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, and Introduction to Statistics.
- 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 warrant placement in Calculus II. Students at this level are placed in 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 Advanced Placement AB). These students may take either Calculus II or in some special cases Linear Algebra. Completion of Calculus II earns an advanced placement credit for Calculus I.
- Level 2a: For students who have taken Advanced Placement BC or equivalent. These students are encouraged to take Calculus IIa, a course specifically designed for this background. Completion of Calculus IIa 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. Courses offered in different semesters include Vector Calculus and Linear Algebra.
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