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| Chemistry
Placement Exam |
| All
students planning to take General
Chemistry I (CH131 and CH131L) who
have not passed Fundamentals of
Chemistry (CH100), as evidenced from
student's transcript, are required to
take the General Chemistry Placement
Test. A passing score of 35 or better
on the General Chemistry Placement
Test is required prior to registration
for CH131 and CH131L. The General
Chemistry Placement Test is
administered by the Department of
Chemistry and the test locations and
dates are published each semester in
the University of South Alabama
Schedule of Classes. To take the
General Chemistry Placement Test, the
student must bring a student number, a
calculator and a number 2 pencil. No
fee is charged for the test. All
questions about the General Chemistry
Placement Test should be directed to
the Department of Chemistry office:
(251) 460-6181. |
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Computing
Proficiency Exam
(Refer to
Computer
Access
above ) |
| All
undergraduate students must
demonstrate basic computing skills
prior to graduation from the
University. This requirement may be
satisfied by: |
| 1. |
passing
the Computer Proficiency
Examination* (CPE), |
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or |
| 2. |
passing
CIS 150: Introduction to
Computer Applications, or
another CIS course specified
by the major, [CIS 227
negates this requirement] |
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or |
| 3. |
for
students who are pursuing a
major leading to teacher
certification: passing EDM
310: Microcomputing Systems in
Education. This course is
required for all teacher
certification programs. |
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*Freshmen and transfer students will
take the CPE during New Student
Orientation. Students who fail the
CPE may repeat the exam one time.
Those who fail the CPE two times
must comply with either #2 or #3
above. Students are advised to
complete the computer requirement in
their freshman year since computing
skills are used in most courses.
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| Mathematics
Placement Exam |
| All incoming
students must take the on-line
mathematics placement exam. The only
exceptions to this policy are: |
| 1. |
Students
who are enrolled in one or
more Developmental Studies
mathematics courses are not
required to take the placement
exam. Such students will only
be allowed to register for
mathematics courses, numbered
100 or higher, after
successfully completing
developmental studies
coursework; and |
| 2. |
Incoming
students who transfer credit
for college level mathematics
courses are also exempt from
the placement exam
requirement. |
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| All other
students must take the mathematics
placement exam. Once the
mathematics placement exam is taken, a
score will be obtained, and the
students will be allowed to register
for the appropriate mathematics
course. If the exam is not taken, the
students will be blocked from
registering for all mathematics
courses. |
| Instructions for
taking the math placement exam, and
further information about the
placement procedure, are included in
registration and orientation materials
for incoming students. The math
placement exam is given on-line. This
exam is located at: www.southalabama.edu/mathplacement. |
| Instructions and
further information are also available
at the Department of
Mathematics/Statistics web site: www.southalabama.edu/mathstat. |
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