Credit Exams for High School Students

The Department of Mathematics at Purdue University provides four credit exams that high school and secondary school teachers may administer to you, as a student. These exams (and their course equivalents at Purdue) include Algebra Exam (MA 153), Trigonometry Exam (MA 154), Calculus Exam I (MA 165), and Calculus Exam II (MA 166).

If you are student within or outside the state of Indiana, we invite you to download the study guides for these exams. These study guides, designed for enrolled undergraduates who wish to test out of these courses, will provide you with data about the content and difficulty of college-level mathematics.

Study Guides

1.	Algebra Exam
	Fundamental concepts of algebra through Exponential and Logarithmic Function, and Systems of Equations and Inequalities. Calculators required. See study guide for more details.
	Purdue Course Equivalent: MA 153
	Study Guide: Study Guide For College Algebra and/or Trigonometry, MA 153 or 154.

2.	Trigonometry Exam
	Trigonometric Functions through Topics in Analytic Geometry. Calculators required. See study guide for more details.
	Purdue Course Equivalent: MA 154
	Study guide: Study Guide For College Algebra and/or Trigonometry, MA 153 or 154.

3.	Calculus Exam I
	Purdue Course Equivalent: MA 165
	Study guide: Study Guide for One-variable Calculus, MA 165 and MA166

4.	Calculus Exam II
	Purdue Course Equivalent: MA 166
	Study guide: Study Guide for One-variable Calculus, MA 165 and MA166

If you are a student within the state of Indiana, you have the additional option of taking these exams to test your knowledge in mathematics and possibly obtaining course credit at Purdue University. In order to take these exams, you must first ask your mathematics instructor to inquire about our Department's High School Testing Program. Furthermore, we recommend that you take a look at the additional information we provide for newly-admitted and currently-enrolled students.