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Calculus Challenge Exam questions are based on topics covered in the Calculus 12 curriculum, but the exam is not intended to be a summative assessment for the course.

Because the exam can be used to obtain credit for a first-semester calculus course, the level of difficulty is on par with a Calculus I final exam. 

The Calculus Challenge Exam is hosted by SFU and UBC in alternating years. You must register through the university hosting the exam (UBC in 2019, SFU in 2020). 

If you have completed or are currently registered in a calculus course in secondary school, you are eligible to write the exam. If you have completed or are currently enrolled in IB Math SL, you are also eligible. You can only attempt the exam once. Students who have already started college or university are not eligible to write the Calculus Challenge Exam.

If you pass the exam you’ll be awarded a UBC/SFU/UVic/UNBC/TWU Calculus Examination Certificate.

If you go on to register at one of these institutions, present your certificate to demonstrate completion of first-term Calculus. 

If you enrol at Simon Fraser University you can choose to be awarded transfer credit [MATH 151 (3)] or actual course credit for MATH 151.

Students already eligible for transfer credit because of high AP or IB scores will keep this eligibility regardless of their Challenge Exam score and can waive the exam score and/or credit.

A selection of past exams and practice exams are available here.

For general inquiries about the CCE, contact the Mathematics Undergraduate Assistant.