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Placement Guide

Math Placement Exam

The Math Placement Exam yields a recommendation for your first Calculus class at Emory. The exam is optional, and the recommendation is non-binding. Students are strongly encouraged to take the exam and to follow the recommendation.

 

The Math Placement Exam is to be completed in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Emory College Honor Code, and every student who applies to and is accepted by Emory College, as a condition of acceptance, agrees to abide by the provisions of the Honor Code so long as he or she remains a student at Emory College.

Sections 4 (c) and 4 (d) of the Honor Code cite the following types of academic misconduct as grounds for reprimand or expulsion:

(c) Seeking, using, giving, or obtaining unauthorized assistance or information in any academic assignment or examination;

(d) Intentionally giving false information to professors or instructors for the purpose of gaining an academic advantage.

This includes giving any false answers on the survey portion of the placement exam. You are therefore expected to complete the Math Placement Exam individually, without help from others, and to complete it to the best of your ability.

By continuing from this page to the actual Placement Exam, you automatically accept and re-affirm your pledge to abide by the Honor Code of Emory University.

 

Instructions

Enroll in the Emory Math Placement Exam Canvas course.

Please use your Emory NetID to log in. The exam is administered as a Canvas Quiz; information on how to take the quiz is available on the Canvas page. The Placement Exam consists of:

  • A multiple-choice Mathematical Background Survey, to be done first.
  • A Pre-Calculus Section, to be done second, and
  • A Calculus Section, to be completed at the end.

NOTE: If you have not had any exposure to calculus, you should not take the second part (Calculus Section) of the Placement Exam. Please know that if you elect not to take this second part of the exam, your placement recommendation will not exceed Math 111 - Calculus 1.

Each of the parts above can be done at separate times, or immediately after each other. You'll have two (2) hours to complete the Pre-Calculus Section, while only ninety (90) minutes to complete the Calculus Section.

You do not need the full time assigned to each section to complete it; the times have been chosen with connectivity, Canvas, and troubleshooting issues in mind. Once a Canvas Quiz has been started, you will not be able to pause the timer. Thus, be sure to allot the necessary time and resources to take a part before you start it.

Be sure to have pen/pencil and multiple blank sheets available to tackle the problems. Please note that NO CALCULATORS OR CALCULATING DEVICES are allowed while taking any part of the Placement Exam.

 

Placement deadlines for Fall 2025 will be available in Spring 2025.

Please contact Juan Villeta-García if you have any questions or concerns about the placement exam.

Downloadable Placement Guides

Notes

Any requests for AP/IB credit and placement in a higher level course should send an emailed to tomath-apscores@listserv.cc.emory.edu.

Include a screen shot showing your AP or IB text scores. Please include your preferred section for enrollment.