Students who plan to enroll in MATH 135 (Calculus for Business) or MATH 235 (Calculus I) must have credit for MATH 131 (Precalculus) or demonstrate precalculus competence on Wheaton College’s Calculus Readiness Assessment (CRA), a dynamic, online assessment that evaluates students’ strengths in arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. The passing score is 60% to enroll in MATH 135 and 75% to enroll in MATH 235. The CRA can be accessed through the Calculus Readiness Assessment link on the Wheaton College student portal. Here is a short video to help you find this link.
The assessment comes with a set of learning modules designed to help students “brush up” on precalculus skills before attempting the CRA. These learning modules remain available until six weeks after the semester begins. Though the assessment is un-proctored, students are expected to abide by the assessment procedures honestly, i.e., with no outside help or equipment other than the calculator app provided by the program. The assessment is typically completed in 60-90 minutes. Students who do not meet the passing are encouraged to enroll in MATH 131 (Precalculus).