Can you decline dual enrollment credit?

ucbalumnus
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 22:28:08 +0000

Beginning college physics courses come in several varieties:

A. “Physics for poets” – for general education only.
B. Physics for biology majors and pre-meds. No calculus or light use of calculus. AP physics 1 and 2 or B approximates this kind of course with no calculus.
C. Physics for physics and engineering majors. Requires calculus and usually multivariable calculus concurrent with the second semester with E&M. May recommend high school physics as a prerequisite.
D. Preparatory physics. Like high school physics; may be offered at community colleges for those who need preparation for college physics that recommends high school physics as a prerequisite.

Only C above may possibly be given subject credit and advanced placement when transferred for a student studying engineering. If he does take such a course, he may want to let the college he matriculates to make the call on whether it can substitute for its own courses. He may also want to check his knowledge using the college’s old final exams.

For any of the other types of physics courses, they will not give advanced placement for an engineering student, but B or D will help if the physics for engineering majors course recommends high school physics as a prerequisite.