Schools that require 1 year of calculus

[ih8biochem]

I needed to remove a few schools off my list becuase of this 1 year of calculus requirement. I belive making a list of schools would be helpful, especially for non-science majors like myself. Please help contribute if you're familiar with the admission's requirements. I'll start:

Johns Hopkins
Duke
Harvard

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[chigirl78]

Just off the top of my head...
U. Wisconsin at Madison
Case Western Reserve (?)
Michigan State
Darthmouth

 

[traumamonkey]

I needed to remove a few schools off my list becuase of this 1 year of calculus requirement. I belive making a list of schools would be helpful, especially for non-science majors like myself. Please help contribute if you're familiar with the admission's requirements. I'll start:

Johns Hopkins
Duke
Harvard

doesn't hopkins take stats as a substitute though? (at least they used to...)

 

[ih8biochem]

Johns Hopkins
Duke
Harvard
U. Wisconsin at Madison
Case Western Reserve (?)
Michigan State
Darthmouth

 

[jlee9531]

ucla requires a year in math.....not sure if that is calc or not, but in addition to that you have to take statistics.

 

[Mistress S]

According to the 2005-6 MSAR, Case Western does not require a year of calc. Dartmouth only requires one calc class (3 sem hours) and Johns Hopkins will accept stats instead. Also, keep in mind that pre-reqs need to be complete before matriculation, not applying--if you haven't taken calc or stats or haven't taken a full year of it, you could still apply to schools that require these and complete the req over the spring/summer before you would start.

 

[terpgirl]

Here's an entire list of requirements by school, what's reccomended, etc.etc.

And it's even color coded!

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~nss/nav/pages/advice/RequirementsFall04.pdf

-Liz

 

[flighterdoc]

According to the 2005-6 MSAR, Case Western does not require a year of calc. Dartmouth only requires one calc class (3 sem hours) and Johns Hopkins will accept stats instead. Also, keep in mind that pre-reqs need to be complete before matriculation, not applying--if you haven't taken calc or stats or haven't taken a full year of it, you could still apply to schools that require these and complete the req over the spring/summer before you would start.

You also need to watch out for "back door" requirements - like schools that don't require calculus, but do require calculus based physics.....

 

[CaMD]

Another consideration with this is figuring out what schools accept AP credit for the calculus requirement.

I'm very sad now that I've realized that I can't apply to UC Davis because they want a year of math AND AP won't count.

 

[Mistress S]

You also need to watch out for "back door" requirements - like schools that don't require calculus, but do require calculus based physics.....

Which schools require calc-based physics?

 

[flighterdoc]

Which schools require calc-based physics?

UCLA for one

 

[Mistress S]

Really? In the MSAR for UCLA, it just says you are required to have a year of general physics, with lab--nothing about it being calc-based that I could find. All it says about calc is "Facility in the principles of college mathematics or calculus [...] is recommended" (not required). Do you have a source that says differently? Are there any other schools that do require calc-based physics? I think at least as many people (if not more) take the non-calc physics rather than the calc-based, so it would really be good to know if there are schools that won't accept it.

 

[flighterdoc]

Really? In the MSAR for UCLA, it just says you are required to have a year of general physics, with lab--nothing about it being calc-based that I could find. All it says about calc is "Facility in the principles of college mathematics or calculus [...] is recommended" (not required). Do you have a source that says differently? Are there any other schools that do require calc-based physics? I think at least as many people (if not more) take the non-calc physics rather than the calc-based, so it would really be good to know if there are schools that won't accept it.

Hmm. You're right, I made a mistake. I thought I recalled seeing that some required it though, last time I read the MSAR. If not, good!

UCLA does require a year of math including intro calc and stats, though (per their website).