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If you are a B.A., B.F.A. or B.S. student & need to satisfy your Mathematics Proficiency requirement, the information below will help you identify a course that you can take.

B.A. & B.F.A. students

If you scored a 4 or 5 on the AB or BC Advanced Placement (AP) exam, congratulations, you've already satisfied you math requirement.

If this is not the case, you'll need to take one course in mathematics. Use the chart below to help figure out which class is best for you.

Course
Math 111 Probability and Statistics I
Prerequisite: high school algebra. This class serves as an introductory statistics course with no Calculus
Math 115 Introduction to Calculus
Prerequisites: high school algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. This course is an introduction to Calculus I.
Math 121 Calculus I
Prerequisites: high school algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. This course covers all the materials of Calculus I.

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B.S. students

If you’re a Bachelor of Science student, you’ll need six math credits (2 courses). Use the chart to figure out AP credit (if any) that you can use for the requirement.

Advanced Placement (AP) score of...
you'll receive credit for...
which satisfies...

4 or 5 on the AB exam

Math 121 (Calculus I)

1 course requirement

3 on the BC exam

Math 121 (Calculus I)

1 course requirement

4 or 5 on the BC exam

Math 121 (Calculus I) & Math 122 (Calculus II)

both course requirements

I don't have any AP credits

If this is the case, then you must satisfy 2 course credits in one of the following ways:

1. If you want to take Calculus I over 2 semesters you must take the following courses:

  • Math 115 & Math 116 (Long Calculus) This is a slower version of Math 121(Calculus I) so it only counts as one course towards your requirement even though it lasts 2 semesters. Note: Math 115 alone does not count towards your math requirement. However, taken with Math 116, together they count for one course.
  • Math 122 (Calculus II)

2. If you want to finish Calculus I in 1semester you must take the following:

  • Math 121 (Calculus I)
  • & Math 122 (Calculus II)

I have AP credit for Math 121 (Calculus I)

You should take Math 122 (Calculus II).

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Mathematics Department
Tulane University
6823 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70118
phone: (504) 865-5727
fax: (504) 865-5063
Last Updated: June 20, 2007
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