<p>I am going to be a senior this fall, and I am trying really hard to eliminate as many general education credits as I can. Right now, I have eliminated FSMA and FSAR (BC Calc 5), DSNS/DSNL (AP Bio5, AP Chem 5) DSHS (Macro 5, Micro 5, AP Govt 5) and in the up coming school year I will attempt to eliminate DVUP and DSHU (AP US HISTORY, if i get a 5) and DVCC (AP Hum Geo, If i get a 4+) </p>
<p>According to this chart: <a href="http://www.gened.umd.edu/documents/GeneralEducationSummaryChart.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.gened.umd.edu/documents/GeneralEducationSummaryChart.pdf</a></p>
<p>under distributive studies it says "only 6 courses can be from AP or IB credit." I was wondering if it includes "I-Series" and "Diversity" as well, or if it is only for the Distributive studies section. </p>
<p>Can anyone clarify? thanks!</p>
<p>There are no AP exams that specifically fulfill the I-series or Diversity req…check out this chart:
[Transfer</a> Credit Center | Advanced Placement Exams (AP)-GenEd](<a href=“http://www.tce.umd.edu/apchartGENED.html]Transfer”>http://www.tce.umd.edu/apchartGENED.html)</p>
<p>These reqs are ones that most people try to find classes that “double count” for I-series (SCIS) or diversity (DVUP) and a DSHS or DSHU req </p>
<p>For example, AMST260 (American Culture in the Information Age) fulfills both DSHS and SCIS… and ENGL289B (The Rites of Discovery: Science, Law, and Literature 1492-1992) fulfills 3 reqs- DSHU, DVUP, SCIS.</p>
<p>Ohh. SO I-Seires will always be a type of Distributive study, and DVUP and DVCC are the credits that can be 2x counted ( A class may satisfy DSHS and DVUP both at the same time, both counts etc. ) That’s why it says 40-46 credits because DVUP and DVCC can be 2x counted, and I-series is always 2x counted with a Distributive studies, right?</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the clarification. So now instead of 40-46 credits, I only need 12 credits with my APs (FSOW, FSPC, DSSP) :D</p>
<p>Do you think I, only need 12 credits to complete General education, can graduate engineering in 3 years? Or can i possibly double major and graduate on time?
Thanks Maryversity!</p>
<p>Is it possible, with all of your AP credits, to graduate engineering in 3 years? I suppose so, but I wouldn’t necessarily advise that. I think it depends on the discipline of engineering and what other programs you participate in (as an incoming freshman, you may be invited to something like honors, scholars, civicus, etc and after freshman year there are some really great additional opportunities like QUEST that you can apply for, not to mention on-campus research opportunities and so on). </p>
<p>Bear in mind that college is a completely different animal than high school. Yes, you are knocking out the intro courses, but that will actually help you to keep your schedule lighter when you get into the really tough/challenging upper level courses. That will allow you to focus with less stress when you are taking those killer classes.</p>
<p>Some people who have easily gotten A’s in high school are struggling just to get B’s and C’s for the first time in their lives. The work load and challenge are completely different, so you really can’t assume anything.</p>
<p>Can you double major in engineering? Depends on the second major - math is easy to do since there is a lot of overlap. You can speak to the school advisers when you visit. Another option, by invitation only, is a 5 year BS/MS program… if you are able to graduate with your BS in 3 years, you may be able to do that BS/MS in 4…not sure though - that is something you have to ask the school. [University</a> of Maryland Undergraduate Catalog 2013-2014](<a href=“The University of Maryland | A Preeminent Public Research University”>The University of Maryland | A Preeminent Public Research University)</p>
<p>Honestly, it’s great that you are thinking ahead but you shouldn’t worry so much about trying to plan sooo far in advance…First things first - focus on doing well in high school and getting your app in by Nov 1st. Make sure you write quality essays. Best of luck.</p>
<p>Be careful when looking at AP credits. My brother is a mechanical engineering major and some of his credits did not transfer. He got a 5 on AP Bio but since he has to take physics with a lab instead of bio that AP score did not count at all.</p>