Schools will accept regardless of whether you have taken the classes or not. They will just require that you take them before starting grad school.

That is true, but it would be less stressful to get the courses out of the way now.

wouldn't it be better to do calc, then physics? not really an answer to your question: just a thought.

why don't you have your calculus and physics prerequisite already, doesn't most undergraduate programs requirements involves calculus and physics or are we talking about college level courses?

I dunno, my school required math and science, but I was originally on a premed track and completed those prereqs with statistics and chem/bio

Huh? There's a prerequisite of Physics and Calculus?! I'm in trouble then.

I went to art school and took the basic math and earth science to fulfill the requirements...

Do most architecture programs still require college level calculus courses as part of the undergrad curriculum?

Kurt...Yes every school I applied to requires those classes. Harvard prefers that you have two calculus classes but only requires one. Regardless, the classes help significantly to prepare for the structures courses. I took both calc and physics together and it was the most stressful quarter of my life. But then again I am terrible at both, got a C and a C-. Fortunately my grades did not matter as I took the classes after being offered admittance.

Some schools don't require either. I don't think Cornell does. Schools that do will accept you conditionally and let you do them the summer before, or if you have the schedule space, during the first semester. But msmit106 is right, DO NOT take them together, unless you just fly through quantitative stuff like nothing. And watch out for the 5 week summer calc class. I'm failing mine right now. It's taken over my life.

Word to the wise:

Many universities/colleges where you will be taking your pre-req's actually require high school pre-reqs.

Don't just expect to be able to jump into a calculus course if the last time you did math was 10 years ago at a grade 11 level.

In other words, start now. You may have to take more classes than you had expected.

Switch,

I havent taken math since I was a senior in high school... I took statistics in my freshman year but besides that I havent really been keeping up with it. I used to be pretty good at math but I have been wondering if I would be able to just jump right into calc... I was thinking of taking Physics this first semester and calc next semester or in the summer... First semester, however, I was thinking of taking pre-calc... is this a good idea or a waste of time... would I be able to just read up on some math books to get a base to start calc or should I probably enroll in this pre calc course?

I am refreshing my high school math right now. I will also be taking high school physics.

I've been told by several people to do the math first, then physics if at all possible (physics uses the math knowledge I presume).

I would say go for the pre-calc course. The reason I am doing high school courses right now is because they are online, free, and I can do them at my own pace (burn through them to get them done with).

Once I'm done them it will be onto first year courses.

With that said, you might remember more than i did from high school. Never hurts to stop by the college/university and see if you can pick up a course outline for calculus to see if you think you can swing it. Some schools also offer free 'placement tests' to determine where you should begin.

Good luck.

yeah my school does offer the placement test... i was thinking about taking it but I didnt know if it would matter... where online do you get these free high school courses? Because if i am going to do calc first I would need to brush up on my math now (during the summer) so i can take calc in the fall and than physics afterwards