Math Placement for Honors Students

New Student Orientation 2024

Take your Math Placement Exam (MPE) by June 14. All students are required to take the MPE unless, by the June 14 deadline, you received a score of 5 on the AP Calculus AB or BC exam, or received credit for any UD MATH course other than 010, 166, and 266. Please refer to the math department website.

You will be able to take the test multiple times, but it is especially important to have at least one attempt complete by the time of your NSO appointment with us at Honors.

The link to the exam is available from the Blue Hen portal. More information is available at the Math Department Placement Program website.  You must complete the MPE by June 14th, 2024.

Honors Calculus

Honors Math 242 (Calc 2) will be offered this fall.  To be eligible students must:

• Have credit for MATH 241 (with a 5 on AP Calc AB or a subscore of 5 on Calc BC or through dual enrollment)
• Successfully pass the Honors Calculus Exam.  The test can be printed here. The solution must be submitted before June 24, 2024. All exams must be legible and sent to us electronically (either .pdf or .jpg) to askhonors@udel.edu. Honors Calculus Exams are due before June 26th, but contact us if you need an extension.

What is the difference between Honors Math 242 and traditional Math 242?

Honors Math 242 is taught by Dr. Rakesh – a favorite professor of Honors students. In the Honors section, there will be an emphasis on a conceptual understanding of the topics, in addition to practicing calculus techniques. Students will work in groups, on several take home math projects requiring creative thinking to solve the problems. Lectures and projects will include tangential excursions into non-tranditional but important and interesting areas of mathematics. 

The Honors section of Math 242 has 15 to 20 students, permitting closer interaction between students and the instructor. The regular sections have 50 to 75 students in each section.

“I had a very positive experience in Honors Calculus II. Dr. Rakesh is an excellent professor and puts in an incredible amount of effort to ensure student success. With it being an Honors course also meant that the class size was a lot smaller than a traditional calculus class, making it easier to understand the material and fostering a community within the class. I highly recommend this class to anyone who has the opportunity to take it.”

 — Carson Brown, ’27