<p>In general, high school students intending to go to college should plan to complete precalculus / trigonometry at the minimum in high school, so that they are ready for calculus in college. Taking calculus in high school is obviously a bonus if the student is going into a major that requires calculus.</p>
<p>Students should also be aware that business and economics majors generally require calculus and statistics, and many other social studies majors require either statistics or a major-specific quantitative methods course.</p>