College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS)

All first-year students should take the math placement exam unless they have earned or expect to earn college credit (such as AP, IB, PSEO, CIS, or CAP) equivalent to or higher than Short Calculus or Calculus I.

All transfer students are required to take a math placement test unless you have completed a college level mathematics course. Any course equal to UMN course 1031/1051 is sufficient.

All first year students should take the chemistry placement exam unless they have earned or expect to earn college credit (such as AP, IB, PSEO, CIS, or CAP) equivalent to or higher than Introductory Chemistry or Chemistry Principals I.

Transfer students with majors that require Chemistry beyond Introductory Chemistry (1015/17) are required to take the chemistry placement test.

Note: If your proposed major is Applied Economics or Agricultural Food and Business Management, the Chemistry placement test is optional.

Note: If you are a transfer student and your major is Agricultural Education, Agricultural Communication & Marketing, or Animal Science the Chemistry placement test is optional as the equivalent to Introductory Chemistry (1015/17) is required for admission.