Chemistry Placement Exam Information

The chemistry placement exam is administered by the department of chemistry. The date and location of the next exam is given below.

  1. You may take this exam more than one time under the following conditions:
     
    bulletYou must wait A MINIMUM of two months to take this exam again.
     
    bulletThe exam may be repeated ONLY during the scheduled times.
     
    bulletStudents enrolled in Chemistry 050 in a given semester are not eligible to take the placement exam when it is offered during pre-registration advising for the next semester.
     
  2. In order to pass this exam you must get a score of 60% or better. (The "real" test will have 25 questions, so you must get a minimum 15 out of 25 questions correct.)
     
  3. You are not allowed to remove the exam or any related materials from the test site.
     
  4. The exam will be changed each time it is given.
     
  5. In order to take the exam, you need to bring a photo ID, non-text entry scientific calculator, and a #2 pencil
     

The chemistry placement exam consists of 25 multiple choice questions that are designed to test your knowledge of basic chemistry. Topics covered on the exam are: significant figures, the metric system, dimensional analysis (unit conversion), density, nomenclature of simple inorganic compounds and common acids, percent mass calculations, scientific notation, balancing equations, molar mass (molecular weight), the mole, stoichiometry, molarity, dilutions, basic algebra, and graphing.  You should have had most of these topics in your high school chemistry course.

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The placement exam is given four times a year.  Exams are usually given on the first Tuesday of the fall semester, the first Thursday of the spring semester, in November, and in April.

Next Scheduled Exam: The next placement exam will be given on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 4:30 PM in REN 112.  Bring a #2 pencil, a scientific calculator (non-text entry/non-graphing), and a picture ID.

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Sample Exam Click this link for a sample exam with representative questions.  This is a pdf file; Adobe Reader is required.