Ask if you can retake the test. Considering it’s your most important subject to prep for CS, could you take it at the HS then? What math classes have you taken so far what grades did you get?
What grade are you currently in? What is your current math class? I know my daughter’s dual enrollment college offers courses for students who are not on a math level to obtain college credit (I think below college algebra) but needed in order to get a student ready for college level math. Students take them for no college credit and they don’t transfer anywhere.
@momtogirls2 @MYOS1634 Right now,I can’t retake the test until next semester.I asked everyone.
I am a sophomore currently taking Algrebra 2.
As a sophomore in algebra 2, your math progression is trigonometry/precalculus as a junior and calculus as a senior. This does not necessarily require taking them at a college, unless your high school does not offer these courses, or your dual enrollment program requires all courses to be taken at the college. If you do take them at FIU, the progression would probably be MAC1147, MAC2311, MAC2312.
However, it can be worth taking some actual college courses just to get an idea of how college courses work differently from high school courses (more self-motivation and time management skills necessary, less supervision). Beyond CS and possibly math courses, you may want to consider courses in other subjects of interest that can be used to fulfill general education requirements.
@ucbalumnus When they say thirty credits needed for CS graduation,does that mean any classes from UCC will apply to those credits? Also,what are interdisciplinary credits?
If you want to get into CS, which is one of the most competitive fields right now, you must complete precalculus (preferably Honors or through dual enrollment) and calculus (either AP or through dual enrollment).
Don’t think of CS graduation - think of HS graduation and requirements to get into a 4-year university.
You are in Florida, so you have access to FLVS for free. I strongly recommend at least taking FLVS for the math so you can get out of it the second semester and into a Dual Enrollment class.
My recommendation for the 1st semster:
FLVS AP Computer Science A (full year)
FLVS Highest math you can do reasonably well (only take the 1st segment)
DE Introduction to Psychology
DE History of Ideas
DE Writing and Rhetoric I
DE How We Know What we Know
FLVS AP Government
FLVS AP Microecoomics
Pick 3 of 4 for dual enrollment and 3/4 for AP.
One semester DE class is like the workload of 2 semesters of high school, so keep that in mind.
It depends on the class. I would say it is more along the lines of 3 quarters on average (sometimes more, sometimes less).
Wait, I checked one of your old posts-- you’re a sophomore in high school, right?
I can’t see them letting you take 5 college classes-- that’s full time-- as a high school student. I wish you luck, but wouldn’t be incredibly optimistic about your odds.