<p>So today I went to school to do my schedule for this upcoming school year and I had a schedule conflict where the only AP class available for me one specific period was AP Calculus AB. I had already self taught myself BC and taken the AP test and received a 5. I was wondering what is going to happen when testing time rolls around? Am I allowed to take the AB test after the BC test?</p>
<p>Why would you take AB after BC? Why not just take a different class?</p>
<p>Technically you can take the AB test after the BC test (which was my earlier intention, but thus abandoned). Calculus AB and Calculus BC are technically two different courses and thus have two separate exams. You can take any exam you want in any order, you just can’t take both calculus tests in the same year. In reality, unless the AB test was payed for you, there is no point taking the exam. A 5 on the BC test would typically earn you at least as much if not more credits than a 5 on the AB exam. In fact, most colleges probably give you the same credits for a 5 on the AB exam as like say a 3 on the BC exam, but you probably already knew that.</p>
<p>However, you stated that you self-studied for the BC exam. It’d be better to just take the AP Calculus AB class anyway, just for college admission purposes. But essentially, unless you’ve already taken the AP Calculus AB exam, you can take it after the Caclulus BC exam.</p>
<p>Technically you could, but when there are other AP classes you can take, why not just self study the AB exam for extra credit and take a different AP class?</p>
<p>@RacquetSmasher76
(1) Note that the OP already self-studied and taken the BC exam, which is a superset of the AB exam. There is no point for the OP to take the AB exam after already taken the BC exam.
(2) The OP also stated: “I had a schedule conflict where the only AP class available for me one specific period was AP Calculus AB.” Unless the OP rearranges the schedule, he/she can’t “take a different AP class,” as you suggested.</p>
<p>Forget about the test. Why would you waste your time on a differential calculus class if you already know integral and differential calculus?</p>
<p>I think you’re fixating on GPA and failing to think about your transcript. If you enroll in an AP class after demonstrating mastery of its content, that’s actually not a demanding schedule. Take something that period that isn’t AP. Take a study hall. You or your guidance counselor can explain why. But don’t waste time in AB Calculus.</p>