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The UBC Mathematics Basic Skills Test (BST) is
designed to access the calculus readiness of students whose
pre-calculus 12 grade indicates they are not ready to take a
university-level differential calculus course. Note
that students without a pre-calculus 12 course cannot take
any UBC calculus course until they have completed a
pre-calculus 12 course with a satisfactory grade. You
should look at the
First-Year Calculus Choices page on this site to see
the pre-requisites for our calculus courses.
If you meet the pre-requisites for MATH 100/180, 102,
104/184, or MATH 110 already, you do not need to take the
BST, and you may register directly for any of the MATH
courses for which you are qualified. Please note that
these pre-requisites will be enforced, so only register for
a MATH course if you are already qualified for it.
You only need to take the BST if:
(1) You have a passing grade in pre-calculus 12 below 65%
and you wish to take MATH 110; or
(2) You are qualified only to take MATH 110 and you would
like to attempt to qualify to take a one-term calculus
course (MATH 100/180, 102, or 104/184).
The syllabus for the test includes the key high school
math skills with algebra, functions, trigonometry, and
geometry that students need to have mastered to be
successful in MATH 100/180, 102, 104/184, or MATH 110.
If you wish to register for the BST, please go to the BST Signup
link on the left of this webpage. The next sitting of
the BST will be taking place on Tuesday, May 10th, 2016,
6:30-8:00 pm. This sitting is for those who wish to
qualify to take a Summer course. You may register for
the summer course before taking the BST but will be removed
if you fail the test. We will hold subsequent sittings
on September 1st and September 8th, 2016 for those wishing
to qualify to take a Math course in September of 2016.
Times will be determined soon; check the BST signup for
details. All sittings of the BST take place in the
Leonard S. Klinck Building (LSK) Room 121. Please
register for one of these dates; you may only write the test
once. Please note that the use of a calculator
is not permitted when writing this exam.
The Basic Skills Test is based on the Calculus Readiness
Test at Simon Fraser University and the BST has been shown
to be a strong predictor of a student's success in a UBC
calculus course. The test is scored out of 30. A score
of 15 or better is considered a satisfactory score to move
from MATH 110 to a one-term calculus course. If
you take the BST in order to qualify for MATH 110 and do not
achieve a score of at least 11, you will need to take and
pass the non-credit MATH 002 or an equivalent pre-calculus
course before you would be allowed to register in MATH
110. If you have not taken PREC 12, you may not write
the BST; you need to have taken PREC 12 or an equivalent
course to be eligible to write this test.
You can find a practice
test here.
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