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Information about Mathematics Proficiency Exams for Incoming Freshmen

MATH 220

A 27 item multiple choice exam on the material covered in Math 220 is given to new students on the Thursday of New Student Welcome week (time and location to be announced in August). This is the only time a multiple choice exam is given. You may take the exam at other times, but it will be a 3-hour exam.

This is a walk-in exam; no sign-up is necessary. You must bring a valid photo ID and your UIN #.   No calculators are allowed.

 

MATH 231
and
MATH 241

You may take proficiency exams in Math 231 or Math 241 the Saturday after classes begin in fall. These are 3-hour exams similar to final exams given at the university. Samples of final exams are available for view in the Mathematics Library in 216 Altgeld Hall.

In order to take these exams, you must sign up by 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before the exam in 273 Altgeld Hall.

For more information about proficiency exams, please go to www.math.uiuc.edu/UndergraduateProgram/profic.html#uiucprof

Syllabus for Math 220
Syllabus for Math 231
Syllabus for Math 241


Department of Mathematics
273 Altgeld Hall, MC-382
1409 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Telephone: (217) 333-3350    Fax: (217) 333-9576     Email: office@math.uiuc.edu