Can I get the requirement for taking Math 103 waived based on my work in high school?
There is no way for you to receive official Duke credit for the multivariable calculus course you took as a high school course. On the other hand, some departments may let you “skip” Math 103, provided that you that take a higher-level math course for which Math 103 is a prerequisite and that you make at least a C in that course. In some cases a department may waive their Math 103 requirement provided the Math Department confirms that you have studied the equivalent of Math 103 and that you could place into a math course for which Math 103 is a prerequisite. But those decisions are not made by the Math Department; rather, the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the department which requires Math 103 for their major must make such decisions on a case by case basis. But here’s the WARNING: if a department allows you to “skip” Math 103 and take a higher level math course, and if you do not do well in that course, then you will be required to start over wtih Math 103. Above all, you shoul
