<p>I'm in a somewhat unique situation with math this year. I really want to self-study AP calc BC, well kinda (I would have my friends in calc and the calc teacher help me along the way). I have a passion for math and I enjoy doing it in my free time, so I'm for the challenge. Technically I am in a Pre-Calc class, but it is not your average pre-calc class as we have to know half of calc AB by the end of the year. Last year I took Algebra 2 and I was on the math team at our school. I basically learned all of the precalc in that class or by studying it on my own, and whatever I didn't learn (mostly trig stuff) I learned over the summer. So basically I'm sitting in a pre-calc class where I already know all of the material. Most of the time during class I'm working through old AMC's or other competitions or learning some calc. Additionally, I convinced my guidance counselor to let me take AP Physics C, so I need to learn the calc for this class anyway. I'm currently a junior and I'm also taking AP Stats this year, and so if everything works out with the AP Calc self-studying thing, I'm going to dual enroll at a large, fairly prestigious college that I am lucky to be living close to; I would take Calc 3, physics, stats, etc. However, there is one issue. There is a possibility that the calc teacher won't feel comfortable with signing me up for the AP calc BC exam since I'm not in his class. And my school only allows people who have taken the class, or are signed up as a special case by the teacher, to take the AP exams. However, I'm not sure if this policy means that even if I pay for my own test that I still can't take the AP exam unless I'm in the class. My question is, are they allowed to keep students from signing up and taking an AP exam, even if they pay for their own test) ?</p>
<p>Pretty sure they cannot stop you. My precal class was like yours last year and I took the AB exam. Just tell your guidance counselor immediately and they will sign you up for the may exam.</p>
<p>They can and I had to argue a good amount to get around it. At worst though you can still take the test at a different school. Good private schools often are willing to let you pay for an AP test to them and you take it with their students.</p>