taking AP Calc BC and AP Physics next year. Let's assume I've gotten 5's in all of these exams. What does that mean I'm going to do in college, assuming a university gives me credit for all of these exams? Some university sites discuss getting credit in one science and maybe even in one math, but no site discusses getting credit in every single science and math. All I've been able to gather so far is that students can take Organic Chemistry if they get a 5 in Chemistry only. However, what advanced classes can a college student get if they get credit for all these classes? Do Physics students take Physics III and Math students take Calc III? What do those course designations even mean? Do they have a focus, like Physics focusing on waves or optics? How does it work?</p>

<p>Just trying to figure out what I, and other students in my position, can do if they have this much credit.</p>

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<p>sometimes schools will only accept a limited amount of ap credits. do you have a specific school in mind?</p>

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<p>Not really, just wondering what classes we take, assuming the school allows us credit in all of the classes, and we chose to skip the general classes.</p>

<p>I'm guessing we would take Organic Chemistry the first semester, along with a lab, along with a Calculus class, like Calc III or Linear Algebra, in the Fall Semester, with a Biology Course in the Spring Semester and Physics in sophomore year. However, what courses should we expect to take? Honestly, every place that discusses AP credit says you may be able to place out of general courses. However, I haven't found a site that explains what courses you're able to place into with all this credit we'll be accumulating. I for one know that I, along with a few of my friends, will be trying to get out of all the general classes in college and will try to take more advanced ones. However, I still don't know what these advanced classes are, which is why I'm trying to ask if anyone knows what we would be doing.</p>

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<p>i dont know if you have seen this site, <a href="http://apps.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://apps.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp&lt;/a>, but if you put in the school it pulls up the ap credit website of that school. some schools will actually give you some credit for the ap tests and others will let you place out of beginning classes but not give you credit. just go to that site and put in some sample schools that you might be considering so that you can get a general idea of what the ap credit will do for you. </p>

<p>hope this helps.</p>

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<p>Well basically I believe AP credit gets you out of General ED requirements and basic like 101 classes. Then basically you would take the next level like either 102 or 201. I think it really depends on the school. I would browse the school course offering guide and see what class would be next. I think it really depends on the school.</p>

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<p>Keep in mind that every school's AP policy is different, so do research into the specific schools you're interested in. However, I think my situation might help answer some of your questions:</p>

<p>I'm an incoming freshman at Case Western Reserve University, with 48 credits going in. 6 are from CC French classes I took last summer, and 42 are from AP tests.</p>

<p>Here are my scores (all earned me credit):
5's: Bio, CompSci AB, Calc AB subscore, US Govt, Psych
4's: Chem, US History, Euro History, Calc BC</p>

<p>I'm a biology/psychology major with a chemistry minor (pre-med). My fall schedule:</p>

<p>BIOL 215 (Cells & Proteins) - second in a 3-class sequence for bio/science majors
MATH 223 (Calculus III)
CHEM 223 (Intro to Organic Chemistry)
PSCL 230 (Child Psychology)
SAGES seminar</p>

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<li>I still need to get into my ochem lab CHEM 233; all the sections were full with a 100-person waiting list when I was registering. Supposedly they'll be opening up more sections; I'll see when I move in what can be done (we can't touch our schedules until then because we're ickle little freshmen). If I can get my lab, I'll probably drop the psych class, but if not, I'll have to take ochem next year. That's what sucks about not taking freshman-level courses. If I do have to postpone ochem, I'll probably end up just retaking general chem, which at least would help my GPA.</li>
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<p>My APs were varied enough to cover all but one course I have to take for general ed, and that's only because the global culture requirement isn't one that CAN be filled through AP work, unfortunately. :P</p>

<p>I plan on taking stats in the spring, physics sophomore year, and of course more bio/chem/psych classes. :)</p>

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<p>Hmm... maybe I didn't phrase my question very well. I understand that schools are different in giving credit. However, for the sake of the discussion, let's assume that we have 5's in AP Physics C (both exams,) AP Biology, AP Chemistry, and AP Calulus BC. Let's also assume that we're trying to use this credit to go into more advanced classes. Now then, what advanced classes would we generally be taking? </p>

<p>The reason I'm asking this is because no school describes this sort of scenario. A school may describe what happens if you got a 5 in AP Bio, but then tells you to take a intro to chem course and calculus, since it assumes that you never took AP Calc and AP Chem. So then, what happens if you take all of these classes? </p>

<p>As far as I can tell, looking at various schools' credit policies, we would take Calculus III (whatever that means,) Physics III (whatever that is,) some more advanced Bio course, and Organic Chemistry. What level doesn't really matter. I'm trying to figure out what sort of advanced classes we would place into, which no one seems to know.</p>

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<p>It basically depends on your major and we can't answer your question without knowing what it is. If you're not a math/science major then you basically won't be placed into anything since all of your gen ed math and science courses will have been waived. But if you are a math/science major, then you will obviously have to continue on to higher math and science classes. If the calculus sequence was required for your major then you would obviously placed into Calculus III. However that is just an example. Like I said, we really can't this question without knowing your major. Once you know this, look at the course requirements for that major and the course that is one level higher than the waived class; this is the class you will be placed into.</p>

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It basically depends on your major and we can't answer your question without knowing what it is. If you're not a math/science major then you basically won't be placed into anything since all of your gen ed math and science courses will have been waived. But if you are a math/science major, then you will obviously have to continue on to higher math and science classes. If the calculus sequence was required for your major then you would obviously placed into Calculus III. However that is just an example. Like I said, we really can't this question without knowing your major. Once you know this, look at the course requirements for that major and the course that is one level higher than the waived class; this is the class you will be placed into.

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<p>Yes. If degree requirements (courses required for the degree) aren't available on the college's website, either email them or wait until orientation.</p>

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<p>Calc III = Multivariable Calculus = Partial differentiation, partial integration, expands on concepts you learn in Calc AB and BC, which are single variable-based.</p>

<p>The next logical choices in the college math sequence would be Calc IV or Linear Algebra. If you major in mathematics or a math-related major, you'll also take classes like topology, number theory, graph theory, set theory, etc. etc. Don't worry -- you'll have plenty of options.</p>

<p>As for physics: are you taking B or C? A 5 on the B test usually allows you to take the college's calc-based physics courses, while a 5 on the C tests usually grants you credit and the option to move on to stuff like quantum mechanics, advanced studies in relativity, etc.</p>

<p>Chem? Organic chemistry, the study of molecules containing carbon, usually follows the introductory college class, which is equivalent to an AP Chem class. </p>

<p>You'll have plenty of interesting options to choose from. AP classes are merely the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.</p>

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<p>Calc IV? My school has Advanced Calculus I next, but you have to work up a lot of prerequisites to take it. I heard it's really hard.</p>