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Entering freshman students whose scores on the combined
verbal and mathematics sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
meet the requirements of regular admission are placed in College
Algebra, Precalculus or Calculus courses.
Applicants for admission whose SAT scores do not meet
the requirements for regular admission must take the Collegiate
Placement Examination (CPE) or compass Placement Test in English,
Reading, and Mathematics. On the basis of their achievement on the
Mathematics Tests, these students are assigned to College Algebra or to
a mathematics course in the Center for Teaching, Learning & Academic
Support (CTLAS).
REQUIRED EXAMINATIONS
Candidates for the baccalaureate degree in Mathematics
are required to pass the reading and essay writing components of the
Regents' Testing Program (RTP).
Senior Mathematics and Physics (deactivated) majors are
required to take the Graduate Record Examination (Area and Aptitude
Tests) as the comprehensive examination in their field.
All graduating seniors of the department are required
to take the assessment examination given by the department.
EXEMPTION EXAMINATIONS
A student may be exempted with credit hours from
college algebra, precalculus or calculus courses by passing the
requisite examinations. Examinations should be taken before the end of
the first semester of the student's enrollment at Savannah State
University and
must be taken in sequential order. The College Level
Examination Program (CLEP) tests are administered by the University's
Director of Testing.
Examinations Required for
Exemption with Credit
| COURSES |
TEST |
MINIMUM
PASSING |
| College Algebra |
CLEP - College Algebra |
70% |
| Precalculus |
CLEP - Trigonometry |
70% |
| Calculus I |
Advanced Placement (AP) -
Calculus AB |
3 |
| Calculus II |
Advanced Placement (AP) - Calculus
BC |
3 |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Any student who has passed either Calculus I, Calculus
II or Calculus III with a minimum grade of "C" will not receive credit
hours for the precalculus course taken subsequently.
All students must pass both parts of the Regents' Exam
and must earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses specified as major
and/or minor requirements.
Students enrolled in the Mathematics Program who earned
less than the grade of "C" in any english, mathematics, science,
engineering technology, or major or minor course required in their
curriculum, must repeat the course during the next semester that the
course is offered.
Students whose score on the mathematics section of the
SAT is less than 475 must take college algebra, the prerequisite course
for precalculus.
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