A bit of a complicated question about math placement

maryversity
Sun, 18 May 2014 12:36:25 +0000

Math is pretty fundamental for certain majors/courses.

“What happens if a student doesn’t place into the course that they need for their course of study? A student may retake the placement test to improve a placement. However, a student may take the placement test only once during an academic year semester and is allowed to retake it only once during the summer. Any retake should be preceded by careful review and preparation”

So, the answer to you question (I think) is yes, if he doesn’t place into Calc he will probably be recommended to retake it. A “D” may transfer but it is problematic more for the lack of mastery than for the grade. So, if two tries at the placement exam doesn’t get you “in” then it’s really for your own benefit that you “retake” the class at Maryland. It actually might translate into an easier A for him, which would actually then apply to his Maryland GPA. However, that’s putting the cart before the horse… If he already took the exam, wait to see his score. He will find out the results when he goes to orientation/meets with adviser to pick classes.

Here is the source page for more details