2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog
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 commonly taken courses require placement:
- English Composition
- Calculus 1 (MAC 2311 and MAC 2233)
- General Chemistry (CHM 2045)
- French, German, Latin and Spanish (if the student has studied them previously)
- Incoming Credit and Credit by Examination Information
Who needs to review placement requirements for these courses?
English Composition - All students, unless they already have college credit for English Composition.
Calculus and General Chemistry - Students who are pre-health majors or who intend to pursue a science or engineering major probably need to take these courses. A number of business and technical majors require calculus. Students should check the information on each major of interest to determine if Calculus and/or General Chemistry are required.
College-level foreign language is required by several colleges: Liberal Arts and Sciences and the B.A. programs in Fine Arts have a proficiency requirement; students in Journalism and Communications may choose between foreign language proficiency or a quantitative option.
What are the placement requirements for each of these areas?
Unless they already have college credit for English Composition, students are placed based on their SAT or ACT verbal score.
- Students with a 640 (or lower) on the verbal portion of the SAT or a 28 (or lower) on the verbal portion of the ACT must enroll in ENC 1101.
- Students with a 650 (or higher) on the verbal portion of the SAT or a 29 (or higher) on the verbal portion of the ACT may enroll in any 1000- or 2000-level composition course beyond ENC 1101. These students may not enroll in ENC 1101.
- Students with college credit for English Composition (from AICE, AP, CLEP, IB or dual enrollment) should consult an adviser to determine if additional courses are needed to meet degree requirements.
Calculus 1 (MAC 2233 and MAC 2311)
The Mathematics Department offers two Calculus 1 courses: MAC 2233 (Survey of Calculus 1) and MAC 2311 (Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1). Students should check the requirements for their major to determine which Calculus 1 course is required.
Students who need to take a Calculus 1 course are required to take the
Calculus Readiness Assessment
BEFORE registering for Calculus 1, unless they have one of the backgrounds listed below. The Calculus Readiness
Assessment
Students with the following backgrounds do not need to complete the Calculus Readiness Assessment:
Students who have received AP or IB credit for calculus must have those scores reported to UF to register for a calculus course. They may consult the Mathematics Department before continuing in the calculus sequence.
- ollege credit for the following courses is also acceptable for 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).
- College credit for the following courses is also acceptable for 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 CRA scores along with other factors such as high school math background and SAT or ACT quantitative scores. The sole purpose of the CRA is to help students and advisers plan a course of study that will optimize each student’s likelihood of success in calculus. The CRA score will NOT become a permanent record on the student’s transcript.
Although a low CRA 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 drop the course or earn a grade below C. The Mathematics Department strongly urges students to heed the recommendation of their advisers.
The general chemistry sequence CHM 2045 and 2045L; 2046 and 2046L meets the preprofessional requirements for a broad range of science and engineering majors. 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 and either MAC 1140 or 1147 may enroll in CHM 2045 the next semester.
To assess their backgrounds and to determine whether to take CHM 1025 or CHM 2045, students must complete the Chemistry Readiness Assessment.
- Students must enroll in CHM 1025 if their scores are 5 or less on the math portion or 5 or less on the chemistry portion of the ChRA.
- Students may enroll in CHM 2045 if their scores are 6 or greater on the math and chemistry portions of the ChRA. Students must also have credit for MAC 1140 or MAC 1147 to enroll in CHM 2045.
Passing AP and IB scores may also be used for placement. Students with AP or IB credit in chemistry should consult the course equivalency charts and then discuss their next chemistry course with an adviser.
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
- Approval of the Honors Program office or the Chemistry Department.
Foreign Languages: French, German, Latin, Spanish
Students who have previous background in one of these languages and who wish to enroll in the same language at UF must demonstrate placement. In general, language placement is determined by a combination of placement scores and high school background in the language.
Students should take the appropriate SAT II placement exam (unless the student has passing AP, IB or AICE scores for that subject). If so, students should consult the SAT II, AICE, AP or IB charts to determine placement.