<p>ok..so i am coming to UVa with 36 UVa credits, so i think i already have like 2 semester plus worth of credits.. and I am going to be in the engienerign school? so how does uva use the credts? does it let you take higher classes?or something else? I dont get this whole process...</p>
<p>As usual, I have nothing helpful to add, but I am going to ask where you got the magical 'get your AP grades before July 1st' machine, or is that 36 credits before this years APs? Or is that all dual enrolled.</p>
<p>Theoretically, I could come into the e school with around 50 credits if I aced my APs this time around. Note that there is no way I even came close to that.... not a chance... sure wish I had studied...</p>
<p>From what I can tell, you can use these credits to get out of electives if they are H&SS credits, or you can use them to get credit for lower math and science credits so you have the credit and can take higher classes from daym 1. Having 36 credits would be a blessing, thats a lot and should open up a lot of room in you schedule depending on what the credits are in.</p>
<p>actually I got my AP grades yesterday by phone. even though it says starting july 1st, wen i called yesterday, they were giving out AP grades..
AND I GOT ALL 4s and 5s ! Yay me !!!!!!</p>
<p>so answer my original question- plzzz</p>
<p>First off, engineering/other majors are not done specifically by credit hours. You need to take certain classes. So, go find the page that has the class/credits given by a certain score on the AP (its in the undergrad record, so go search the uva site). Then, go find your desired major and look at the requirements. See how many you've completed. If you needed Calc II, but took BC and got a 5, then you can skip to Multi-Var (Calc III), and ultimately, you'll end your math sequence a semester early, and then you can take another class in its place. Any science/math class intended for a science/math major can be used for Tech. electives. In the engineering handbook, you can find the list of HSS classes.</p>
<p>If you did a little searching and looking around the UVA page/e-school page, you'd find all of these answers. Or wait for orientation.</p>
<p>It really depends on those AP courses you took. There are snags you should watch out for like credit AP sciences will take care of lecture but not lab, or the lower level AP classes are useless in the E-School like Physics B and Calculus AB. Your credit will help you for future scheduling if the class credit won't go for your degree.</p>
<p>I have a similar question. I got a 3 on chem (so no credit) and a 4 on calc ab. I also took UCT classes (UCONN) where we pay and actually get the credit for UCONN. My guidance counselor said almost any grade is transferreble (A,B, or C). I took Bio...do you know where that would put me? I believe it was with a lab. I know we did labs, but im not sure if it was required...i think it was.
I also took Discrete Mathematics at Fairfield University and sent the transcript to UVa.<br>
I plan on majoring in science or math. Do you know how I would go about scheduling classes? I dont have orientation until august 22.</p>
<p>You guys need to relax and worry less about classes. That's why there is Orientation: to help you figure this junk out.
Again, go on to the UVa undergrad record (google) and figure out what courses you get for AP. No one on here has them memorized.
As for your other college credits, two things: a) your grade will not transfer. Most, if not all, colleges only accept credits, not grades. The credits will transfer if you got a C or better. b) you need to contact a rep in the college after they get your transcripts, as they would be the only ones that know what did/didn't transfer and for what class. I took 3 extra classes at VT that don't transfer, and the diffEQ class I just finished only transfers as 3 credits, so I need to make up one more credit. So, you might be in the same boat, or they might not transfer at all, or they may fill classes. So, call or wait.</p>
<p>In CLAS, everyone will spend their first two years, or sometimes first three semesters, filling general reqs. So, your best bet is to find those reqs and then go to the COD and find classes to fill them. You really don't need to do much more than that before Orientation</p>
<p>It is tricky to make good use of the AP credits in the E school. There are normally two main advantages of having AP credits: taking a lighter load or taking more advanced classes to get ahead. </p>
<p>The first option is problem because UVA requires you to take 15 hours. The second is tricky in E school because there are a lot of two semester sequence classes that only start in the fall. So you either have to jump into hard core engineering courses right away or wait until your second year. And some profs will not allow first years into the second year classes even with the AP credits counting as prerequisites. If you want to major in BME, you can't even apply for that program till the end of second semester, much less take classes.</p>
<p>Do lay this problem out for your advisor. It is one situation where they do allow people to take lighter loads SOMETIMES. Otherwise you can knock out a lot of electives, even engineering electives, and start your engineering sequences at the start of second year.</p>
<p>One more thought...</p>
<p>Get your official AP scores to the registrar's office ASAP and call them to make sure they are posted to your transcript. Signing up for classes is done in a priority order based on hours earned, so having them in your transcript will give you a leg up in choosing classes. Maybe not for first semester, as that process is a little rigid, but therafter for certain.</p>