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Advanced Placement Credit in Mathematics

Any student who earns a score of 4 or 5 on the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Advanced Placement Calculus BC Test will receive 8 advanced placement credits and exemption from Calculus I and II.

Any student who earns a score of 4 or 5 on the CEEB Advanced Placement Calculus AB Test will receive 4 advanced placement credits and exemption from Calculus I.

Any student who has taken calculus in high school but either has not taken the CEEB Advanced Placement Calculus AB or BC Test or else has taken one of these tests and failed to earn a score of 4 or 5 can earn credit by passing with a grade of C or better, the first time it is taken, a college calculus course more advanced than beginning calculus. In this case the credit awarded will be equal to the credit given for the course(s) skipped. To receive this credit the student must report to the Mathematics Advising Office after passing the course and bring along proof of its successful completion in the form of a grade report or transcript.

Note: The Department of Mathematics and Statistics does not credit on the basis of a student's score on the Mathematics Placement Examination or on the Basic Mathematics Skills Exemption Examination.




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