PHYS 151/152 and AP credit

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<p>As you know, we first years are meeting with our advisors the first week of November to plan out second semester, and since my advisor is concentrated in economics, I'm not sure if she'll be familiar with my issue. </p>

<p>AP Physics C gives you credit for 231 and 232, but that just finishes the two semester sequence. The website tells me my score would give credit for PHYS 151 if I declared Physics as a major. </p>

<p>But what if I want to go into physics-related majors, but not physics explicitly, such as physical chemistry / materials science / chemical physics ? I assume it's not possible to get credit for all three courses, and I'll have a net loss of 4 credits if I go this route, but really, PHYS 151 credit is more useful than 231 and 232, especially since some chem specialisations don't accept 231/232 credit in place of 151-252.</p>

<p>Will VISTAA automatically give me my desired credits if I declare a physics-related major? Since a lot of people take the AP Physics C exam, I hope my situation will be familiar to some people? If I get PHYS 151 credit, I hope to take PHYS 152 next semester. (It's really weird though -- you do special relativity in 151?) </p>

<p>Or am I screwed because I didn't declare anything directly physics-related as a desired major when I first applied? Ahhh, this is really perplexing!</p>

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<p>I don't really think this is something that can be resolved on College Confidential. You should make an appointment with someone in Garrett Hall.</p>

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<p>It's not very urgent yet -- but I was just wondering if the various Echols scholars and physics/chem majors on this board (<em>cough</em> <em>cough</em>) would have some familiarity with the AP credit situation.</p>

<p>I have planned to ask someone in RL for advice (maybe even changer my advisor to Prof Harman?). </p>

<p>Although, one of my friends from Chem 181 wants me to take PHYS 151 as a class next year and forfeit any possibility of advanced credit for it (though keeping 231/232 I suppose) just so we can take it together. Oh the dilemmas friends put you through! :(</p>

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<p>Never take a class to just take it with a friend. Also, Dean J is right: take a trip to Garrett Hall. Everyone is different due to majors and what year they entered.</p>