Placement
Incoming students are placed at one of four levels based on high
school record, AP and SAT scores (if available) and a departmental
placement exam given during orientation week. See bold face below
for AP credit policy.
- Level 0: For students with limited backgrounds in
mathematics.Typically these students have less than four full
years of high school mathematics. Courses offered in different
semesters include Explorations in Mathematics, Introduction to
Statistics, and The Mathematics of Finance.
- Level 1: For students with average backgrounds in
mathematics. Typically these students have four full years of high
school mathematics, but not enough calculus to warrent placement
in Calculus II. The majority of entering students are placed at
this level. Courses offered in different semesters include
Discrete Mathematics and Calculus I.
- Level 2: For students with stronger backgrounds in
mathematics.Typically these students have four full years of high
school mathematics including a year of calculus (often the
Advanced Placement course). These students may take either
Calculus II or in some special cases Linear Algebra. Completion
of either of these courses earns an advanced placement credit for
Calculus I.
- Level 3: For students with very strong backgrounds in
mathematics.Typically these students have four full years of high
school mathematics including two years of calculus (the BC
Advanced Placement course or an IB degree). Courses offered in
different semesters include Vector Calculus and Linear Algebra.
Completion of either of these earns an advanced placement
credit.
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Last Modified: June 7, 2000
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