Taking calculus in high school may give you an admissions edge, but there are other paths to advanced math.

The College Board offers four Advanced Placement classes in math: AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics and – the newest – AP Precalculus. Successful completion of an AP math class is ...

A 17-year-old Arcadia High School student earned a perfect score on the Advanced Placement Calculus BC exam in May, making him one of only 11 in the world this year to perform such a feat.

The AP Calculus AB is equivalent to a first semester college calculus course, according to the College Board, the organization that administers the exam.