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Calculus Placement Information

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Calculus II and III Placement Tests

Who Should Take These Tests?

If you already know the material covered in Calculus I or II (e.g., from self-study or high school coursework) but didn’t receive college credit, you may qualify to skip ahead through one or both of the following placement exams:

MAT 168 Placement Test – Skip MAT 167 (Calculus I) and enroll in MAT 168 (Calculus II)
MAT 169 Placement Test – Skip MAT 168 (Calculus II) and enroll in MAT 169 (Calculus III)
 Two Options for Using Your Test Results

Option 1: Placement Only (Default)

• Test is used to waive prerequisites only. 
• You do not receive course credit. 
• You must score 70% or higher to enroll in the next course.

Choose this if: 
• You don’t pass the test 
• You pass but don’t want the grade on your transcript 
• You prefer to take another course to meet credit requirements

Option 2: Course Credit

Test is used for both placement and course credit. 
• You receive course credit and a letter grade based on your test score: 
  A: 90–100 
  B: 80–89 
  C: 70–79 
  D: 60–69

Choose this if: 
• You want to earn credit and reduce total courses 
• You are comfortable with the grade affecting your GPA

Topics Covered on the Placement Tests

MAT 168 (Calculus I Topics)

• Limits of functions
• Vertical and horizontal asymptotes of rational functions
• Derivatives of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions using power, sum, difference, product, quotient, and chain rules
• Equations of tangent lines
• Implicit differentiation
• Local and absolute maxima and minima of functions
• Determining where functions are increasing, decreasing, concave up, and concave down, and finding inflection points
• Applied optimization problems
• Antiderivatives
• Position, velocity, and acceleration of objects in free fall

MAT 169 (Calculus II Topics)

• Indefinite integrals
• Definite integrals by interpreting the integral in terms of areas and geometry
• Properties of definite integrals
• Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Parts 1 and 2
• Definite integrals by using symmetry observations
• Indefinite and definite integrals using the techniques of substitution, integration by parts, trigonometric integrals, trigonometric substitution, and partial fractions
• Area between two curves
• Volumes of solids of revolution using disks, washers, and cylindrical shells
• Arc length
• Average value of a function
• Improper integrals

 How to Schedule a Placement Test

1. Pay the $4 testing fee in advance to Sharon King in TEC 430. Contact her at Sharon.KingFREEMississippi with any payment questions.
2. After payment, contact Dr. Jacob Chapman at Jacob.ChapmanFREEMississippi to schedule your test.
   Test Format and Details

• Computer-based, with 15–16 problems
• Time limit: 75 minutes
• No personal calculators allowed – an embedded scientific calculator is provided
• Answer format: Mostly short-answer; mathematical expressions are typed
• Partial credit may be awarded for syntax errors or partially correct work
• You may use scratch paper, which must be submitted after the test
• Scores are reviewed within 24 hours, and final results will be emailed