MATH PROFICIENCY EXAMS(COLLEGE ALGEBRA, TRIGONOMETRY, PRE-CALCULUS, CALCULUS)

Students who have a TSI score high enough to be exempt from any developmental math classes are eligible to begin with College Algebra. Students with ACT 22 or SAT 540 Math scores are eligible to take Pre-Calculus. The Math Department strongly recommends that a student who begins with Pre-calculus has had a fourth year of high school mathematics that includes a semester of trigonometry.

Math proficiency exams are for students who wish to take higher-level math classes. Students are not allowed to take a proficiency exam for any course in which he/she has had college level instruction.

Students need to first pay at the Business office then bring the receipt and picture ID to the exam. Cost of exam $35

The Calculus Proficiency exam does not allow calculators. For the College Algebra, Trig, and Pre-Calculus exams a graphing calculator is required.

Testing dates and times to be determined by the Math Department. Please call 940-397-4411 for more information.

MATH PROFICIENCY EXAM TOPICS

If a student feels that his/her algebra background is good, but has not had much trigonometry, the student should take the College Algebra Proficiency exam and upon passing that exam, take Trigonometry.

Any student wishing to begin in Calculus I must either pass the College Algebra and Trigonometry proficiency exams, or pass the Pre-calculus proficiency exam. College Algebra Proficiency Exam TopicsGraphing Calculator required

1. Slope, Equation of a line2. Solve Equations3. Graphing4. Simplifying Algebraic Expressions5. Polynomial Division6. Domain7. Inequalities8. Applications9. Logarithms10. Exponential Functions11. Piecewise – Defined Functions12. Systems of Equations13. Composition of Functions14. Variation15. Increasing, Decreasing Functions

Trigonometry Proficiency Exam Topics Graphing Calculator required

1. Radian and Degree Measure2. Compute Values for Sin θ, Cos θ, Tan θ3. Special Angles (30°, 45°, 60°)4. Right Triangles5. Trig. Identities6. Trig. Equations7. Graphs8. Inverse Trig. Functions9. Simplifying Expressions10. Law of Cosines11. Law of Sines12. Dot Product of Vectors13. Vector Projections14. Complex Numbers

Pre-Calculus Proficiency Exam TopicsGraphing Calculator required

1. Logarithms2. Simplify Algebraic Expressions3. Evaluate Functions4. Piecewise-Defined Functions5. Absolute Value6. Graphing7. Solve Equations8. Inequalities9. Composition of Functions10. Radian and Degree Measure11. Find Values for Sin θ, Cos θ, Tan θ12. Right Triangle Trig.13. Special Angles14. Trig. Identities15. Trig. Equations16. Inverse Trig. Functions17. Simplify Trig. Expressions18. Law of Sines19. Law of Cosines

Calculus Proficiency Exam TopicsNo Calculator allowed

1. Distance Formula2. Derivatives3. Basic Integration4. Tangents to a curve5. Eq. of a Line6. Area7. Limits8. First & Second Derivative Tests9. Chain Rule10. Polar Coordinates11. Applications12. Differentials13. Continuity14. Max/Min15. Asymptotes16. Graphs

Testing dates and times to be determined by the Math Department. Please call 940-397-4411 for more information.