Departmental Proficiency Exams
There are many exams that allow an incoming student to try to earn proficiency credit. If you took any Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exams in high school and had the scores sent to Illinois, those test results will be processed as soon as the scores are received. Once you come to campus, you will have ample opportunity to demonstrate your proficiency in the sciences and the humanities by taking a departmental proficiency exam for certain introductory courses. Most of these exams are offered during the first week of classes in Fall semester and again in Spring semester. Click on a subject below for more specific information.
Any student who just missed earning proficiency credit from the AP Calculus or AP Physics exams, and any student who scored well on the Chemistry Placement Exam or the Physics Placement Exam, should seriously consider taking the departmental proficiency test. Proficiency exams are open to both new students and continuing students.