Exemptions for the Placement Process
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All Students (First Year, Transfer, Adult and Current Students)
School/College |
Math |
Writing |
Modern Language |
All Schools
and Colleges |
Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus AB or BC score of 3 or higher |
AP English Language and Composition score of 4 or higher |
AP German,
French or Spanish Language or Literature score
of 3 or higher |
International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level Math score of 5 or higher |
SAT Verbal score
of 600 or higher |
AP Latin Literature
or Vergil score
of 3 or higher |
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Calculus score
of 50 or higher |
ACT Reading score of 20 or higher
AND
ACT English score of 24 or higher |
CLEP German,
French or Spanish score of 50 or higher |
Students with Transfer Credit
School/College |
Math |
Writing |
Modern Language |
Communication
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (LAS) (excluding Economics)
Science and Health (CSH)(majors not requiring Calculus)*
Theatre (excluding BFA Theatre Management)
|
College Calculus, Quantitative Reasoning OR in some cases, certain Statistics courses, with a grade of
D or better |
Composition and Rhetoric II
with a grade of
C- or better
Applies to ALL Schools and Colleges |
Continued study in a language requires a placement test
Applies to ALL Schools and
Colleges |
Business
Computing and Digital Media
LAS (Economics)
CSH (majors that require Calculus)*
Theatre (BFA Theatre Management)
|
College Calculus with a grade of
C- or better |
Education
|
College Calculus with a grade of
C or better |
- CSH majors requiring Calculus are: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Allied Health Technology, Mathematics, Math/Computer Science, Physics and Science Data Analysis
- Your transfer credit must be noted on your DePaul record for you to be exempt. All external credit should be sent to the Office of Admission.
- Students in the School For New Learning who require placement assessment and are unable to access them through Campus Connect, should contact the School For New Learning to have an advisor submit a request for access on their behalf; call (312) 362-5445.
- Non-Degree students should consult course prerequisites before enrolling in a Math, Writing or Modern Language course. Non-Degree students will need to contact their College office to have an advisor submit a request for access on their behalf.
Note Regarding Math Placement for Freshmen: The DePaul Placement Process is designed to reflect the structure of actual DePaul courses and thus provides students with an important assessment of their familiarity with specific subject areas. All incoming freshmen are required to complete the math placement process. If you are submitting advanced placement or other sources of college credit, these credits will be evaluated and if appropriate, applied toward your degree. While it may be possible that you would not need to take the course into which you placed, the placement results will aid your advisor in better understanding your mastery of concepts included in pre-requisite math courses. This information will also be beneficial to you in your approach to your first term at DePaul as you can review math concepts that may present a greater challenge or those you have not studied for a while.