SFU - UBC - UNBC - UVic
CALCULUS CHALLENGE EXAM
General Information

The Calculus Challenge Examination offers students who learn differential calculus in high school a way to demonstrate their mastery of the subject and claim credit at a BC university. It is recognized by UBC, SFU, UVic, UNBC and the Ministry of Education. The paper is prepared by University faculty, based on the Provincial Calculus 12 Curriculum.

Syllabus:   The Calculus 12 Curriculum is described on the Ministry of Education's webpage.

Eligibility:   All students who have completed or are currently registered in a calculus course in secondary school are eligible to write the exam. Only one attempt is permitted. Students who have already started college or university may not participate.

Benefits:   Students who pass this examination will be awarded a UBC - SFU - UVic - UNBC Calculus Examination Certificate. Those who go on to register at one of these four institutions may present their certificates to demonstrate completion of first-term Calculus with a grade equal to their Challenge Examination score. The score or corresponding letter grade, according to the practice of the institution at which the student registers, will appear on the student's transcript, and influence the student's academic average. Students choose whether this step is to their advantage after their scores are known. Simon Fraser University allows students passing the Challenge Examination to use their certificate for transfer credit instead (the grade is not recorded); this alternative is not currently available at UBC.

Administration:   Application to sit the exam must be made to the mathematics department hosting the examination in a given year (SFU for 2004, UBC for 2005). After registering in a university degree program, a student may apply to the Mathematics Department at their university to receive credit for MATH 100 at UBC, UVic or UNBC or MATH 151 at SFU.