Chemistry Placement Exam
Current Gustavus Students:
- You need to take this exam if you plan to register for CHE-110 lecture / CHE-111 lab (formerly CHE-107) or CHE-105 lecture / CHE-106 lab (formerly CHE 106) in Fall 2024, even if you have taken the exam in a prior year.
- Please take this exam as soon as possible.
- You will receive a letter in your Gustavus email with your placement and instructions for registration.
Incoming Gustavus Students:
- You only need to take this exam if you wish to enroll in a chemistry class in Fall 2024.
- Important note: CHE-110/CHE-111 General Chemistry lecture/lab and CHE-105/CHE-106 Foundations of Chemistry I lecture/lab will be offered only in the fall semester.
- Please complete this exam as soon as possible.
- You will receive a letter in your Gustavus email detailing your placement. The summer registration team wil use this placement to register you for the appropriate course.
For more detailed guidance, please read this General Chemistry information sheet (updated information sheet for the 2024-2025 AY pending).
This placement exam assists us in meeting the class needs in the chemistry tracks during the 2024-2025 Academic Year.
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CHE-105 / CHE-106 Foundations of Chemistry I lecture/lab + CHE-107 / CHE-108 Foundations of Chemistry II lecture/lab:
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The combination of the CHE-105 lecture and CHE-106 lab (formerly CHE-106) (offered in Fall 2024 only) together with the CHE-107 lecture and CHE-108 lab (formerly CHE-108 J-term Chemical Thermodynamics and Equilibrium) (offered in Spring 2025 only) cover the same content as CHE-110/111 (formerly CHE-107). This alternative track is offered in order to better support students with varying levels of preparation and reasons for taking chemistry.
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CHE-110 General Chemistry:
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CHE-110 lecture / CHE-111 lab (formerly CHE-107)(will be offered in Fall 2024 only) will provide a basic understanding of key chemistry principles and aims to prepare students for upper-level chemistry and biology coursework.
Your performance on the placement exam or your answers to any questions will in no way limit your ability to register for general chemistry or to complete any major degree program, nor will it impact your course grade.
Instructions for Taking the Chemistry Placement Exam
- This is an unproctored, online exam. When taking this exam, you agree to abide by the Gustavus Honor Code and not use any unaothorized materials or other aid.
- If you encounter technical problems or have questions, you may send an email to a chemistry professor at chemistry-placement@gustavus.edu.
- To take the placement exam you will need approximately 30 minutes to work without interruption, however, there is no time limit.
- You will need scratch paper and a pencil.
- We encourage you to have a calculator and periodic table.
- If you need accommodations for this exam please contact Accessibility Resources staff in the Academic Support Center by calling 507-933-7227.
- The Chemistry placement exam must be taken and results must be received prior to registration.
- Chemistry placement exam results are not processed automatically. Please allow up to 5 business days to receive results.
Select the link below once you are ready to begin.