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AP/IB scores and the CRE

AP and IB scores and the CRE

AP Precalculus exam

  • Score of 3 or lower: you must pass the CRE before you can take MATH 11/30/35.
  • Score of 4 or 5: you have credit for MATH 9 (precalculus) and can register for MATH 11/30/35 without taking the CRE.

AP Calculus AB exam

  • Score of 2 or lower: you must pass the CRE before you can take MATH 11/30/35.
  • Score of 3: You can register for MATH 11/30/35 without taking the CRE.
  • Score of 4 or 5: you have credit for MATH 11/30 and can take MATH 12/31/36 without taking the CRE.

AP Calculus BC exam

  • Score of 2 or lower: you must pass the CRE before you can take MATH 11/30/35.
  • Score of 3: you have credit for MATH 11 and can take MATH 12, without taking the CRE.
  • Score of 4 or 5: you have credit for MATH 11 and 12 and can take MATH 13 (assuming you are required to take it: Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Mathematics), without taking the CRE.

IB Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches

  • Score of 5 or lower: you must pass the CRE before you can take MATH 11/30/35.
  • Score of 6 or 7: you have credit for MATH 11 and MATH 12 and can take MATH 13 (assuming you are required to take it: Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Mathematics), without taking the CRE.

IB Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation

  • Score of 5 or lower: you must pass the CRE before you can take MATH 11/30/35.
  • Score of 6 or 7: you have credit for MATH 8 and MATH 11 and can take MATH 12, without taking the CRE.

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