<p>On my myucf to do list it shows a math placement test. I already took this at my local college so do I have to take it again? Also do you think they would be similar?</p>
<p>I think it’s a different one, made by UCF.
I will take it more towards the end of senior year, so that you’ll know every thing on it</p>
<p>Also I received the email for Orientation for 2011, and it says the math placement test must be taken at ucf the night before orientation…
What?!</p>
<p>I received an email from the Math department and they indicated the test can now be taken online. My S hasn’t checked this out yet; but as of two weeks ago, there were only practice tests online.</p>
<p>I also received a message about an important announcement on the site which basically made it sound like it could be taken online. I’ve checked out my profile on the site and it seems to be true but I’m not positive. There’s also like 1900 practice questions or something like that, lol.</p>
<p>Just to let you all know, not to scare you or anything, but the placement test is stupidly hard. I was in AP calc senior year (didn’t get an A or anything but I was still in the class doing ok) and I was placed in intermediate algebra first time I took it because I didn’t really take it seriously and it was hard. Then you have to request to take it again, which will be your last time, after doing 25895128951 practice problems. I eventually got into college algebra, but to be honest I’m pretty ****ed at the whole thing. I was in AP calc and now have to go through a full year of math to get back to that level. Other schools don’t have such a challenging placement test so IDK why UCF needs to. I know A students in AP calc and engineering majors that only got into pre calc, and that was on their second try. So just take it as serious as possible and don’t get discouraged after taking it one time. </p>
<p>PS- Obviously you “shouldn’t” do this, but if you happen to know someone who is really smart in math, try to take it with them if you can. I don’t condone cheating at all (I’m the smart kid that always got asked to share his hw) but in this scenario, its a matter of wanting to major in, say engineering, where you have to go up to differential equations, starting off in algebra instead of calc 1 will set you back a full year.</p>
<p>omg domrom you’ve got me nervous now! i thought that if you had credit for a class already it didn’t matter what you got on the placement test! there are so many practice problems too ugh this sucks… i’m taking trig and pre-calc right now and i hope to god i don’t get put in something other than calc 1 when i get to ucf cuz i’m going to be an engineering major…</p>
<p>There’s a good reason they make you take the test and put you in the class you should be in… there is a very high failure rate for college algebra and for classes beyond that. So don’t try so hard to get into a class that you’re not ready for…it will only hurt you later!</p>
<p>@knightgirl and every other person here. I took this math placement online and then before orientation I was told I had to take it on campus because this was now a rule (because of cheating on years before). I would call and ask because if you don’t take the test properly before Orientation you will NOT be able to sign up for classes. Or at least that’s how it was with me. Second, the math placement IS hard. But trust me, there is a reason why. Math classes at UCF are very unusual and might I add, annoying. You take the class usually once a week, 50 minutes, the professor will most likely explain nothing helpful to you and then you need to spend 3 hours at Math Lab where you will be filled with homework problems and a quizz at the end of each week. Math Lab is where you learn math, and how do you learn it? By yourself. There are no professors around, (on given occasions they will be there to help you with one problem or two if you need but they will not give you a whole class) the ones that are around to help you are the tutors at Math Lab. (These guys are mostly graduate students) If you don’t understand one problem (and this is after you’ve tried with the resources such as little videos, the “help me solve this” button and example, and the textbook) then you can ask one of the tutors to explain. But basically this is how Math classes are, you spend 3 hours a week teaching yourself math. THIS IS WHY they make the Math Placement hard. Because if you don’t know how to do it, you’re the one who’s going to teach yourself how to do it, so that will be a problem. If you get thrown into Calculus and you can’t understand most of the things in it, you’re pretty much screwed. It’s a pain, I know but it’s better to just take a basic math and progress from there. 
This is one big flaw from UCF. Math is painful, annoying, time consuming, and useless.</p>
<p>Wow now I am nervous! I am currently taking PreCalculus & AP Statistics.
So do you recommend to call the math placement test department/ or email them, and ask them if we have to take it twice (online & on campus) ?
Eiram >> were you able to pick your classes though?</p>
<p>@Eiram. Thats the point I’m trying to make. The math here is ridiculous and annoying, but I wouldn’t call it hard. You’re right, math is a HUGE flaw here. Which is why I’ll be taking pre-calc over summer at a CC rather than wasting my time going to mandatory “classes” once a week on top of the 3 mall hours</p>
<p>There’s a lot of conflicting information here.</p>
<p>First, I think the OP might be transferring in from a community college. If that’s the case, UCF will accept the credit from your CC as to the last math class you took and then you are eligible to take the next class above that. So if you completed Trig and Pre-Calc at CC, then you are free to take Calc I at UCF, no pre-test required.</p>
<p>There’s also some other ways to get into Calc I (or above) directly. The most common way is having sufficient AP credit. I think another way is a high enough score on the ACT or SAT math section (I’m not sure if UCF has this option, but many schools do).</p>
<p>The last way is through the math placement test. If you are decent at math (ie, perfect at algebra, solid at trig and pre-calculus), then the test is really not that hard. The last math class I took at CC was College Algebra, but I studied Trig and Pre-Calc over the break and was able to take the placement test before the semester started and tested out of Trig/Pre-Calc and into Calc I.</p>
<p>The Calculus sequence (Calc 1 through 3) at UCF is known for being grueling, difficult and leaves lots of bodies in its wake. Many people change their major after failing to get through Calc 1 and 2. By the time you’ve made it to Calc 3 it should be a little easier (only because you understand the topics so well because you studied your butt off to get through Calc 1 and 2).</p>
<p>If you major in anything quantitative, the Calc sequence (and it’s difficulty) is absolutely need in order to understand the concepts taught in the upper division classes. It sucks that it’s so difficult, but it is needed to weed out the weak. Quantitative based degrees at UCF aren’t handed out like candy, you definitely have to work your butt off to get them.</p>
<p>I emailed the math placement test, and they answered that we can still take it online prior to registration.</p>
<p>When did you guys take it? Like a few weeks before being done with HS so you knew all the material?</p>
<p>@OminousRun No I’m coming straight from high school I just have a few college math classes under my belt at a local cc</p>
<p>What math classes have you taken at CC? And were they taken for college credit?</p>
<p>Stats, I’m in College Algebra and I’ve done some more I think…yes they were for college credit</p>
<p>i’ve got college algebra already and will have college trig and college pre-calc at the end of this semester. so just to clarify, i’ll be put into the next highest math class as long as i have the credit, regardless of the placement test? i should probably call and ask huh.</p>
<p>If you’ve taken College Trig and College Pre-Calc, passed with at least a C, and they are transferable credits to UCF, then you are eligible to take Calc 1 (MAC 2311) or Business Calculus (if that’s your major).</p>
<p>But will I have to test into those classes?</p>
<p>You won’t have to test into higher classes if you have college credit for the prerequisites, as long as your transfer transcript arrives before registration.</p>
<p>Just talk to your advisor when you get to campus. Bring a copy of your community college transcripts that shows you have credit for the lower math class.</p>