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6 M A T H E M A T I C S P L A C E M E N T MATHEMATICS PLACEMENT Many students will choose to take calculus, economics, or another course with a mathematics prerequisite at TCNJ. The College of New Jersey is deeply interested in student success in mathematics, and college-level algebra, precalculus, and calculus courses are more rigorous than the corresponding courses taught in most high schools. For this reason, we have developed a placement system designed to identify the initial math course in which you are most likely to succeed. Even if you have had a calculus course in high school, we may require you to begin with another course to ensure your success when you take our calculus sequence. Students interested in taking Calculus A may first need to complete Intermediate Algebra (MAT095) and/or Precalculus (MAT120). All students with majors in the Schools of Science and Engineering will take a first course in this sequence. Students interested in taking Calculus for Business and the Social Sciences may first need to complete Intermediate Algebra and/or either Introduction to Functions (MAT119) or Precalculus. Students interested in taking an Economics course may first need to complete Intermediate Algebra. All students entering TCNJ as "Undeclared" will be required to complete mathematics placement in case they later need one of these courses. Students have two options for placement: Option 1) Students may submit official SAT or ACT mathematics scores for placement purposes. If we use your scores for placement, you will be placed as follows: a) Students with an SAT math score of 630 or above or with an ACT math score of 28 or above who have taken four years of high school math including Algebra II, Geometry, and Trigonometry will be placed in Calculus. b) Students with a math SAT score between 550 and 620 or an ACT math score between 24 and 27 and at least two years of high school math including Algebra and Geometry will be placed in Precalculus or Introduction to Functions. c) Students with a math SAT score below 550 or a math ACT score below 24 will be placed in Intermediate Algebra. Students wishing to use standardized test scores for placement purposes must have official scores sent from the testing company to TCNJ. Scores should be requested in early May. Option 2) Students who do not wish to submit SAT or ACT scores or who feel their placement based on SAT or ACT math scores is not accurate may take our math placement test. Information about the test is available on the Department of Mathematics and Statistics website: https://mathstat.tcnj.edu/tcnj-mathematics-placement-exam/

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