Wise to take AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC Test at the same time?

drusba
Wed, 10 Aug 2005 18:46:09 +0000

AB calculus is just a subset of BC and thus a BC course should cover the AB portion. The BC test has an AB component for which you get a separate AB subscore. Colleges that give credit for AB will give it based on that subscore if it is high enough and your BC overall isn’t. You really cannot take the separate AB and BC test in the same year because they are always given in May on the same day and at the same time, and so you need to choose. Moreover, there really is no reason to take both if you take the BC.