<p>I finally settled on going to PS Abington! I went for a visit last week and got some really good info. I was also told about the placement tests.
Now, I don’t always test well even if I study. The person I talked to said it was ‘extremely important’ for engineering majors to place into calculus. …Does that mean if I don’t I won’t get into the program when I switch campuses or something? I’m going for aerospace which she said was the ‘hardest one to get into’ so I’m concerned. While I’m at it does anyone know what the required GPA was the past few years to get into AeroE? Thanks!</p>
<p>If you don’t start with calculus you’re probably looking at 5 years instead of 4 to complete the degree. I believe a 3.0 GPA guarantees admission to aerospace engineering when it’s time for you to declare your major. If they don’t fill their quota with those students with a 3.0+ then they will dip below 3.0 until they reach their quota.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.engr.psu.edu/AcademicPlans/Abington/AerospaceEngineering.pdf”>http://www.engr.psu.edu/AcademicPlans/Abington/AerospaceEngineering.pdf</a></p>
<p>As you can see, Math 140, Math 141, Math 230, and Math 250 are all required to gain entrance into the major - and you need to complete them as prerequisites for each other. If you are looking into engineering and don’t place into Math 140 right away, you might not want to do engineering. Math 140 is hard. Its a weed out class, and it does its job well. If you don’t place into Math 140 you’ll likely need an extra semester somewhere down the road, or take a class over the summer. </p>