<p>I logged on too the website to take the online assessment, however it wouldnt even give me any dates to take the test. Does this mean i that i do not have to take it cause i have previous college credits in math?</p>
<p>No, everyone needs to take both the writing and math placement exams, regardless of your high school/college coursework. They might not have set the dates yet; call Orientation (631-632-6710) and check.</p>
<p>-Chris</p>
<p>if i remember correctly, there wasn't a specific date that you have to take the placement test on. I think that you just have to take it at least a week and a half before your orientation date.</p>
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<p>I have a question about the math placement if anyone has taken it. Is the exam timed, if so, how long? If not then for how long can your browser be open so that the page does not reload? I saw sample problems and the exam seems really hard and I am in AP Calculus. According to the site, the exam has 3 parts, SAT math, pre-calc, and Calc and beyond. What should we know specifically? How many questions are in each part? Does anyone have any advice?</p>
<p>yes, the test is timed. It's separated into parts. Each part is about 20-25mins long and focuses on a different maths topic. You really dont need to study, esp if youre in AP Calc. Its pretty easy. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks, but when I saw the sample questions online, they seemed really hard. I was scared because it had BC calculus topics, which I did not study yet since I am in AB Calc. I just want to know if the practice problems on Stony's site are realistic. Also, does anyone know how many parts and how many questions are in each part. Thanks.</p>
<p>It's divided into sections so that if you only know the AB topics, you'll place lower than someone who correctly completed the more advanced questions. You do what you can and are placed based on that, although it's sometimes a good idea to take a lower course than the one dictated by the placement.</p>
<p>Has anyone taken the placement exam this year? If so, can you please tell me how many sections and how many questions in each section and how long was given per section? Also, before you take the exam, do you choose to take I-II or II-III exam or is it just a combined exam where you do all of it and what you can't get, you can't get. How long did it take you guys to finish it?</p>
<p>I took the proctored exam at the main campus. Everyone starts out with the Pre-Calculus exam. If you prefer, you can start with High School Algebra instead, but if you pass the Pre-Calculus exam, you don't have to take the High School Algebra exam. </p>
<p>You have one hour to finish the Pre Calc exam. Afterwards, if you pass, you can choose to stop, or move on to Differential Calculus. You have one hour for Differential Calculus. If you pass, you can decide to stop or move on to Integral Calculus. This procedure repeats itself.</p>
<p>However, note that you only have 2 or 3 hours to do as much as many exams as you can,</p>
<p>If you choose to stop, you will receive a grade level. From what I remember, this grade level ranges anywhere from one to eight. The higher the better.</p>
<p>If you fail an exam, you will immediately be given the grade level for the previous exam which you passed.</p>
<p>Hope this helped.</p>
<p>I understand that thanks but what is the difference between taking the exam on campus or online. Do you remember how many questions there are on the online exam? If you take the pre-calc exam and pass with a high score, do you or can you go into MAT 125 or MAT 131 or do you need to take the higher level exam to get there? Thanks.</p>
<p>I have a question do you have to take all the exams at once or can you take pre-cal and calculus all on differnt days</p>
<p>SBUAdmissions: I took an Eng Composition course in college (im a transfer) and receieved an A in it...it says on the SBU website that this will transfer over and I will not have to take the writing placement, why do you say that ALL students must take it if the website says differently? </p>
<p>Also, can I take my math placement exam on the day of orientation (June 21st)? I would prefer to take it in a classroom setting than sitting at my computer..</p>
<p>If we have the transcript, then you're okay... we usually tell students to take the exam (I know, it's sometimes pointless, but sometimes the university line is pointless) just in case. Transfers can usually avoid taking the exam, because most folks take some sort of College Writing their first semester. But incoming first-year students who are waiting on an AP test score should just take the exam.</p>
<p>-Chris</p>