{"id":2635,"date":"2021-01-26T14:28:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T19:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/admissions\/?page_id=2635"},"modified":"2024-12-17T16:23:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:23:12","slug":"proficiency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/admissions\/proficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Proficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;University Skills Proficiency&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/student-success\/testing-office\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||on|||#E71939|&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Incoming freshmen are exempt\u00a0from taking the CUNY Assessment Test (i.e., the Math 5 Test) by meeting one of the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200bScoring at least 80 on one Regents exam and passing a course in trig (or higher); scoring 500 or better on the math section of the SAT.<\/li>\n<li>Anyone with a CUNY associate&#8217;s degree is exempt.<\/li>\n<li>The passing score on the Math\u00a05 test is 57.<\/li>\n<li>Completing a three-credit, college-level math course at a regionally accredited college and earning a grade of C or higher earns exemption.<span style=\"background-position: 0% 0%;background-image: none;color: black;font-family: 'verdana', sans-serif;font-size: 10pt;background-attachment: scroll;background-size: auto\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* Students who are interested in placing into advanced Mathematics courses (e.g., 122, 131, 141, 151) must take the CUNY Assessment Test, Math 6. 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