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    Placement Information

    Students entering the University as freshmen who intend ever to take Math 110, 130, 152, or 231 are required to take a placement exam before the end of their senior year of high school and have their scores sent to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Office of Undergraduate Admissions so that they will be available for placement purposes during summer registration. Students who do not have scores will not be entitled to register for the above courses. (Please also read the recommendation at the bottom of the page in Notes.)

    Placement credit for Math 110 (Math 110P) is awarded as shown and may be used to fulfill a Math 110 prerequisite. No credit hours are awarded.

    Placement is determined as follows:

    Exam Scores Credit Placement
    SAT Subject Test, Math Level 1 200-510 none Math 110

    		520-800 Math 110P Math 130 or Math 152
    SAT Subject Test, Math Level 2 200-510 none Math 110

    		520-590 Math 110P Math 130 or 152

    		600-800 Math 110P and 130P Math 231

     
    ACT Mathematics Test 26 and below none Math 110

    		27-28 Math 110P Math 130 or 152

    		29 and up Math 110P and 130P Math 231

     
    AP Calculus AB 1 none based on SAT Subject Test, Math Level 1 or 2

    		2 Math 110P and 130P Math 231

    		3, 4, or 5 Math 110P, 130P, and 231 Math 232
    AP Calculus BC 1 none based on SAT Subj. Test Math Level 1 or 2

    		2 Math 110P and 130P Math 231

    		3, 4, or 5 Math 110P, 130P, 231, and 232 Math 233
    International Baccalaureate, High Level 1, 2, 3, or 4 none based on SAT Subj. Test, Math Level 1 or 2

    		5, 6, or 7 Math 110P, 130P, 231, and 232 Math 233

    Notes

    • Math 116, 117, 118, and 119 all satisfy the General Education Quantitative Reasoning (QR) requirement and are open to all students (no prerequisites).
    • The subsidiary level (SL) version of the International Baccalaureate is not accepted for credit at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
    • The AP Statistics Exam is not accepted for math credit or placement.
    • Students who do not already have scores on exams listed on the above chart that place them into their desired courses should take the SAT Subject Test, Mathematics Level 2, for the following reasons:
      there is a chance that the AP or IB score may be too low for placement;
      the AP or IB score may not be available in time for summer registration.
    • The Mathematics Department offers a calculus placement exam each semester on the last business day before classes begin. The exam is open only to students who have already been placed into MATH 231 or above according to the above placement table. Interested students may receive more information and register by contacting: Susan Stedman, Undergraduate Student Services, Department of Mathematics, 919-962-0198, sstedmanATemail.unc.edu

    For course-specific placement questions not answered here, contact the appropriate personnel:

    • Math 110, Mark McCombs, mmccombsATemail.unc.edu
    • Math 130, Dr. Brenda Shryock, shryockATemail.unc.edu
    • Math 152, Dr. Debra Etheridge, etheridgATemail.unc.edu
    • Math 231 & 232, Elizabeth McLaughlin, eamclaugATemail.unc.edu
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