<p>On my unofficial transcript, it states:</p>
<p>HIGH SCHOOL FOREIGN LANGUAGE :NATIVE LEVEL:8<br>
HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS LEVEL: 5</p>
<p>What does this mean? I am an international undergraduate, this was generated after submitting my Cambridge GCE A-LEVEL results. Need help knowing what does this mean in the US education system, and in the UW (Will this translate to any form of credits? Exempt me from starting from scratch? Allow me to take courses of higher levels?).</p>
<p>Thanks loads!</p>
<p>Are my stats alright/common in the US for a student who finished 12th grade? What are your stats on the unofficial transcript page, anyone?</p>
<p>More specifically, I would like to know whether having a “HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS LEVEL: 5” and an SAT (MATH) score of 770 allows me to take the MATH 111 course, the prerequisite stated in the course catalogue: “either 2.0 in MATH 098, 2.0 in MATH 102, 2.0 in MATH 103, a score of 147-150 on the MPT-GS placement test, or a score of 144-163 on the MPT-AS placement test.” </p>
<p>And if I am eligible for MATH 111, can I skip this course and proceed with MATH 112 without MATH 111.</p>
<p>You will need to take a UW placement test for math. The high school section of the UW transcript indicates only whether admission requirements have been satisfied; high school coursework cannot be used to satisfy prereqs unless you have a qualifying AP Calculus or IB Math score. UW does not consider SAT subject tests. </p>
<p>See [UW</a> Advising - Placement Tests](<a href=“http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/registration/placementtests.php]UW”>http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/registration/placementtests.php).</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply which really answered my doubts on the high school section of UW transcript. However, i happened to chance upon a new piece of information which states that advanced level exams such as the A level that I took may be considered for math placement. According to UW on [Mathematics</a> Placement Testing | Admissions | University of Washington](<a href=“http://admit.washington.edu/drupal/Welcome/International/PlacementTesting/Mathematics]Mathematics”>http://admit.washington.edu/drupal/Welcome/International/PlacementTesting/Mathematics) :</p>
<p>“If you have received a passing grade on any other type of advanced level Math exam like the A-Level, HKALE, or German Abitur, you do not need to take a placement test. The UW will award up to 15 credits (equal to 3 UW Math courses) for all or part of the first-year calculus sequence. To receive credit for advanced level exams, you must submit an official, hard copy of the final exam certificate to the Office of Admissions.”</p>
<p>I did submit my Cambridge GCE A-Level exam certificate to the Office of Admissions (because they requested all official final transcripts to be submitted in), but at that point, I didn’t realise that the Math grade may possibly be used for math placement and thus did not state that I would like to transfer credits for it. Therefore, i have some doubts in mind:
- I do not know whether they have received my hard copy transcripts as there isn’t a status page for me to check.
- I do not know whether they will consider using my mathematics results on my A level certificate for math placement upon receiving it. And if they did transfer credits for that, how would the gpa be calculated, cos I scored a C grade for mathematics (A, B, C, D, E are considered passing grades for the A Levels), if the GPA is gonna be low, I would rather not use it.</p>
<p>I will send an email to the Admission Office, in the mean while, anyone who has got a clue on this, please kindly share. Thanks!</p>
<p>Yes, follow up with admissions. If you had received advance placement credit for any UW courses, then this would show up on your UW transcript under the EXTENSION/INDEPENDENT STUDY/ADVANCE PLACEMENT CREDIT section, which would list the specific UW courses and credits that you have placed out of and the test that resulted in such placement and credit.</p>