<p>I am a freshman studying civil engineering and I wanted some opinions on summer courses. I really dropped the ball and tested into pre-calc my first semester and I am currently in calc 1. I feel extremely behind everyone else in engineering. Is it frowned upon to take calc 2 over the summer at a community college or other college closer to home? Will it hurt my chances of getting into the college of engineering or getting a job? I don't see it being an issue I'd just rather not ruin my chances just because I am one class behind and want to catch up. Please let me know what you think!</p>
<p>As long as the calculus 2 course is equivalent to the one at your university, it should be fine.</p>
<p>Make sure that it actually is equivalent. It should be for students preparing to transfer to four year schools as math, physics, or engineering majors, not business majors. The college should have the same type of calendar as your university (semester versus quarter).</p>
<p>Check with your university beforehand that it will accept the course toward your degree.</p>
<p>Speaking from person experience, I don’t recommend taking anything you actually need to “know” going forward in a summer semester. I took calc 2 and got an A but our professor had to skip over quite a few important things like Taylor Series to finish in 8 weeks. Especially calc 2 where you are introduced to the most new things in all the calc series. I’m now in Diff E and im paying the price for not being fully prepared. Take some random gen ed electives or get an internship or research position instead.</p>