Science Programmes Entry Test
- Information about the Placement tests
- Placement test for entry in FYS
- Applicants are tested on pre-calculus (polynomials, rational fractions, trigonometry, equalities and inequalities)
- A sample of questions is provided to applicants after registering to the test
- The assessment of the Placement Test includes different categories, and cannot be summarized by an overall score
- Applicants will receive a decision concerning their application (admitted to the Bachelor, admitted to Foundation Year Science, placed on a waiting list or rejected) within 2 weeks of submitting a complete application and sitting the placement test
- Applicants having been placed on a waiting list will receive a final decision (admitted to the Bachelor, Foundation Year Science or rejected) within 90 additional days
- Common Placement test for direct entry in the first year of both Bachelors
- Applicants are tested on pre-calculus (polynomials, rational fractions, trigonometry, equalities and inequalities, complex numbers), calculus (limits, derivation and integration), and physics (mechanics, waves, optics,thermodynamics and electrical circuits)
- A sample of questions is provided to applicants after registering to the test
- Dates and time of both Placement tests
- 8 February 2022
- 14 March 2022
- 10 May 2022
- 30 May 2022
- 14 June 2022
- 7 July 2022
The test consists of 30 Multiple Choice Questions in Mathematics to be completed in 90 minutes.
Applicants will receive a decision concerning their application (admitted, rejected or placed on a waiting list) within 2 weeks of submitting a complete application and sitting the placement test. Applicants having been placed on a Waiting List will receive a final decision (admitted or rejected), within 90 additional days.
The test consists of 50 Multiple Choice Questions, 40 in Mathematics and 10 in Physics to be completed in 120 minutes.
The tests will take place on the following days: