Georgia Institute of Technology College of Sciences

The new student orientation program for freshman and transfer students and their parent(s), guardian(s) or guest(s) is referred to as FASET which stands for:

• Familiarization and
• Adaptation to the
• Surroundings and
• Environs of
• Tech

Information for Incoming Fall First-Year Students

These exams are for incoming first year students only.

Please note that placement exams are representative of final exams administered in our GT mathematics courses. Thus, the expectations may be different from the level of instruction you received in high school. Preparation and a strong conceptual understanding of the material are required in order to receive a passing grade. If you do not feel as if you have confidently learned the material, we recommend that you take the course at GT.

For First Year Semester Abroad Students:  Optional Freshman Placement exams for MATH 1551 will be offered at 9:00 am on July 12, 2023. The exam will be in-person and will be 2 hours. A student who passes the MATH 1551 Optional Freshman Placement Exam will be awarded course credit for MATH 1551 Differential Calculus and the student will be given a prerequisite override for MATH 1552 Integral Calculus. This exam is for incoming first year students only. The exam will be in the Weber SST III building in classroom 1.

Students must register by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

These exams are for incoming first year students only.

For Summer First Year Students and Fall First Year Students: Optional Freshman Placement exams will allow students to test out of MATH 1551, MATH 1552, MATH 1553, or MATH 1554. The exams will be in-person on Friday August 18, 2023, the Friday before Fall 2023 classes start. The exams will be 2 hours in length. These exams are for incoming first year students only. The exams will be in the Clough building in room 152. A student can take at most one exam in each time slot.

Students must register by 5:00 pm on Wednesday August 16, 2023.

These exams are for incoming first year students only.

MATH 1551: 9:00 am

ACCUPLACER Placement Exam - Precalculus & College Algebra

For incoming first year students whose SAT/ACT scores are below the 620/26 cutoff to take MATH 1551/1553/1554, the 570/24 cutoff to take MATH 1711/1712, or the 530/21 cutoff to take MATH 1113, we are offering the ACCUPLACER exam to attempt to place into those classes.  Each student may take the exam only once.  Students should bring a laptop or tablet to the exam location to take the ACCUPLACER. Students may not bring any form of a calculator to the ACCUPLACER exam.

Expectations in GT math courses may be different from the level of instruction you received in high school. Preparation and a strong conceptual understanding of the material are required in order to receive a passing grade. If you do not feel as if you have confidently learned the material of the course you are trying to test out of, we recommend that you take the course at GT.

Sample questions can be found on the ACCUPLACER website.

For all First Year students, exams will be offered in person on Friday 8/18 free of charge or online for a $25 fee.  Students must register by 8 pm on Wednesday 8/9. 

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