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Exemption Grid

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School/College Math
College of Business, College of Computing and Digital Media, and College of Science and Health majors Advanced Placement (AP) Precalculus score of 3 or higher

Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus AB or BC score of 3 or higher
International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level Math score of 5 or higher
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Calculus score of 50 or higher
High School Calculus grade of B or higher in first semester

OR B- or better as a final grade (second semester) (both completed within the last 2 years)
Theatre School, College of Communication, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of Education, and School of Music majors* ACT Math score of 25 or higher
SAT Math score of 600 or higher
High school Precalculus or Calculus grade of B or higher in first semester

OR B- or better as a final grade (second semester) (both completed within the last 2 years)

* The following majors must meet the requirements in the top portion of the grid to be exempt from the math placement exam: BA in Economics, BA/BS in Secondary Education, BM/BS in Performing Arts Management and BS in Sound Recording Technology.

Writing Requirement (All majors)

  • AP English Language and Composition score of 3 or higher
  • SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing score of 610 or higher
  • ACT Reading score of 20 or higher AND ACT English score of 24 or higher

Modern Language Requirement (All majors)

  • AP German, French or Spanish Language or Literature score of 3 or higher
  • AP Latin Literature or Vergil score of 3 or higher
  • CLEP German, French or Spanish score of 50 or higher

If you are submitting advanced placement or other sources of college credit, these credits will be evaluated and, if appropriate, applied toward your degree. While it may be possible that you would not need to take the course into which you placed, the placement results will aid your advisor in better understanding your mastery of concepts included in prerequisite math courses. This information will also be beneficial to you in your approach to your first term at ĸ×ÓÂÒÂ× as you can review math concepts that may present a greater challenge or those you have not studied for a while.

  • (1) SCPS does not exempt any students from taking the writing exam and does not require students to take a foreign language placement. School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) students who want to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language should read our form to learn more . In addition, SCPS BAIFA students are not required to take the math placement exam. SCPS BAGB, BAC and BADA students are required to take it.
School/College Math Writing Modern Language
Business
Communication
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Computing and Digital Media
Science and Health (excluding majors that require Calculus)*
Theatre (excluding BFA Theatre Management)
Course equivalent to Precalculus (MAT 130) with a grade of C- or better
OR
Course equivalent to Trigonometry (MAT 131) with a grade of C- or better
OR
College Calculus with a grade of C- or better
Composition and Rhetoric II with a grade of C- or better 

Applies to ALL schools and colleges

Continued study in a language requires a placement test

Applies to ALL schools and colleges, except School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS)

Theatre (BFA Theatre Management only) College Calculus with a grade of C- or better
Education
Music
College Calculus with a grade of C or better

Students transferring in math credit will be exempt from the Math Placement Process as outlined in the above grid. Transfer students who intend to inter-college transfer, to double major in another program, or to earn a dual degree in a different program with higher math requirements than the one outlined by their current primary major are urged to take the math placement test in order to measure readiness for the more rigorous math in store for them. Your transfer credit must be noted on your ĸ×ÓÂÒÂ× record for you to be exempt. All external credit should be sent to the Office of Admission.

*CSH majors requiring Calculus are: Actuarial Science, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Math/Computer Science and Physics.

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