<p>For the math exam, you have to take it unless you placed out of it via a 3 or higher in either of the AP Calculus exams. You can take it at orientation, or during the first week of school, which is still enough time to enroll in a math class after getting your score back.
[Physical</a> & Biological Sciences Undergraduate Affairs: Math Placement Exam](<a href=“http://undergrad.pbsci.ucsc.edu/advising/exams/mpe.html]Physical”>http://undergrad.pbsci.ucsc.edu/advising/exams/mpe.html)</p>
<p>There are also a ton of ways to place out of the English Exam:
[Pathways</a> to Satisfying ELWR](<a href=“http://writing.ucsc.edu/requirements/glossary/elwr-pathways.html]Pathways”>http://writing.ucsc.edu/requirements/glossary/elwr-pathways.html)</p>