<p>So I have received 5's on both my AP calc AB and AP calc BC tests, and I was wondering what type of class I might have to take to satisfy my math requirement at michigan. I was accepted into LSA and I am think of majoring in biology or chemistry, not sure yet. Im currently carrying with me 21 credits from APs and was just wondering what would be the required class if any.</p>
<p>I think chemistry probably requires through differential equations, not sure about biology (check the biology department website).</p>
<p>Uhh semester-wise, how many semesters of classes would that be, lets just say for chemistry. My overall goal is medical research, but since michigan doesnt have a specific major for that they say to just major in one of the related sciences.</p>
<p>According to my LSA Bulletin for 09-10, Biology concentrations require math 115 & 116 (calc 1 and 2) and chemistry concentrations require math 115, 116, 215, and 216 (through calc 3 plus diff eq)</p>
<p>With a 5 on the BC I think you will be able to enter calc 3. You may need to take a special test at orientation since a 4 or 5 on BC usually only puts you in calc 2. I had to take this test, as did my friends, but some people on this forum say that they didn’t need to so it may depend on your advisor.</p>
<p>edit: If you want to do medical research you should consider joining a biomed project through UROP. It’s a good chance to see what research is like as a freshman.</p>
<p>Ok thanks. I heard that you can choose not to take some of those orientation tests, so that may be why some said they didnt take the test. I figured that test would have something to do with it. Alright, I’m still not sure which to pick for a major though, michigan’s majors related to medical careers are kinda confusing and not specific.</p>
<p>Just start off with the basic science classes and then choose later. Most of them have pretty similar pre-requisites so you’ll have a lot of options when you decide what to choose.</p>
<p>about the tests:
This wasn’t one of the regular orientation tests. You do the math and writing placement tests online, and then do language and chem at orientation. These are the ones you can opt out of (if you don’t plan to take chem then you can skip that, and you skip languages you haven’t taken before). </p>
<p>I told my advisor I wanted to register for calc 3 and she made me go see a math advisor to take a separate test (a previous calc 2 final). She told me it was required for freshmen with AP credit who were trying to get into 3.</p>
<p>Your advisor lied to you and sounds like an *******. </p>
<p>Beyond that, you don’t really have to listen to your advisor. They’re just there to advise.</p>
<p>If you got a 5 on BC you have credit for Calc 1 and 2 and you can start with Calc 3. It would be 2 semesters for chemistry, and you’d be done for biology.</p>
<p>I’m not going to say svtcobra is a liar, but I can say that my friends never had that issue. I’m going to agree that his adviser must have been a pain.</p>
<p>Alright thanks guys, I realized how much I dont wanna deal with math anymore after AP calc BC, and I just wanted to know how much longer I would have to ha. Thanks</p>
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lol, I know what you mean. So yeah, just 2 semesters at most if you go chem, nothing if you go bio.</p>
<p>@Qwerty and strife:
Yeah I thought it didn’t make much sense. I told her the ap guidelines said math 215 was an option but she didn’t care. Maybe it’s because I got a 4 on the BC, not a 5? I guess I wasted a semester taking calc 2 again :(:(. Nice gpa padding but I would have rather just gotten calc 3 over with.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advisor advice. I’ll double check whatever they tell me from now on.</p>
<p>If you’re in LSA I think a 4 is good enough. If you are in Engineering you did need to take Calc 2 again.</p>