How much Math ?

cnp55
Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:08:30 +0000

My son is planning to do a year abroad in a school sponsored program as a sophomore. The school gives credit for everything but math taken while abroad.

He is currently in Honors Geometry as a freshman (and he’s completed Honors Algebra 1). The school is suggesting taking Honors Algebra 2 in two chunks – one chunk the summer before France, the other chunk the summer after France. Then, junior year, Honors Pre-Calc, and senior year AP Calc AB.

He’s not planning a math/science major in college. He’s thinking more along the lines of international relations, possibly international business.

He’s got lofty college goals –

There are other things to do in the summer besides do Algebra – especially TWO summers devoted to 7 weeks of math. The transportation is a problem. He won’t get his drivers license until the middle to end of the second summer. He has a sport that he would like to pursue during the summers – it’s a spring/summer sport. I would be doing almost nothing besides driving my son around all summer to manage drivers ed, algebra, and sports.

What are the ramifications of completing only 4 levels of high school math, and only having 3 actual high school math credits (Algebra 1 being an 8th grade course)?