<p>What types of placement tests are given for the CAS orientation in the three day June/July sessions? And can you receive credit from these tests or just move up or down a level in a subject?</p>
<p>They give language, math, calculus, bio, and chem placement tests.
You can’t get credit from any of the tests, but if you do well enough on the language and math tests you can place out of all or most of the language and qualitative reasoning requirements. The language tests are almost all old SAT 2s, and the math is supposed to be pretty easy.
Calculus is apparently easy, but it won’t place you out of anything, it’ll just say whether or not you’re ready for calc 1 or a higher level.
The bio and chem placement tests also won’t get you out of any requirements, but they can place you into the honors versions of the classes if you do well enough</p>
<p>Would you say the tests should be studied for? Especially for bio and chem since I haven’t taken since a year or two ago?</p>
<p>What happens if you already placed out of Calculus but don’t do so well on the placement because you forgot most of the stuff because it was over a year ago?</p>
<p>Are these placement tests mandatory? Or can we decide which ones we do/don’t want to take?</p>
<p>mindfreak,</p>
<p>Placement tests are not mandatory. You only take them if you want to be exempt from a requirement, i.e., a language requirement (so you take the language placement test) or if you want to be placed into a more advanced level or honors section of a subject, e.g., Honors Chemistry.</p>
<p>high_jumper, </p>
<p>Not sure what you mean by you already placed out of Calculus. Did you take the AP Calc AB or BC exam and scored a 4 or 5 on the exam? Or did you take Calculus as a college course already?</p>
<p>Even though placement exams aren’t “required” Would it be prudent to take all of them? (let’s say i did not do well at all in chemistry and I don’t have any inclination towards the subject)</p>
<p>Also, i read somewhere that they don’t offer placement tests in the more “common” foreign languages such as, French and Spanish. Is this true?</p>
<p>doctorje, It may depend on your major. For instance, I have now just read that Biology majors coming into CAS with an AP Bio xam score of 4 or 5 may still have to take a Biology placement exam to determine the Biology class they should be placed into (e.g., Biology Honors). However, this is just something mentioned in a blog.</p>
<p>Also, taking a look at this list, it seems like Spanish and French placements or credits rely on SAT II scores?</p>
<p>[NYU</a> > A & S > Foreign Language Placement Examinations](<a href=“http://cas.nyu.edu/page/ug.placementexams]NYU”>http://cas.nyu.edu/page/ug.placementexams)</p>
<p>However, these are still uncertain answers to your questions. Best thing is to call CAS Advising:</p>
<p>212-998-8130</p>
<p>Whoever calls, please get back to this forum to provide the readers with more info. Thanks.</p>
<p>Also, You asked about taking all the placement exams. I would think that is a lot to study for in a relatively short time. You should talk to CAS Advising in terms of which exams you might consider taking, given your intended major and the course work you already have done.</p>
<p>Certainly, if you can fulfill some of the MAP requirements early, one year science, Quantitative Reasoning (math), and the two years foreign language, you will have more free slots or credits for electives you may want to take earlier.</p>
<p>I just got off of the phone with NYU CAS Advising (Thanks a ton for the number, Evolving). Essentially, on the right hand column where it states, “SAT II Exams” that simply means that the exam you will be taking is an old SAT II exam, you don’t have to go out and shell out more money to take an SAT II (I think they accept it if you have done very well on the SAT II language exam of your choice though) </p>
<p>Whereas the less common languages featured on the left- hand column merely tells you that the exam you will be taking if you chose to take a placement examination in those languages will be one created by the department.</p>