<p>I'm going to be a student at McComb's and have heard many horror stories about calculus at UT. Because I couldn't fit calculus into my schedule my senior year of high school and was forced to take a blow off math class instead, I'm a little concerned I'm not prepared for taking Calculus I this fall. So, my other options include:</p>
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<li>taking pre-calculus before, then taking both calculus I and II at UT</li>
<li>taking Calculus I and II in the fall and spring semesters at ACC while taking 12 hours of classes at UT at the same time</li>
<li>taking Calculus I and II during the summer at Lonestar in Houston (6 week course/4 days a week/4 hours a day, fitting work in there somewhere)</li>
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<p>Any advice on which route is best? Is it really as terrible as they say it is at UT?</p>
<p>@ktbug–To clear up any confusion, McCombs requires M408K/L. The CC equivalent is Math 2413/2414. </p>
<p>Have you taken Pre-cal in high school? It’s unclear from your post. Any CC will require Precal before Calc I and many require a Math placement test before they allow you to register for Calc.</p>
<p>Calculus is rigorous at UT. If you don’t feel that your math skills are up to par, then taking Calculus at a CC is a good option. The courses transfer as credit only, thus are not calculated into your UT GPA, but the grades from the CC will appear on your UT transcript. </p>
<p>Note: McCombs does not allow students to be co-enrolled at ACC during the Fall and Spring semesters. If you want to take Calculus at a CC, you’ll have to do it during the summer.</p>
<p>I took pre-cal my junior year, so it’s been a year since I’ve done any real math work. Thanks for the information! I didn’t realize McComb’s doesn’t allow students to take classes at both ACC and UT. </p>
<p>So would it be a good idea to take pre-cal at UT to refresh my memory? I’m just not sure I’ll have the time to take it at Lonestar in the summer.</p>