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See also Advice for Freshmen CALCULUS: Math 103, 104, 114, 115, 240, 241 are regarded as Calculus courses. Here are the various possible ways to obtain credit for a Calculus course at Penn:
- Take and pass the course here at Penn
- External AP Exam
You can receive Advanced Placement (AP) credit for Math 104 by taking the external AP exam administered by the College Entrance Examination Board and receiving a score of BC 5. Credit is possible in this way only for Math 104. We do not give credit for any foreign exams, such as the German Abitur, French Bacc or English A-levels.
Note: in the new curriculum students MAY NOT place out of the Sector or Formal Reasoning & Analysis requirements with AP credit but must rather take an appropriate course here. In particular: Students with AP in Math MAY fulfill the requirement if they take a course that has that course as a prerequisite or corequisite. That is, they need not limit themselves to courses on the Sector or Formal Reasoning lists. So, for instance, someone who has AP credit in Calculus (BC) and who takes any course at Penn that has calculus as a prerequisite or corequisite (for instance, PHYS 150) may use the Penn course to fulfill the Formal Reasoning and Analysis Requirement.
If you qualify for advanced placement credit, you must have the Educational Testing Service send official score reports to the Office of Advanced Placement and Transfer Credit at 215-898-6080, or email transfer AT admissions.ugao.upenn.edu.
You can use Penn in Touch to check if the transfer credit has been awarded. If the credit has not been awarded by 6 weeks after ETS sent your scores, please call the Transfer Credit Office at (215) 898-6080.
- Our Departmental Internal Placement Exam (open to all Penn students, not just freshmen.)
In the first week of each Fall and Spring semester we offer exams in all Calculus courses -- except for Math 103 [credit for Math 103 can be obtained only by taking the course as in Item 1 (above) or item 5 (below)].
By passing this exam, you receive credit even if you learned the material on your own rather than in a standard course.
Old Exams One way to evaluate yourself is simply by looking at old Final Exams: Math 103 Math 104 Math 114 Math 115 Math 240 Math 241
See the web page exam schedule for the date, time and room of these exams. Then sign up in the Math Department office (DRL 4W1) by noon the day the exams are given.
The content and level of difficulty of these exams are similar to the final exams given for the corresponding courses here at Penn. Syllabi and old exams for these courses can be downloaded from the Calculus Homepage of these courses.
No calculators are allowed, but you may bring a two-sided 8.5 × 11 inch sheet with notes. If you pass one of these exams you will receive credit for the corresponding course, just as if you took and passed the course.
- Retroactive Credit
If you get a grade of C or better in Math 114, Math 115 (or a higher calculus course) at Penn, you may come to the math office and receive retroactive credit for Math 104. [Thus, you cannot receive retroactive credit for Math 104 by only passing our AP exam for Math 114 or Math 115. You can receive Math 104 AP credit by passing the AP exam for Math 104.]
If you pass 240 at Penn, with at least a grade of C, you may come to the math office and receive retroactive credit for 114.
- Transfer Credit
Take a Calculus course, during the regular academic year (Fall or Spring semester) at another College or University, and receive a grade of C+ or better (Math 103) or C or better for any other Calculus course. Then make a request to see a transfer credit evaluator by sending email to transfer AT math.upenn.edu after August 24. (Evaluators are unavailable between May 15 and August 24).
When you see the evaluator you need to bring a transfer credit form (obtained from the Office of Transfer Credit in College Hall) and also (if at all possible) a copy of the syllabus for the course you took and are seeking transfer credit for. If the syllabus of the course you took covers all the topics covered in the syllabus for a course here at Penn you will normally be given credit for it. If the courses are taken at a College or University on the quarter system, transfer credit is evaluated on a case by case basis.
Important Note: We do not give transfer credit for Calculus courses taken at other Colleges or Universities during the summer, nor do we give transfer credit for Calculus courses taken elsewhere over the web (even if they are taken during the regular academic year). Taking such courses, however, may well be useful in preparing for the internal placement exam (see above). If you would like to take such a course you may email transfer AT math.upenn.edu to ask for advice on which summer course at your selected College or University would best prepare you for a given internal placement exam.
We also do not give credit for any course taken in high school, or for any course given at a College or University which is specifically designed for high-school students. No credit can be awarded for math 101 under any circumstances.MATH 170 and MATH 180
Here are the various possible ways to obtain credit for Math 170 and Math 180 at Penn:
- Take and pass the course here at Penn.
- Take an equivalent course, during the regular academic year (Fall or Spring semester) at another College or University, and receive a grade of C+ or better. Then make a request to see a transfer credit evaluator by sending email to transfer AT math.upenn.edu after August 24 (evaluators are unavailable between May 15 and August 24). Include hours during the coming week when you are available. When you see the evaluator you need to bring a transfer credit form (obtained from the Office of Transfer Credit in College Hall) and also (if at all possible) a copy of the syllabus for the course you took that you are seeking transfer credit for. If the syllabus of the course you took covers all the topics covered in the syllabus for Math 170 here at Penn you will normally be given credit for it. If the course was taken at a College or University on the quarter system, transfer credit is evaluated on a case by case basis.
Important Note: We do not give transfer credit for the equivalent of a Math 170 taken at another College or University during the summer, nor do we give transfer credit for courses taken elsewhere over the web (even if they are taken during the regular academic year). There is also no Internal Placement Test for Math 170.
ADVANCED COURSES
We define an advanced Math course to be any course numbered 300 or higher. Here are the various possible ways to obtain credit for an advanced course at Penn:
- Take and pass the course here at Penn.
- Take an equivalent course (during the regular academic year or during summer session) at another College or University, and receive a grade of C or better. Then make a request to see a transfer credit evaluator by sending email to transfer AT math.upenn.edu after August 24 (evaluators are unavailable between May 15 and August 24). When you see the evaluator you need to bring a transfer credit form (obtained from the Office of Transfer Credit in College Hall) and also (if at all possible) a copy of the syllabus for the course you took that you are seeking transfer credit for. If the syllabus of the course you took covers all the topics covered in the syllabus for a corresponding course here at Penn you will normally be given credit for it. If the course was taken at a College or University on the quarter system, transfer credit is evaluated on a case by case basis.
"Free" Credit
In some cases courses taken elsewhere which do not correspond to any particular course given here at Penn may be awarded a "free credit", which means they may be used to fulfill general credit requirements for graduation even though credit is not given for any specific Penn course. Free credit is never given for any course below Calculus (for example College Algebra or Pre-Calculus).Contact
To email questions or to make an appointment: Transfer Credit