Is it true engineering majors have to retake calculus?

[ucbalumnus]

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@toesockshoe

So, my friend told me that even though we take AP Calc BC and get a 5 on the AP exam, lots of schools will require engineering students to retake, calc 1,2 and 3. Is this true with most schools?

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<p>Probably only of a few colleges whose “frosh calculus” courses are significantly more theoretical than most (e.g. Caltech, Harvey Mudd). Most other colleges allow, but do not require, students with AP calculus credit to skip one or more frosh calculus courses (depending in AB or BC and what score). A few do not allow students with AP credit to earn grades or credits from the duplicate course (e.g. UCI, UCSD).</p>

<p>It would be a good idea to try the old final exams of the college math or physics courses that you are allowed to skip with AP credit, so that you can evaluate your knowledge compared to what the college expects. Then you can decide whether or not to skip math or physics courses with AP credit.</p>

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@DrGoogle

But if you are premed, it’s a good idea to retake them.

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<p>Doing pre-med as an engineering major would make for a very crowded schedule. Retaking courses that can be skipped will just crowd the schedule more. So starting at calculus 3 if one’s AP calculus knowledge is sufficient to skip calculus 1 and 2 would be advantageous for a pre-med engineering major, in freeing up space to take biology and organic chemistry (and calculus 3 should fulfill medical school calculus requirements).</p>