How are unmet prerequisites handled?

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<p>How are unmet prerequisites handled? I don't recall hearing about this at orientation. </p>

<p>Say I am signed up for Calculus I (MAC2311) right now, and have not cleared the prerequisite MAC1147 or MAC1140+MAC1114 combination. Will I be removed from Calculus I before class starts?</p>

<p>Also: Is the university's "AMP" test for mathematics placement no longer in use? I did not hear it mentioned during orientation. (<a href="http://www.math.fsu.edu/%7Ebasicmath/AMPIntro.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.math.fsu.edu/~basicmath/AMPIntro.html&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

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<p>Clarification: I’m wondering what would happen in case I won’t be able to find a free spot in the prerequisite courses. Would I just need to push everything back another semester? Calculus I is crucial for me to get started on my major.</p>

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<p>If you haven’t already been emailed about not having sufficient prerequisites (I would know lol i was signed up for calc but forgot about Trig) from one of the math dep heads that said they would be removing you from the class, then on day one when everyone signs their own little sheet saying they attended class, there will be a spot where you say which classes you took, and the grade you got in them. Once they receive your name and see <em>Agm2010</em> and you don’t meet pre-req, say goodbye to that class.</p>

<p>If Calc 1 is crucial to start your major (like mine, sadly i have to take Calc) then take the class that is MAC1147. I’m not 100% sure of the AMP testing, but i think a mate of mine last year cleared the AMP test and went straight to Calc.</p>

<p>CHECK THIS: <a href=“http://einstein.math.fsu.edu:8083/[/url]”>http://einstein.math.fsu.edu:8083/&lt;/a&gt;, take the practice on Trig and see how you do. If you do badly just take the courses. One semester won’t kill you, and Precalc is rediculously easy. </p>

<p><em>Also, check out this site ASAP, its from the Math department FSU site</em> </p>

<p>[BASIC</a> MATHEMATICS](<a href=“http://www.math.fsu.edu/~basicmath/]BASIC”>http://www.math.fsu.edu/~basicmath/)</p>

<p>Scroll down and look at the AMP info. This may be old though :smiley: I’d call the Math dept if i was you.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the AMP links- I’ll look into it.</p>

<p>Are you sure MAC1147 is an actual class? Its description reads:</p>

<p>“Comments: Credit by Examination Only, See Department”</p>

<p>It also has 0 total seats, which of course means 0 left. Do you know anything about this? Googling “MAC1147” shows that UF and a ton of community colleges offer the class, so why not FSU?</p>

<p>Thanks for the reply!</p>

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<p>My bad, i was under the impression last year we had the dual trig+ precalc. Now i can’t seem to find it even on course search. </p>

<p>There’s one seat left in a trig class and one seat left in a precalc if you manage to grab em the second drop add begins again :smiley: </p>

<p>Course IDS: 05718
05356</p>

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<p>MAC 1147 is used for credit when someone CLEP’s out of the credits, as the test covers both. It has not actually existed as a class for some time. I do not know much about the math placement exams(AMP) other than CLEP. You can take a CLEP test on campus. Visit FSU’s testing center site and it explains that you can take it most any time the center is open.</p>

<p>[FSU</a> Center for Assessment & Testing](<a href=“http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/cat/]FSU”>http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/cat/)
[FSU</a> Center for Assessment & Testing - Tests and Test-taking - CLEP](<a href=“http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/cat/test/CLEP/index.cfm]FSU”>http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/cat/test/CLEP/index.cfm)</p>

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<p>ALSO A NOTE OF CAUTION:</p>

<p>If you do not have the prereq’s for a class, and you are not dropped from the class during add drop, YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY for the class, and you will have to pay back Bright Futures if it is dropped after drop/add. So don’t mess around. You and you alone are held responsible. So if you do not have the prereq’s, just drop the class ASAP. If you try to get around it, and you have the course still on your schedule after drop add, you will be dropped but you will still be paying for the class.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info everyone.</p>

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<p>Update:
I contacted the Department of Mathematics and the AMP test dates linked above (also below) are indeed for the current year (2010), in case anyone else was wondering.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.math.fsu.edu/~basicmath/AMPDates.html[/url]”>http://www.math.fsu.edu/~basicmath/AMPDates.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Also, I did a bit of research on MAC1147, the dual algebra/trig class. While FSU doesn’t offer it, UF offers it completely online. You can sign up on your own schedule too-no need to wait for the next semester. A few community colleges also offer it, but most of those require you to wait to be accepted to the school, and then wait for the next semester to begin to start the class.</p>

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<p>Also–
If things don’t work out, see if you can take the CLEP calculus exam for Calculus I credit. I’m not sure if you’d be eligible though since you already took a college-level calculus class.</p>

<p>[CLEP:</a> Calculus](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Calculus – CLEP | College Board)</p>

<p>Here’s what the test looks like: <a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools;

<p>All of that looks like Calc I stuff to me, so it should be easy if that was also covered in business calculus.</p>

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<p>Reading all this now even I got worried. I signed up for Calc 2. I took AP Calculus AB at high school and scored a 5 so I thought I could take calc 2. I have already done trig/pre-calc in high school. Will I be dropped too because I am not taking pre-req maths??</p>

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<p>[FSU</a> Admissions | Credit | AP Credit](<a href=“FSU Admissions | Error 404 page not found”>FSU Admissions | Credit | AP Credit)</p>

<p>Your fine. You have tested out of Calc 1. Go on secure apps and see if you have credit. Do the undergrad graduation check, if FSU has your AP scores it should show up by now. You will not have a grade but you will get credit for it. </p>

<p>If it does not show, just call the registrars office or VISIT BEFORE the first day of class.</p>

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<p>If you feel confident in your math skills (and with some studying) you can take the CLEP Test in Precalc, if you score a 50/100 or higher, you can waive the 1147 prerequisite. That’s what I did and am going to be enrolled in Calc I w/ Analytic Geometry in the Fall.</p>

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<p>Whoops, this is my thread from last year. I meant to copy/paste some of the info to another similar thread, but evidently posted it above. Sorry for any confusion.</p>