<p>I’m an incoming freshman at a CC and I’m planning on transferring in 2 years to a 4 year university. I was placed into college algebra even though I took AP Calc as a senior. What worries me is that the class is WAY too easy. Is taking college algebra (Math 105) as a freshman sort of a set back for an accounting major or am I right on track?</p>
<p>Bump. Anyone?</p>
<p>It all depends on if it will still allow you to complete the other required math classes within your expected 2 year time frame. As far as I’m personally concerned, you learned all the math you need for accounting by 4th or 5th grade, so relatively speaking you’re still ahead of the curve.</p>
<p>Seriously though, it’s not a set back. Many students get dropped down to lower math levels when they start CC (and some even at the 4-year level). Was there a few years break between HS and CC for you? If so, then anyone looking at your trnscripts can tell this and it’s no problem. I too am a prospective accounting major at a CC. I was also placed in college algebra (6 years out of HS) and I am still on track to get finite, stats, and calc out of the way before I transfer.</p>
<p>Plus, if it’s so easy, it will raise your total GPA even if it’s a non-transferrable class. Or you can choose to take it pass/fail, whihc is what a lot of students do with the lower reqs like that.</p>
<p>Have you heard whether your CC grants credit for CLEP exams? They offer a College Algebra exam which would basically allow you to “test out” of the required course. Your CC has to have a CLEP policy in place in order for you to take advantage of this. If you know which 4-year university you plan to transfer to you might want to find out if they also have a CLEP policy. Another credit-by-examination program (DSST or also known as DANTES) also offers a Fundamentals of College Algebra. There are some colleges/universities that only accept one of these testing programs, some that grant credit for both, so it would be a good idea to check it out. I am surprised that your CC is requiring that you take a course which is behind the level you achieved in high school!</p>
<p>Wait…did you not only take, but also do reasonably well in, AP Calculus as a senior? And were you a senior recently? (You didn’t, for example, graduate from high school, serve in the Navy, and then go to community college, or something like that?) If the answer to both of those questions is yes, I think you should start by talking with somebody at the college–either an academic advisor or somebody in the math department–about having your math placement re-evaluated.</p>
<p>Because you are right: College Algebra will be way too easy.</p>