Ways to Get into Calculus II

• Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus Exams
  • A score of at least 3 on the AP AB-Exam will earn you credit for Calculus I and will allow you to register for Calculus II.
  • A score of at least 4 on the AP BC-Exam will earn you credit for both Calculus I and II
  • If the AP BC-Exam score is less than 4, but the AB-Subscore is at least 3, then you will earn credit for Calculus I and will be allowed to register for Calculus II.

• International Baccalaureate (IB) "Higher level" Calculus Exams
  • A score of at least 5 on the IB "Higher level" Calculus Exam will earn you credit for Calculus I and will allow you to register for Calculus II.

• Practice problems from the Calculus II Readiness Assessment
  • Satisfactory performance on the C2RA would allow you to take a Calculus II Placement Exam (C2PE)
  • You may use a graphing calculator, but to adequately assess your calculus skills, DO NOT USE BUILT-IN CALCULUS FUNCTIONS (like derivative or integral).
  • Content of the Calculus II Readiness Assessment
    • Limit Concepts
    • Derivative Concepts
    • Applications of Derivatives
    • Integration Concepts (through substitution)
      

• Calculus II Placement Exam (C2PE)
  
  • Problems may be open-ended or multiple-choice; you may be asked to show your work
  • The C2PE has no cost and can be taken through the MaRC
  • Passing the C2PE will allow you to register for Calculus II, but you will NOT receive credit for Calculus I

• Formal UST Calculus I Credit by Examination

• Earning UST college credit for Calculus I or Calculus W/Review II with a C- or better will allow you to register for Calculus II.