<p>Does anyone know when placement tests are taken? …before orientation or just during orientation?</p>
<p>For languages? Modern languages have their placement exam info here:</p>
<p>[Modern</a> Languages & Cultures](<a href=“http://www.rochester.edu/college/mlc/placement]Modern”>http://www.rochester.edu/college/mlc/placement)</p>
<p>Most other departments require either an AP or IB score or college credits (from high school co-enrollment, for example) for advanced placement/credit.</p>
<p>[Advanced</a> Placement Credit : Center for Academic Support](<a href=“http://www.rochester.edu/college/ccas/AdviserHandbook/AP.html]Advanced”>Advanced Placement : Advising Handbook : College Center for Advising Services : University of Rochester)</p>
<p>If you want to challenge (take a higher level math class without having AP/IB credit, for example), you’ll need to get permission from your advisor/ the freshman advisor for the dept where you want to challenge (e.g. math dept for math classes) during freshman orientation.</p>
<p>I don’t think UR gives traditional placement exams like some public unis do.</p>
<p>BTW, it’s almost impossible to place out of freshman writing. Info here:</p>
<p>[Satisfying</a> the Primary Writing Requirement : College Writing Program : University of Rochester](<a href=“http://writing.rochester.edu/requirements/SatisfyingPWR.html]Satisfying”>Primary Writing Requirement : Undergraduate : Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program : University of Rochester) </p>
<p>At best, you’ll be allowed to substitute another writing intensive class for WRT 105. But you are still required to complete TWO writing [intensive] classes to fulfill graduation requirements. Students with double majors may be required to take a upper level writing intensive class for each major. I know D2 did.</p>