Placement Test Requirements & Course Prerequisites

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For further information on specific course prerequisites, click on the course name or visit the Undergraduate Course Descriptions.

If you plan to contact our office or an academic department for an override into a course, please ensure you include the following information:

• Your full name
• Your UIN
• The course subject and number
• CRN of the course (Course Registration Number, a 5-digit number specific to each section, found in XE Registration)
• Statement that you are a visiting/non-degree seeking student

ACTG 211: Introduction to Managerial Accounting
ACTG 315: Intermediate Financial Accounting I
ACTG 316: Intermediate Financial Accounting II
ACTG 417: Advanced Financial Accounting
ACTG 435: Auditing
ACTG 445: Federal Income Tax I
ACTG 484: International Accounting

BIOS 220: Genetics
BIOS 230: Evolution and Ecology
BIOS 310: Genetics Laboratory
BIOS 325: Human Embryology
BIOS 326: Embryology Laboratory
BIOS 350: General Microbiology
BIOS 331: General Ecology Laboratory
BIOS 336: Animal Behavior Laboratory
BIOS 343: Animal Physiological Systems
BIOS 431: Plant and Animal Interactions

CHE 312: Transport Phenomena II
CHE 313: Transport Phenomena III

CHEM 122: Matter and Energy (previous title: General Chemistry I Lecture)
CHEM 123: Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I (previous title: General Chemistry I Lab)
CHEM 124: Chemical Dynamics (previous title: General Chemistry II Lecture)
CHEM 125: Foundations of Chemical Inquiry II (previous title: General Chemistry II Lab)
CHEM 222: Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 232: Structure and Function (previous title: Organic Chemistry I)
CHEM 233: Synthesis Techniques Laboratory (previous title: Organic Chemistry I Lab)
CHEM 234: Chemical Synthesis (previous title: Organic Chemistry II)
CHEM 343: Physical Chemistry Laboratory

CME 201: Statics
CME 203: Strength of Materials
CME 205: Structural Analysis I
CME 260: Properties of Materials

COMM 495: Happiness and Social Media

CS 107: Introduction to Computing and Programming
CS 141: Program Design II
CS 151: Mathematical Foundations of Computing
CS 211: Programming Practicum
CS 251: Data Structures
CS 480: Database Systems

CLJ 262: Research Methods II

ECE 225: Circuit Analysis
ECE 265: Introduction to Logic Design
ECE 266: Introduction to Embedded Systems
ECE 310: Discrete and Continuous Signals and Systems
ECE 317: Digital Signal Processing I
ECE 333: Computer Communication Networks I
ECE 340: Electronics I
ECE 341: Probability and Random Processes for Engineers

ECON 220: Microeconomics: Theory and Applications
ECON 221: Macroeconomics in the World Economy: Theory and Applications
ECON 300: Econometrics

ENGL 160: Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts
ENGL 161: Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research
ENGL 282: Peer Tutoring in the Writing Center: Introduction to Theory and Practice

EPSY 255: Child Development in Contemporary Society

FIN 310: Investments
FIN 320: Managerial Finance
FIN 330: Quantitative Methods
FIN 423: Financial Modeling, Analysis, and Decision Making
FIN 449: Applied Equity Investment Management

IDS 270: Business Statistics I
IDS 371: Business Statistics II
IDS 473: Risk Management and Insurance

KN 352: Physiology of Exercise

LING 320: Linguistics and Speech-Language Pathology

MATH 125: Elementary Linear Algebra
MATH 165: Calculus for Business
MATH 180: Calculus I
MATH 181: Calculus II
MATH 210: Calculus III
MATH 220: Introduction to Differential Equations

MCS 260: Introduction to Computer Science
MCS 320: Introduction to Symbolic Computation
MCS 401: Computer Algorithms I

ME 205: Introduction to Thermodynamics
ME 210: Engineering Dynamics
ME 347: Introduction to Computer-Aided Design

MGMT 340: Introduction to Organizations

MKTG 360: Introduction to Marketing
MKTG 465: Strategic Marketing Management

PHYS 100: Preparatory Physics
PHYS 131: Introductory Physics for Life Sciences I
PHYS 132: Introductory Physics for Life Sciences II
PHYS 141: General Physics I (Mechanics)
PHYS 142: General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)

PSCH 210: Theories of Personality
PSCH 262: Behavioral Neuroscience
PSCH 270: Introduction to Psychological and Behavioral Disorders
PSCH 271: Resilience: The Psychology of Positive Adaptation
PSCH 320: Developmental Psychology
PSCH 324: Cultural Psychology
PSCH 333: Laboratory in Clinical Psychology
PSCH 343: Statistical Methods in Behavioral Science
PSCH 352: Cognition and Memory
PSCH 381: Psychology of Interviewing

SPAN 102: Elementary Spanish II
SPAN 103: Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 104: Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 114: Spanish for Bilinguals II

STAT 381: Applied Statistical Methods I

Placement Test Requirements Heading link

Summer Session Only students are not required to take placement tests in order to register even though the course description it may indicate this. However, you are responsible for determining if you are in the appropriate course. An instructor may advise you to change courses if you have registered for an inappropriate level. If you have any questions, please call the Summer Session Office at (312) 996-9099.

If you receive a “Placement Test or Prerequisite Error” while registering for a course, contacting the corresponding contact above.

Note: If you have been admitted to UIC as a new student in the fall, you may be required to take placement tests in order to register for fall courses. Please contact your college for more information.