<p>There may be some flexibility. Some of the schools require calculus, some do not even require it for the same major, so it’s evidently not a universal requirement for someone to enter the field. Although I’m sure the programs with more stringent requirements pride themselves on that, and it may open more doors with employers.</p>
<p>The calculus-including programs list it in the first year (to the extent that they map out the four years on their website). This may be preferred but not essential. It depends what the prerequisite domino sequence is, to take other necessary things and still graduate in four years.</p>
<p>She’s not yet in 12th, so it’s premature to take this up with the colleges. If she were in 12th today, I’d let her apply wherever she’s interested. If accepted, then talk turkey with the accepting schools in April about math placement, necessary sequence, and options.</p>
<p>The main thing I want to avoid is committing to a school, declining other offers, maybe moving her in, and then getting meaningful placement feedback, it being confirmed that she needs a semester or two of math before calculus, and discovering at that time that that she’ll be essentially marching in place for a year on a tightly sequenced curriculum and we’re now obligated for five expensive years (when it could have been CC and four expensive years.) This thread has been helpful, and I am receptive to any further comments.</p>