Click here for a sample gateway exam for Calculus I, Math 1910
You cannot pass Calculus I, Math 1910 until you pass the Gateway exam.
Because we now require the powerful TI-89 calculator and encourage its use throughout calculus, Gateway exams in calculus have been established to insure that students are still developing pencil and paper computational skills.
In Calculus I, Math 1910, the gateway exam covers
limits and derivatives of polynomials, algebraic functions and trigonometric
functions. Once implicit differentiation has been covered in Calculus I, you
may take the gateway exam 2 times each week until the next to last week of class. Gateway exams are administered in the
Math Lab in room 308 of Warf-Pickel Hall.
Gateway Exams can be taken the last week of class only by permission of the Calculus coordinator. No gateway testing will be offered in the math lab during the last week of class.
The examination consists of 10 multiple choice questions and has a 30-minute time limit. A score of 7 out of 10 is required for completion of the course. The purpose of the examination will be to assess each student's acquisition of the basic skills in Calculus. Therefore, NO CALCULATORS OF ANY KIND MAY BE USED DURING THE EXAMINATION.
NOTE: Passing the gateway examination does not guarantee a passing grade for the course.
A sample gateway exam and more information is available at