There are several ways well-prepared students can exempt entry level mathematics courses before beginning classes at UGA. Exempted courses can be used to satisfy prerequisites for higher level courses and often fulfil core distribution requirements. Under some circumstances, academic (i.e. hours) credit is also awarded.
There are two AP Calculus exams. The AB exam covers differential calculus, integrals and some applications, and elementary differential equations. Students scoring 4 or 5 on that exam will place out of the University's first calculus course, MATH 2250, receiving 4 semester hours of credit for that course. When these students come to UGA, they can take either MATH 2260 (Calculus II for Science and Engineering), its honors version (MATH 2310H) or Calculus with Theory course (MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H). These students get to keep advanced credit for MATH 2250. Any major requiring MATH 2200 will accept the credit for MATH 2250.
Students scoring 3 on the AB exam, will exempt the precalculus course (MATH 1113) without credit, and can gain credit for that course by passing a special examination once they arrive on campus. We generally advise students scoring 3 on the AB exam to begin their UGA studies with a differential calculus course (MATH 2200, MATH 2250, MATH 2300H, or MATH 2400(H)).
The AP program also administers a BC exam, which covers both differential and integral calculus, and infinite series. A score of 3 or better on this test will earn 4 semester hours of credit for MATH 2250. A score of 5 on this test entitles students to exempt MATH 2260 without credit; 4 hours credit will be awarded, upon request, after completion of MATH 2500, MATH 3000, or MATH 3500(H), with a grade of C or better.
A student who scores 50 on the College Algebra subject exam will exempt MATH 1101 without credit. A student who scores 50 on both the College Algebra and Trigonometry subject exams or on the Algebra/Trigonometry subject exam will get credit for MATH 1113.
MATH 1101 may be exempted without credit by scoring at least 670 on the SAT II test or by scoring at least 750 on the SAT II with calculator test.
A 26-question test administered during orientation is used to determine placement in entry level mathematics courses. Students scoring between 12 and 15 exempt MATH 1101 (Mathematical Modeling) and may enroll in MATH 1113 (Precalculus). Students with scores of 16 or higher exempt MATH 1113 and may begin their University studies with MATH 2200 (Differential Calculus), MATH 2250 (Calculus I for Science and Engineering), MATH 2300H (Differential Calculus Honors), or MATH 2400(H) (Differential Calculus with Theory). No credit is given for exempted courses, but exemption of MATH 1113 or MATH 1101 may satisfy Core and/or Degree requirements. The Department offers a separate credit test for students who have exempted MATH 1113 and wish to gain academic credit for that course.