First Year Calculus Recommendations

Did you receive either:

  • 80% or higher in BC Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) OR
  • 5 or higher in IB Math HL/SL

Yes

No

Did you pass a high school Calculus course?

  • For example passed Calculus 12 or received at least 4 in AP Calculus AB

Yes

No

Course registration suggestion:

If you are planning to study...


Sciences or Applied Sciences ...you should take... MATH 100, preferably in a lecture section containing the letter "A"
Life Sciences ...you should take... MATH 100, preferably in a lecture section containing the letter "B"
Commerce ...you should take... MATH 100, preferably in a lecture section containing the letter "C"

If you would like to learn calculus in an enriched, rigorous course, or if you are planning to study Honours Mathematics, you should consider taking MATH 120. Note that while MATH 120 is more challenging than other first-year Calculus courses, final grades in MATH 120 are generally adjusted upward based on elements of the final exam common to all first-year Calculus courses.