I am a high school graduate, and I am gonna be starting classes at Collin county in a few days, and I wish to transfer within a year to UNT or OSU. I took a mathematics accuplacer test at the college and I scored have an 88 out of 105. because of this my advisor is saying that i have scored well enough to be placed in college level precal and not calculus which i want to take. ill be taking calculus 1 in the spring semester. Is this ok? Im trying to transfer to a higher University,and I plan to major in computer science, and my degree plan states that I need calc 1 and calc 2 completed in one year, but by the looks of it, I’m only having calc. 1 done in my freshman year. Will the college still accept me? I will be transferring in one year. This is also affecting me in taking physics 1, because the cc says physics requires calculus. however im taking physics in the spring along with calc, and the university’s degree program cooperates with that; leading me to take physics 2 in the fall of my sophomore year. However, I need to have Calc 2 done in the spring right? what should I do?
Here are some more placement tests to help you figure out if you are ready for calculus 1, need to review a few topics, or really do need to retake precalculus:
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/rur/rurci3.cgi
http://math.tntech.edu/e-math/placement/index.html
https://math.berkeley.edu/courses/choosing/placement-exam
It looks like North Texas and Oklahoma State both require physics for CS majors. Since physics requires calculus, starting in precalculus may delay your transfer and eventual bachelor’s degree graduation by a semester or year (depending on whether these schools admit spring transfers). The precalculus course also takes up schedule space that you may need for other courses. However, you may be able to complete the physics before transfer in your second year even if you start calculus 1 in the spring of your first year, which may allow you to transfer and graduate on time. However, you would need to make sure that your first year is filled with courses fulfilling other requirements (general education, introductory CS, etc.).
http://cs.okstate.edu/csprograms/bs/4yrplan09-14.html
http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=3&poid=480&returnto=162