Credit by Examination for Calculus
Department of Mathematics
Advising Notes
(see also University
Faculty Senate policies 42-50
and 48-60)
Please note that this site
is for use by advisers assisting students with schedule planning decisions
pertaining to MATH 110 and/or 140 and is intended for use only with
those students whose FTCAP mathematics placement action is in the top
tier, or Roman numeral "I."
Please have the student answer each of the questions
thoughtfully, and discuss the student's responses in accordance with
the recommendations and cautions that follow the questions. Please make
sure the student is aware at the outset that the $120 fee ($30 per credit
for 4 credits) must be paid before the exam is attempted and
is non-refundable.
Questions for the student to consider and
discuss
Have you completed at least one year of calculus in high school?
Was your grade in your highest level
high school mathematics class at least a "B"?
Did you complete a calculus course
within the last three months?
If your major
requires MATH 110 or MATH 140, does the calculus requirement end with
MATH 110 or 140? Select "No" if the next level of calculus
- MATH 111 or MATH 141 - is required, select "Yes" if no
calculus is required other than MATH 110 or 140.
Have you ever taken a course at a college or university?
If you took the AP Calculus AB exam, did you earn a score of at least
4?
If you took the AP Calculus BC exam, did you earn a score of at least
3?
If the student answered
"No" to one or more of the questions above, make sure the student is aware
that he/she may be risking poor performance in choosing to complete MATH
110 or MATH 140 via credit by examination.
Notes of Caution
for Credit by Examination
The student must pay for the
examination before taking it,
and the money is not refunded if the student fails the examination.
If the student utilizes credit by exam, she/he
will receive a letter grade for this exam in accordance with policy
48-60
of the University Faculty Senate.
If the grade is a "C" or higher, then
he/she will receive credit for the course and the grade will be factored
into her/his cumulative grade point average. If the grade is a "D"
or "F" on this exam, it is NOT recorded on the student's
transcript, and the student also does not receive any credit for the
course. Please note that past data compiled by the Department of Mathematics
indicates that most of the students taking the exam receive a failing
grade.
If the student is not confident
in his/her calculus skills, it may be in her/his best interest to simply
take the course rather than attempt credit by examination. The student
may receive a "C" on the exam when she/he could have received
an "A" by taking the course.
If the student already has
AP credit for MATH 140, he/she does not
need to attempt credit by examination.
If the student has already taken an equivalent
course to MATH 110 or MATH 140 at another institution and received a
grade of "C" or better in the course, she/he also does not
need to attempt credit by examination. However, the student should verify
with you that the course she/he took at the other institution will indeed
satisfy a MATH 110 or MATH 140 requirement.
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communicate with the keepers of the Undergraduate Studies Mathematics
Department Web server, send electronic mail to: UG Webmaster
If you would like to communicate
with the keepers of the Undergraduate Studies Mathematics Department Web
server,
send electronic mail to: UG
Webmaster
