PLACEMENT AND CREDIT BY EXAMINATION IN CHEMISTRY

General Policy Information for the Academic Year 2008-2009*

*This is to be used as a guide only. Policies are subject to change. Contact DIIA-Student Testing Services for the latest information.

UT Austin provides you with the opportunity to earn course credit by examination. Such credit will satisfy degree requirements in the same way as credit earned by passing a course, except that it will not count as credit earned in residence. Although you may take tests before you enroll in UT Austin, you must be a currently or previously enrolled student in order to receive credit. Unsuccessful attempts to earn credit by examination will not become part of your official transcript.

Faculty members in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry select the tests, set the levels of performance required for credit, and specify who is required to take the tests. DIIA- Student Testing Services assists the department by communicating policies, giving the tests, and reporting the credit.

LOWER-DIVISION CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM

1. Chemistry 301 (Principles of Chemistry I) and 302 (Principles of Chemistry II): technical courses for students who intend to major in a natural science or engineering.

Prerequisite for CH301: Credit with a grade of at least C or registration for M 408C, or 408K, or 408L, or M408M, or M408D, or M427L.

Prerequisite for CH302: Credit for CH301 or CH301H with a grade of at least C; and credit or registration for M408C, or M408K, or M408L, or M408M, or M408D, or M427L.

• Two UT Austin Tests for Credit in Chemistry: CH 301 and 302
• College Board Advanced Placement Examination in Chemistry
• International Baccalaureate Examination in Chemistry

UT AUSTIN TESTS FOR CREDIT IN CHEMISTRY 301 and 302

ELIGIBILITY FOR CREDIT BY EXAMINATION FOR CHEMISTRY 301 and 302
In order to receive credit by examination, students must have neither a passing nor a failing grade in the course(s), or their equivalents, for which they are seeking credit.

Students for Whom the UT Austin Test for Credit in Chemistry 301 is Required or Recommended
The UT Austin Test for Credit in Chemistry 301 is recommended for engineering majors (with the exception of electrical and computer engineering majors) and physics majors who have studied chemistry in high school and who do not have credit for CH 301 or its equivalent. The test is appropriate for any student with a strong background in high school chemistry. Students should seek advice from an academic adviser or other designated faculty member in their major area about receiving credit for required courses.

Students who earn credit for Chemistry 301 on the basis of the College Board Advanced Placement Examination or the International Baccalaureate Higher-Level Examination in Chemistry are exempt from taking the required UT Austin Test for Credit in Chemistry 301.

TEST ADMINISTRATION

Test Periods: Both tests are offered on the UT Austin campus for students and prospective students during scheduled testing periods several days before each class registration period. The UT Austin Test for Credit in Chemistry 301 is also offered at the midpoint of each semester, and during most summer orientation sessions.

Test Registration:You must register for a test online.

Test Registration for Students with Disabilities: If you require academic accommodations or assistance due to a documented disability, you should contact these two offices at least five business days before the day of the test:

• Services for Students with Disabilities, in the Office of the Dean of Students at ssd@uts.cc.utexas.edu, http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/ssd/, or (512) 471-6259 to seek approval for authorized accommodations;
• DIIA-Student Testing Services at (512) 232-2662 to register and make arrangements to take the test.

Registration Fee and Test Fee Payment: The total fee for the UT Austin Test for Credit in Chemistry 301 is $50 (subject to change); for each of the other UT Austin Tests for Credit in Chemistry, the total fee is $70 (subject to change). When you confirm your registration for a test you will be immediately billed a non-refundable test registration fee of $15. The remainder of the test fee will be billed after you take the test. Payment is due within 14 days after the test administration.

Repeating the Test: You may take each of the UT Austin Tests for Credit in Chemistry only once.

Admission to the Test Room: When you register online you will be given the location of your test room. You must present, at the test room, a generally accepted form of identification that includes both your signature and photograph. Without such identification, you will be admitted only if you bring and relinquish a photograph of yourself. You should take several sharpened No. 2 pencils to the test room; all other test materials, will be provided for the UT Austin chemistry tests. For Chemistry 301 and 302, a periodic table and useful constants will be provided. You may bring a hand calculator, but it may not be shared. All programmable calculators are subject to inspection by the test administrators.

Test Results: Results are available within a few days after the test date, in time to register for classes. Once they are available, results may also be found online.

COLLEGE BOARD ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATION IN CHEMISTRY

The College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Examination in Chemistry serves as a basis for credit in two courses and one lab, Chemistry 301, 302 and 204. The test is offered once a year in May, usually in high schools that offer College Board Advanced Placement courses. Although determined by each school giving the test, registration deadlines are no later than March. Test results are available early in July. Please visit the College Board's Web site for current test registration fees at http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/cal_fees.html.

The AP Examinations are based on course descriptions prepared by The College Board. A course description, which includes sample questions, is available for these examinations at the College Board's web site www.collegeboard.com/apcentral.

If a high school in your vicinity is not administering AP Examinations, you can request special testing arrangements by contacting AP Services, Box 6671, Princeton, NJ 08541-6671, 1-888-CALL-4-AP.

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE EXAMINATION IN CHEMISTRY

UT Austin also awards credit for lower-division courses on the basis of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Examination in Chemistry.

Petitioning/Claiming Credit

UT Austin students must petition (or claim) their credit to have it appear on their official transcript. DIIA-Student Testing Services reports petitioned credit to the Office of the Registrar.

Sample Questions

Sample Questions for CHEM 301
Sample Questions for CHEM 302

*POLICIES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE