<p>So, today I realized that a 3 on the AP Calculus BC Exam does not cover course credit for Calculus w/ Analytic Geometry 2, only 1. The thing is, I have already taken Multivariable Calculus at my university and got an A in the course. My counselor says that I have to re-take Calculus 2, but I don't understand why since I took Calculus 3, got an A, and Calculus 2 IS A prerequisite to take that course. Is there any way to petition this to my counselor so that I can receive course credit because I have earned an A in the Calculus 3 course and that should prove that I am adequate in Calculus 2. It has been over a year since I last took Calculus 2 (high school) and this would be a problem since I DO NOT remember much of Calculus 2. Am I doomed?</p>
<p>Bump! Can anybody help? I honestly don’t want to re-take Calculus 2 again, especially when I worked really hard in Multivariable Calculus…</p>
<p>Find someone to speak to that can help. I’d imagine that the dean of the division or admissions could greatly help. </p>
<p>@calbro Do you have any experience with this? Can this be done? I have my Multivariable Calc syllabus, exams, homeworks, grade, etc. to prove my work and such. Should I contact the dean of Office of Admissions?</p>
<p>What I’m saying is that you need to keep looking for people until you find someone who can actually assist you. I’d start with the chair of your department, then dean of the department, then dean of admissions/records, etc.</p>
<p>Bump! So I have contacted my admissions counselor and she said that my Calculus 3 course will transfer over, and confirmed that my AP score will only cover only Math 2A (Calc 1). She did not specify that I got credit for Math 2B (Calc 2), even though she mentioned that I would get credit for Calc 3. </p>
<p>I’m still confused. If I am getting credit for Calc 3, doesn’t that automatically mean I should get credit for Calc 2, since Calc 2 is needed in order to take Calc 3? </p>
<p>Not necessarily. I know students who took a more advanced course without taking the prerequisite for it because the system never stopped them, but that certainly didn’t get credit for the missing prerequisite. I would ask specifically about whether or not you have credit for Calc 2 and if you still need to take it. You can ask if you can test out of it or if you can petition for credit, but if they say no, then all you can do is just take the class.</p>
<p>You won’t get credit for calc 2 .</p>
<p>And if for any reason you have to take it, you won’t get unit credit as you will be taking out of sequence, and they don’t award credit out of sequence.</p>
<p>@baktrax Interesting, thanks for the insight. I don’t believe I can test out of it because there currently is no existing test to place out of Calc 2. And the thing is, I could not even test out of Calc 2 even if I tried because it has been over a year since I took the class, let alone over 2 years since I took Calc 1, and I would not have time to review everything, including Calc 1 and 2. I would like to petition for Calc 2 for credit, no doubt. The problem is, I’m not sure of how to go about to petition in terms of who to petition to (the dean??) and the process of petitioning (Do I just persuade them with reason and evidence that I should get credit for it)? I believe I have a good reason to petition out of Calc 2, because I have worked my butt off to get an A in calc 3, and Calc 2 IS a prerequisite, so this should prove that my skills and abilities in Calc 3 are satisfactory enough for Calc 2.</p>
<p>This would be verrrry bad if I would have to take Calc 2 over again. I don’t have time to go over what I learned in Calc 1. I’m afraid that if I do have to take it, I’ll be overwhelmed with the material because of the lack of knowledge I still have for Calc 1 and the fast pace of the course.</p>
<p>@lindyk8 What do you mean “if for any reason you have to take it”? And what do you mean I won’t get unit credit? As in my class would be worth 0 quarter units? </p>
<p>If a series is taken out of sequence you won’t get unit credit, such as calculus 1, calc 3 and then calc 2. You won’t get unit credit for calc 2. </p>
<p>Yes, 0 units.</p>
<p>Yeah you won’t get credit. I had a similar issue with AP credit in a different way because my CC had different AP requirements than the schools I was applying to. You have to follow the sequence of each school and their AP policy. For example, one school may take a 3 as full credit for 1 + 2, but then others won’t take any credit, or credit for just Calc 1. </p>
<p>@CSB111 Could you tell me what your experience was? I’d like to know. And, my UCI counselor said that Calc 3 will transfer. But apparently, even though Calc 3 does transfer over, it does not cover Calc 2 for some reason, so I’m not sure what the deal is. I guess I just have credit for Calc 1 and 3, but not 2 I guess, lol. Also, just wondering, do you have any experience regards to how petitioning for credit works?</p>
<p>@lindyk8 Thanks for the info!</p>
<p>Well this was a while ago and little bit different scenario. I had AP Calc credit but equivalent classes to Calc 1 + Calc 2 outside of my HS before I took AP Calc (long story), before I took AP Calc. I got a 5 on the test and was automatically given credit for Calc 1 + Calc 2 from my counselor at CC, and originally signed up for Calc 3, then I looked into it and UC Berkeley Haas didn’t accept AP Calc AB credit, but they’d accept Multivariable + another class, but I said screw that and I ended up taking Calc 1. Then there were issues with units and making sure everything was equivalent so I ended up having to do Calc 1 and Calc 2 over, and then ended up taking Calc 3 and Linear Algebra, essentially wasting a year of math courses, but I needed units. </p>
<p>So the tl;dr version is that you are going to have to take Calc 2. Calc 3 has hardly any relation to Calc 2 anyways. </p>
<p>@CSB111 So you’re saying you could have taken Multivariable Calc and another math class and still received credit for Calc 1 and 2? Or that would have replaced it for Calc 1 or 2? And I guess I have no choice. 
Sucks how you don’t get credit for lower courses if you take advanced courses and pass it with a satisfactory grade. At least I’ll get credit for Calculus 3 somehow, I’m not really sure how they’ll distribute the units over…</p>
<p>No, that is the problem I had figuring out. Essentially I “had” the credit for Calc 1, through a 5 on the AP test and when I took Calc 2 (I took it at an accredited supplementary school type of thing during 11th grade in HS). But because each school had different credit requirements for how it transfers over, I just retook Calc 1 & Calc 2. I actually got the credit for both classes through my counselor, but Berkeley Haas didn’t accept Calc AB, so I was back at square one, and just because my CC gave me credit, didn’t mean that the UC was going to. So I just went down the path of least resistance. I ended up not applying to Haas so I wasted my time. If you were applying to Haas, I think you could get away with Calc 3 + Linear Algebra/Diff Eq, but you obviously aren’t applying for that. </p>
<p>The only way you would not be able to take Calc 2 is if you had a 5 on AP Calc BC, in which case I’m pretty sure every UC accepts that as an equivalent as Calc 1 and 2. You could try and petition but I doubt the UC would accept that as valid. </p>
<p>your question is here <a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube; @ 44:23. If you’re required to take it as a pre-req, you will have to go back and take it, but you won’t receive actual credits. They will let you use it to meet your pre-req. </p>
<p>@Bear87 Thanks for the resource! Very useful.</p>
<p>Well, now that I finally calmed down and have finally accepted that I must re-take Calc 2 (-_-"), anybody know any resources that covers Calc 1 is a simple, concise manner? Seeing as how I can’t take Calc 1 over again since I already have credit I am now super worried and scared for Calc 2 :(</p>
<p>I simply referenced my calc I text during my calc II class to brush up on things I didn’t clearly remember. Depending on where you’re taking it, your calc II text may contain the calc I material as well. Just look at the course req’d book for calc I at your school and see if it’s the same. </p>
<p>In calc II I found “calculus II for dummies” to be a helpful companion. It often broke down concepts very simply and straightforward. It was both helpful as a read-along while in the course and as a quick reference guide now that I’m in differential equations and haven’t had calc II in quite some time. I would recomend it. </p>