Placement is an assessment of a student’s level of preparation in a subject. The purpose of placement is to help students enroll in the courses in which they are most likely to be successful. The following courses commonly taken by incoming students require placement. They include:

• Calculus 1 (MAC 2311 and MAC 2233)
• General Chemistry (CHM 2045)
• French, German, Latin and Spanish (if the student has studied them previously)

• Calculus and Chemistry. Students who are pre-health or intend to pursue a science or engineering major probably need to take these courses. Students should check the semester-by-semester plan for each major of interest in the college section of this catalog.
• College-level foreign language is required by several colleges: Liberal arts and sciences and B.A. programs in fine arts have a proficiency requirement; students in journalism may choose language proficiency as an option.

The Mathematics Department offers two calculus 1 courses: MAC 2233 (Survey of Calculus 1) and MAC 2311 (Analytical Geometry and Calculus 1). To find out if a Calculus 1 course (and which course is required for the major), students should check the semester-by-semester plan for that major in the college section of this catalog.

Students who have received AP or IB credit for calculus should consult the Mathematics Department’s Web site at www.math.ufl.edu/courses/advising for information about continuing in the calculus sequence. Information about calculus placement for students with AP credit also appears at the end of this section.

For students who need to enroll in MAC 2233, college credit for the following courses is also acceptable as placement into MAC 2233:

• Credit with a grade of C or better in MAC 1147 (Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry), OR
• Credit with a C or better in MAC 1140 (Pre-Calculus Algebra).

For students who need to enroll in MAC 2311, college credit for the following courses is also acceptable as placement into MAC 2311:

• Credit with a C or better in MAC 1147 (Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry), OR
• Credit with a C or better in both MAC 1140 (Pre-Calculus Algebra) AND MAC 1114 (Trigonometry).

Students will be advised about selecting an appropriate mathematics course based on their Calculus Readiness Assessment along with other factors such as high school math background and SAT or ACT quantitative scores. The sole purpose of the assessment is to help students and advisers plan a course of study that will optimize each student’s likelihood of success in calculus. The assessment score will NOT become a permanent record on a student’s transcript.

Although a low assessment score will not prevent a student from registering for calculus, students who enroll in a course beyond that indicated by their assessment results are much more likely to withdraw from the course or earn below a C grade. The Mathematics Department strongly urges students to heed the recommendation of their adviser.

The general chemistry sequence meets the preprofessional requirements for a broad range of science and engineering majors. The general chemistry sequence is CHM 2045 and 2045L; 2046 and 2046L. Students who enroll in general chemistry courses must have a functional command of high school chemistry and Algebra 2. Students with weak backgrounds should enroll in CHM 1025, Introduction to Chemistry, to prepare for CHM 2045, General Chemistry. Students who enroll in, and successfully complete, CHM 1025 can enroll in CHM 2045 the next semester. To assess their background and determine whether to take CHM 1025 or CHM 2045:

• Students must complete the online Chemistry Readiness Exam (ChRA) (www.isis.ufl.edu) to determine whether they should enroll in CHM 1025, Introduction to Chemistry, or may enroll in CHM 2045, General Chemistry.
• Students will be advised which course to take based on their Chemistry Readiness Exam score along with factors such as high school math and chemistry background and SAT or ACT Quantitative exam scores. The students’ intended majors may also be a factor in determining the appropriate chemistry course (based on the background recommended for that major/program).
• AP and IB scores may also be used for placement. Students with AP or IB scores in chemistry should consult the course equivalency charts that follow and then discuss their next chemistry course with an adviser.

Although a low-assessment score will not prevent a student from registering for CHM 2045, General Chemistry, students who enroll in a course beyond that indicated by their ChRA assessment results are much more likely to withdraw from the course or earn below a C grade. The Chemistry Department strongly urges students to heed the placement recommendations.

Students wishing to enroll in CHM 2047, one semester General Chemistry, and the co-requisite CHM 2047L must meet all three of the following conditions:

• AP or IB credit in chemistry or a very strong high school background in chemistry,
• a high score on the AP, IB or SAT II chemistry test, and
• the approval of the Honors Program Office or the Chemistry Department.

Students who have previous background in one of these languages and who wish to enroll in the same language at UF must demonstrate placement. Such students should take the SAT II placement exam for the appropriate language (unless the student has AICE, AP, or IB scores for that subject). A schedule of SAT II placement exams is online at www.at.ufl.edu/testing/placement.html. Consult the charts at the end of this section to determine placement based on SAT II, AICE, AP, or IB scores.

In general, language placement is determined by a combination of placement scores and high school background in the language.