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Please note, these exams are not required for all students, please read all descriptions below prior to taking an exam!

Placement Exams

Language Placement Exams

Language Placement Exams

What is Drew’s Language Requirement? 

At Drew, all students are required to demonstrate proficiency through the intermediate level in one foreign language. Proficiency may be demonstrated by any one of the following ways:

  • Their Drew application requires them to submit a TOEFL score;
  • By providing documentation to the Center for Academic Excellence that they attended school in a language other than English at least through the 6th grade;
  • By demonstrating proficiency equal to Drew’s language requirement on a Drew language placement test (see below);
  • By demonstrating proficiency equal to Drew’s language requirement on a placement test administered through the Center for Academic Excellence in a language not offered at Drew*;
  • By scoring 680 or higher on an appropriate SAT II exam;
  • By scoring a 4 or 5 on an appropriate Advanced Placement (AP) exam;
  • By scoring a 5 or higher in an appropriate IB language course (SL or HL);
  • By language courses taken at Drew or transferred from an accredited institution.

Fulfilling your Language Requirement at Drew

Students who have no prior experience with the language of their choice or would like to begin that language at the introductory level should register for the 101 course and will need to complete three semesters to fulfill Drew’s language requirement. It is highly recommended that these three semesters be completed consecutively.

Students who have prior experience with the language of their choice and wish to start beyond the introductory level (e.g., have studied the language before or speak it at home) should take a placement examination in that language.

Placement Exams for French, Italian, German, Latin, and Spanish are online exams that can be completed from anywhere, prior to your advising appointment and registration.

Please note that you should not have any outside help during the test and notes, dictionaries, grammar books, spell checkers, and translation tools are not permitted. The purpose of the exam is to assess students’ proficiency so that they can begin at the appropriate level to successfully learn a language.

IMPORTANT: Any student who places beyond the intermediate level (201) of a language will have a follow up evaluation with the director of the language program before registering or during the August Orientation to make sure they received the correct assessment.

STEM/Chemistry Assessment Placement Exam

Drew students who plan to major in Biology, Neuroscience, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering Physics, Pre-Medicine, or Pre-Health are required to take the STEM/Chem Assessment placement exam.

This exam helps place you into the STEM courses you will be taking in your first year, and particularly helps place you in the optimal chemistry course where you will be best positioned to succeed as you begin your STEM experience.

If you need to take the STEM Assessment Placement Exam, please do so as soon as possible.

You are permitted to use a calculator and periodic table when taking this exam.

This short exam will also help place students into Chem 150 or Chem 151; Chem 151 is an additional section of Chem 150 for students who have the necessary background to work at a more advanced level.

To begin:

  • Click here
  • You then need to login by clicking the “Continue” button at the bottom of the page
  • After logging in, click [Enroll me]

If you have any questions, please email either Dr. Mary-Ann Pearsall ([email protected]) or Dr. Kimberly Choquette ([email protected]). We look forward to meeting you in Fall!

Students who took the AP Biology test and earned a 4 or 5 OR IB Biology SL and earned a 5 or higher are still required to take the STEM placement exam; however, they may be exempt from BIOL 150 lecture. Please speak to your summer advisor about the exemption exam which can be administered in August for eligible students. Students interested in the exemption test should contact Dr. Tammy Windfelder at [email protected] with the subject line “Biol 150 exemption test” after receiving their qualifying scores.  In the meantime, they will register for Biol 150 and Biol 150L to reserve a spot in those classes. Note that IB Biology HL students with a score of 5 or higher will automatically receive credit for Biol 150 and should select another course during registration.

Math Placement Exam

Placement exam for MATH 150 – Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

  • Math – There are two possible courses for students to start the calculus sequence at Drew, MATH 150 and MATH 100.  Below are the course descriptions and the intended audiences. Following that is the math placement exam information for incoming students.
  • In addition to the calculus and pre-calculus courses, the math placement exam aids in the placement for physics and statistics courses. So, anyone who intends to major/minor in the STEM field is recommended to take the placement exam to assess the necessary math skills you will need in your study.
  • For all incoming students, please read the following information in its entirety and fill out this acknowledge form, regardless of whether you are going to take the math placement exam or any calculus class.
  • Instructions for Math Placement Exam:

For instructions and general information regarding Drew’s math placement exam and to take the exam, click here to find the directions for the exam.

    • The Drew University Calculus Placement Exam is a 45-minute multiple-choice exam for students that cover high school mathematics topics through trigonometry and precalculus.
    • When accessing the exam, students who submitted their deposit by May 15 are automatically registered and can take the Drew math placement exam on or after May 20. Please click on the link above directly.
    • If you deposited after May 15, and need to take the math placement exam, use this link to register for the exam. Note: You must be logged in to your Drew Google account to view the form.

What if I have an AP score(s):

(a) If you either scored a 4 or 5 on AP Calculus AB, or scored a 3, 4, or 5 on AP Calculus BC, then you will be awarded MATH 150 credits; and thus, should not take the placement exam nor MATH 150 again.

(b) If you scored a 3, 4, or 5 on AP Precalculus, then you should not take the placement exam and are eligible to register for MATH 150.

What if I do not have an AP score:

(a) If you have any precalculus or calculus transfer credits from an accredited college, then you should not take the placement exam and can proceed to the next-level course in the calculus sequence.

For example, students with precalculus credits, can register for calculus I without taking the placement exam; students with calculus I credits, can register for calculus II without taking the placement exam; and etc.

(b) Otherwise, if your prospective major/minor is listed above (under Audience for MATH 150), you need to take the placement exam as soon as possible.

How do I take the exam:

(a). Students who submitted their deposit by May 15 are automatically registered and can take the Drew math placement exam on or after May 20. Please click on the link above directly.

(b). If you deposited after May 15, and need to take the math placement exam, use this link to register for the exam. Note: You must be logged in to your Drew Google account to view the form.

Please do not forget to fill out this acknowledge form to acknowledge that you have read the above information in its entirety.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. We look forward to meeting you in Fall!

  • MATH 150 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
    1. Description: Explores functions, limits, continuity, and differentiation and its applications; introduction to integration, including definite and indefinite integrals and the fundamental theorem of calculus; analysis of graphical and numerical information.
    2. Audience:
      (a) Students who expect to take one or more semesters of calculus, including those who intend to major/minor in mathematics or physics, or intend to major in statistics, chemistry, or finance, or intend to pursue a dual-degree program in engineering.
      (b) Students who intend to major in any STEM field are recommended to take the course.
      (c) Students who intend to go to graduate school, majoring in STEM, are highly recommended to take the course.
    3. Prerequisite:
      (a) MATH 100 Precalculus with a minimum grade of C-, or
      (b) equivalent from an accredited college (please contact the Office of the Registrar at [email protected]), or
      (c) either Drew’s placement exam or AP calculus-related exam score (see below under instructions for math placement exam section for details).
    4. Note: No student may receive credits for both AP Calculus AB or BC and MATH 150.
    • MATH 100 Preparation for Calculus
      1. Description: Introduces mathematical prerequisites for the study of calculus: functions and their graphs, polynomials, trigonometry, logarithms, logarithm and exponential functions, and analytic geometry.
      2. Audience: Students who plan to take calculus and/or need to improve their mathematics background.
      3. Prerequisite: None
      4. Note: Students who have taken precalculus in high school should take Drew’s math placement exam to see if they are already prepared to take MATH 150.