<p>In our school district they require 4 years of math. The normal course of math is Algebra I (unless you had it in 8th grade), Geometry, PreCalc and then AP Calc BC (or if you are not strong in math, other misc. options.) We are on a block schedule, with 4 classes a semester for 90 minutes. If you took PreCalc, the entire year’s work would be covered in 1 semester. However, AP Calc BC is considered a 2 credit course so you would have to take this the entire year for 90 minutes. This would be the equivalent of taking the class for 2 years in a regular schedule. S1 took AP Calc BC and received a 5. Since he is an engineering student, I wasn’t sure if he should retake Calc 1 at his state university. They said no, and he started in the honors sophomore class for Calculus instead. He worked his butt off and earned a B. Afterward I asked him if he thought it would have been better retaking freshman calc but he thought his school covered everything needed for the sophomore level. He is taking the 2nd half this semester of honors sophomore calc and is finding it much easier. On a side note, he took AP Physics C in high school and earned a 5 but his state university would not accept this credit. S2 is a junior and I am advising him to basically take the AP classes that will NOT relate to his possible science/math major in college so he is taking this like AP Psych and AP Government as classes that might count as electives. This is because I’ve recently been told that a student should not take APs that might count in his major so when in college they do not miss an important information that might be a building stone in their college career. Do others believe this or should S2 also be taking AP Calc and an AP science?</p>