Box C – Quantitative Skills
Note: Do not choose MAT 121 if you have earned Advanced Placement, Project Advance, or transfer credit for calculus or pre-calculus, please refer to the Advanced Placement & Transfer Credit Section of the Course Catalog for additional information.
You MUST take the mathematics placement test before entering a quantitative skills course in the FTES form.
Mathematics Placement Test
The Placement test link is on the first page of the FTES form. You will need your SU netID and password to access the test (the same netID and password used to access MySlice).
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- Take the test without studying or using a calculator. Otherwise, you could be placed in a course that is too advanced.
- The test has fifty questions and should take you about an hour to complete.
- Once you submit an answer, that question is scored, and the answer cannot be changed.
- You may interrupt the test by saving your answers and returning to complete the remainder of the questions later. You may not return to the test once you have submitted it for scoring.
- This is a placement. Please be sure that the answers are an accurate reflection of your own knowledge to avoid placement in a course for which you may not be academically prepared.
- Frequently Asked Questions section about placement tests>>
- After you complete the test, you will have access to a summary page that will indicate your scores on MySlice Student Services►Placement Exams ►View Placement Exam Results.
- Placement test results make take up to one hour to appear on the first page of your FTES form
- Based on your placement exam results, enter your top choice in BOX C in your FTES form.
Hover over course # to see a course description.
Course # | Course Title | Credits |
MAT 121*Teaches probability and statistics by focusing on data and reasoning. Topics include displaying data, numerical measures of data, elementary probability, discrete distributions, normal distributions, confidence intervals. NOTE: A student cannot receive credit for MAT 121 after completing STT 101 or any MAT course numbered above 180 with a grade of C or better including AP Calculus. | Probability and Statistics for Liberal Arts I | 4 |
MAT 183*Linear equations, matrices, and linear programming. Introduction to mathematics of finance. Discrete probability theory. For students interested in management, finance, economics, or related areas. | Elements of Modern Mathematics | 4 |
MAT 221*For students in fields that emphasize quantitative methods. Probability, design of experiments, sampling theory, introduction of computers for data management, evaluation of models, and estimation of parameters. | Elementary Probability and Statistics I | 4 |
NEXT STEP: Box D – Social Sciences
Note: Do not choose MAT 121 if you have earned Advanced Placement, Project Advance, or transfer credit for calculus or pre-calculus, please refer to the Advanced Placement & Transfer Credit Section of the Course Catalog for additional information.
You MUST take the mathematics placement test before entering a quantitative skills course in the FTES form.
Mathematics Placement Test
The Placement test link is on the first page of the FTES form. You will need your SU netID and password to access the test (the same netID and password used to access MySlice).
-
- Take the test without studying or using a calculator. Otherwise, you could be placed in a course that is too advanced.
- The test has fifty questions and should take you about an hour to complete.
- Once you submit an answer, that question is scored, and the answer cannot be changed.
- You may interrupt the test by saving your answers and returning to complete the remainder of the questions later. You may not return to the test once you have submitted it for scoring.
- This is a placement. Please be sure that the answers are an accurate reflection of your own knowledge to avoid placement in a course for which you may not be academically prepared.
- Frequently Asked Questions section about placement tests>>
- After you complete the test, you will have access to a summary page that will indicate your scores on MySlice Student Services►Placement Exams ►View Placement Exam Results.
- Placement test results make take up to one hour to appear on the first page of your FTES form
- Based on your placement exam results, enter your top choice in BOX C in your FTES form.
Hover over course # to see a course description.
Course # | Course Title | Credits |
MAT 121*Teaches probability and statistics by focusing on data and reasoning. Topics include displaying data, numerical measures of data, elementary probability, discrete distributions, normal distributions, confidence intervals. NOTE: A student cannot receive credit for MAT 121 after completing STT 101 or any MAT course numbered above 180 with a grade of C or better including AP Calculus. | Probability and Statistics for Liberal Arts I | 4 |
MAT 183*Linear equations, matrices, and linear programming. Introduction to mathematics of finance. Discrete probability theory. For students interested in management, finance, economics, or related areas. | Elements of Modern Mathematics | 4 |
MAT 221*For students in fields that emphasize quantitative methods. Probability, design of experiments, sampling theory, introduction of computers for data management, evaluation of models, and estimation of parameters. | Elementary Probability and Statistics I | 4 |
NEXT STEP: Box D – Social Sciences