Rescinded Purdue FYE?

ucbalumnus
Sat, 07 May 2022 01:19:07 +0000

california78:

For sure! We were already planning on him taking Calc 1 even if he could get any credit for his AP exam.

Here are old Purdue MA 16100 and 16500 (calculus 1) exams that he can use to check his knowledge (or realize what he is missing, which seems more likely if he is getting a C in high school calculus AB):
https://www.math.purdue.edu/academic/courses/oldexams.php?course=MA16100
https://www.math.purdue.edu/academic/courses/oldexams.php?course=MA16500

It looks like Purdue’s math placement recommendation, based on math course descriptions and AP credit listings, is:

High school calculus | AP score | Placement | Course
No or C or lower grade | No or < 4 | MA 16100 | Calculus 1
Yes with B or higher grade | No or < 4 | MA 16500 | Calculus 1
Yes | >= 4 on AB | MA 16600 | Calculus 2
Yes | >= 4 on BC | MA 26100 | Multivariate Calculus

MA 16100 (5 credits) and 16500 (4 credits) are both calculus 1, but 16100 is for students without high school calculus (or C or lower grade in it) while 16500 is for students with high school calculus with B or higher grade (but no AP calculus credit).