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| - **When should I take a Placement Test?** \\ Answer: We encourage you to take the test early in the testing period before the semester in which you plan to take Calculus. This will let you know early whether you are prepared for the class. If you don't pass on your first try, or even if you pass but with a low passing score, you should consider taking a Precalculus course or getting other remediation before the semester starts. See the [[PlacementTest|Placement Test Home Page]] for details. | - **When should I take a Placement Test?** \\ Answer: We encourage you to take the test early in the testing period before the semester in which you plan to take Calculus. This will let you know early whether you are prepared for the class. If you don't pass on your first try, or even if you pass but with a low passing score, you should consider taking a Precalculus course or getting other remediation before the semester starts. See the [[PlacementTest|Placement Test Home Page]] for details. | ||
| - **I have a score of X on the Self-evaluation Test. Do I need to take the Placement Test?** \\ Answer: All students who want to take Math 224, Math 223, or Math 220 must pass the Placement Test. | - **I have a score of X on the Self-evaluation Test. Do I need to take the Placement Test?** \\ Answer: All students who want to take Math 224, Math 223, or Math 220 must pass the Placement Test. | ||
| - | - **I have a score of X on the AP Calculus YZ test. Do I need to take the Placement Test?** \\ Answer: All students who want to take Math 224, Math 223, or Math 220 must pass the Placement Test. \\ \\ If your AP score satisfies the [[https://www.binghamton.edu/harpur/advising/transfer-credit/ap-equivalencies/index.html|University's requirements]] for Math 224/225 credit then you will be given credit for Math 224/225 and you **may not** take Math 224/225 for credit, so you do not need to take the Placement Test. The University policies for AP credit are different for the different schools of the University, so you should contact your school for the policies that apply to you. \\ \\ If you do not yet know your AP score then you need to make a decision: Either take the Placement Test during the summer or wait until the end of the summer and take the Placement Test only if your AP score does not meet the University's requirements for Math 224/225 credit. The advantage to taking the Placement Test during May/June or early summer is that you can register for Math 224 if you pass (it is easier to drop a course later than to add one) and you can retake the test at the end of the summer if you fail. | + | - **I have a score of 3 on the AP Calculus AB exam. Do I need to take the Placement Test?** \\ Answer: No, you do not. We now accept a score of 3 or higher as a prerequisite to take calculus. \\ \\ If your AP score satisfies the [[https://www.binghamton.edu/harpur/advising/transfer-credit/ap-equivalencies/index.html|University's requirements]] for Math 224/225 credit then you will be given credit for Math 224/225 and you **may not** take Math 224/225 for credit, so you do not need to take the Placement Test. The University policies for AP credit are different for the different schools of the University, so you should contact your school for the policies that apply to you. \\ \\ If you do not yet know your AP score then you need to make a decision: Either take the Placement Test during the summer or wait until the end of the summer and take the Placement Test only if your AP score does not meet the University's requirements for Math 224/225 credit. The advantage to taking the Placement Test during May/June or early summer is that you can register for Math 224 if you pass (it is easier to drop a course later than to add one) and you can retake the test at the end of the summer if you fail. |
| - **I took Calculus I at another school. Do I need to take the Placement Test?** \\ Answer: All students who want to take Math 224, Math 223, or Math 220 must pass the Placement Test. \\ \\ Of course, if you receive [[https://www.binghamton.edu/admissions/apply/transfer/coursework.html|transfer credit from the University]] for Math 224/225 then you **may not** take Math 224/225 for credit. In this case you do not need to take the Placement Test (unless you want to retake Math 224/225 for zero credit).\\ \\ The Mathematics Department is not involved in the determination of transfer credit; such decisions are made by the advising offices in the different schools of the University. Look [[http://bannertools.binghamton.edu/transfer/|here]] for details. \\ \\ If you do not yet know whether you will receive transfer credit for Math 224/225 then you need to make a decision: Either take the Placement Test during the summer or wait until the end of the summer and take the Placement Test only if you do not receive transfer credit for Math 224/225. The advantage to taking the Placement Test during early summer is that you can register for Math 224 if you pass (it is easier to drop a course later than to add one) and you can retake the test at the end of the summer if you fail. | - **I took Calculus I at another school. Do I need to take the Placement Test?** \\ Answer: All students who want to take Math 224, Math 223, or Math 220 must pass the Placement Test. \\ \\ Of course, if you receive [[https://www.binghamton.edu/admissions/apply/transfer/coursework.html|transfer credit from the University]] for Math 224/225 then you **may not** take Math 224/225 for credit. In this case you do not need to take the Placement Test (unless you want to retake Math 224/225 for zero credit).\\ \\ The Mathematics Department is not involved in the determination of transfer credit; such decisions are made by the advising offices in the different schools of the University. Look [[http://bannertools.binghamton.edu/transfer/|here]] for details. \\ \\ If you do not yet know whether you will receive transfer credit for Math 224/225 then you need to make a decision: Either take the Placement Test during the summer or wait until the end of the summer and take the Placement Test only if you do not receive transfer credit for Math 224/225. The advantage to taking the Placement Test during early summer is that you can register for Math 224 if you pass (it is easier to drop a course later than to add one) and you can retake the test at the end of the summer if you fail. | ||
| - **I have transfer credit for Math 108 for a course that I took at another school. Do I need to take the Placement Test?** \\ Answer: Yes, you need to take the Placement Test. All students who want to take Math 224, Math 223, or Math 220 must pass the Placement Test. If you took Math 108 at Binghamton University and received a grade of a "C" or better, then you do not need to take the Placement Exam if you took our course within the past year. | - **I have transfer credit for Math 108 for a course that I took at another school. Do I need to take the Placement Test?** \\ Answer: Yes, you need to take the Placement Test. All students who want to take Math 224, Math 223, or Math 220 must pass the Placement Test. If you took Math 108 at Binghamton University and received a grade of a "C" or better, then you do not need to take the Placement Exam if you took our course within the past year. | ||
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