<p>I received my orientation information last week and I see the it’s mandatory to take a math placement test either at orientation or online prior. I’m taking the required math courses this summer at a community college, so I’m a little confused…will I have to REPEAT this course if I don’t get a satisfactory score on the test? Even if I score higher than the requirement, will I have to take a math class at OSU even though I’m taking a sufficient college math course already?</p>
<p>The math placement test cannot hurt you, only help. If you test lower than the class you are taking, it does not matter because you will have credit for it. If you test higher, then you’ll just be able to take higher courses. If you score the same or higher as the course you are taking at community college, you won’t need to take the one at community college.</p>
<p>Which math courses are you taking at a community college? At OSU, the way it works is that every major has different math courses required. The math placement test determines which course you start with, it does NOT give you college credit (the foreign language test is the only placement test that can potentially give you actual credit).</p>
<p>For example, for my major I need to take Math 116 or anything above that. The courses below Math 116 are: Math 050, 075, and 104. Let’s say I do horribly on the placement test and I get placed into 050, that means I start at 050, do 075 the next quarter, then 104, and then finally take 116. If someone in my same situation is instead a business major, they will need to go up to Math 132. </p>
<p>If you score very high on the placement test, this does not mean you are exempt from taking math, it just means you can start higher and take less math courses to finish your requirements. </p>
<p>In your case, you should be sure to get your credits from the community college transferred to OSU. You can actually be exempt from taking the math placement test if you already have college credit, so I would get those classes transferred ASAP. Which classes you take will determine what that means for you though. If you’re taking something like calculus and you plan to be a liberal arts type major, you’ll probably be done with math entirely.</p>