Placement tests are used to assess students` skill levels in
mathematics, composition, and reading. Course selections in these areas
are determined by placement test results.
Students are tested
only after they have been admitted to a college. There is no fee for
taking the tests. Placement tests are coordinated by the Office for
Student Affairs, Armitage Hall, second floor. Contact this office
(856/225-6043) for information about scheduled test dates and
locations.
Entering students who have received a score of
4 or greater on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination
in English Language and Composition or in English Literature and
Composition may receive credit for 50:350:101 English Composition upon
verification of their scores. Contact the admissions office
(856/225-6104) for further information.
First-Year Students
To assist newly admitted first-year students in their course
selections, the Rutgers University Placement Test (RUPT) is taken to
measure student skills in reading comprehension, sentence structure,
computation, elementary algebra, and precalculus. All full-time and
part-time first-year students entering Rutgers must take these tests.
English Placement. The
RUPT includes two measures of proficiency in reading: multiple-choice
tests of reading comprehension and composition mechanics. Scores on
these tests determine whether students may take 50:350:101 English
Composition during their first term at Rutgers- Camden, or if they must
first complete 50:350:099 Basic Writing Skills (or in some cases
50:350:097 English for Non-native Speakers), a noncredit college
preparatory course.
In addition, students whose scores on the
reading comprehension section indicate a need to strengthen their
reading comprehension and study skills may be required to take
50:350:098 Efficient Reading, a noncredit course, in the first term of
attendance at the college.
Mathematics Placement. The
RUPT includes multiple-choice measures of computation, elementary
algebra, and precalculus skills. Students whose scores on the RUPT
indicate the need for additional mathematics preparation are placed in
either 50:640:041 Elementary Algebra or 50:640:042 Intermediate
Algebra, noncredit college-preparatory courses. Students so placed must
enroll in these courses in their first term, and in successive terms,
until they have successfully completed 50:640:042.
Students
enrolling in mathematics courses that grant credit must select
appropriate courses as indicated by the results of this test.
Transfer Students
Testing requirements depend upon a transfer student`s transcript evaluation.
Transfer students who have not received transfer credit for 50:350:101
or 102 (English Composition) must take the English portions of the
RUPT. Transfer students who have received transfer credit for 50:350:
101 only should enroll immediately in 50:350:102.
Students who
have not completed the 50:350:101-102 requirement must enroll in the
appropriate required course during their first term of study, complete
the course, and continue consecutively thereafter until they
successfully complete this requirement.
Mathematics Placement Testing. Transfer
students who have transferred a college-level mathematics course need
not take any placement examinations. Appropriate course place- ment in
mathematics is determined by the student`s academic advisers, based
upon the student`s academic records.
Transfer students who
have not transferred a college-level mathematics course must take
the Transfer Mathematics Placement Test (TMPT), which includes sections
on computation, elementary algebra, and precalculus. Students whose
scores on the TMPT indicate a need for additional mathematics
preparation are placed in either 50:640:041 Elementary Algebra or
50:640:042 Intermediate Algebra, noncredit college-preparatory courses.
Students so placed must enroll in these courses in their first term,
and in successive terms, until they have successfully completed
50:640:042. Students enrolling in mathematics courses that grant credit
make their course selections with their advisers on the basis of the
TMPT results.
Nonmatriculated Students
Nonmatriculated students must consult with the Office for Student
Affairs staff before they register for either English or mathematics
department courses. Their previous college work at other institutions
and the nature of the course they intend to take determine whether and
which placement tests they must take to gain entrance into these
classes.
Foreign Language
Credit. Students who achieve a score of 4 or 5 on the ETS Advanced
Placement Exam (in French, German, or Spanish; Language or Literature)
may receive 4 elective credits toward their degree and may begin their
study of the same foreign language at an accordingly more advanced
level.
Placement. Proficiency examinations are
given only for subjects taught at Rutgers-Camden. No credits are
awarded on the basis of these exams. Rather, their purpose is to see
that students are placed in courses that correspond to their abilities.
All students, including native speakers of a foreign language,
may take elementary foreign language courses at Rutgers-Camden for
credit, depending upon a combination of the number of years completed
in the same language in high school and proficiency exam scores.
Interested students should refer to the catalog description of the
elementary language course in which they would like to enroll.
After referring to the above-mentioned description, students uncertain
about their status should consult with the department chairperson.
