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The FTCAP Summary application is an online representation of the printed copies of the Summary of Academic Performance (formerly the Profile of Academic Abilities) that are distributed to students and advisers as part of the First-Year Testing, Consulting, and Advising Program (FTCAP).

The placement actions shown below are based on the scores that were earned on the Penn State English, mathematics, and chemistry placements tests, which were scored on May 11, 2007.

Note: if the mathematics retest has been taken, then the Basic Mathematics, MATH 110, MATH 140, and CHEM 110 results shown below may be different from those on the original printed copies of the Summary of Academic Performance that were distributed as part of FTCAP.

Additional information about the Summary of Academic Performance can be found in the University Undergraduate Advising Handbook and in the Help document.

Comparison Group Definitions:

BACC = Baccalaureate L/P = Liberal Arts/Professional

ASSOC = Associate S/E = Science/Engineering

ALL-U = All-University

Your performance compared to
Penn State first-year students

PERCENTILE RANGES

0-5%

6-20%

21-50%

51-80%

81-94%

95-100%

HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE L/P

X

HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE S/E

X

SAT CRITICAL READING L/P

X

SAT MATHEMATICS L/P

X

SAT WRITING L/P

X

SAT CRITICAL READING S/E

X

SAT MATHEMATICS S/E

X

SAT WRITING S/E

X

ENGLISH TEST ALL-U

X

MATHEMATICS TEST

BASIC MATH ALL-U

X

MATH 110 BACC*

X

MATH 140 BACC*
X

CHEMISTRY TEST BACC*
X

*All BACC first-year students who took this course

BASIC SKILLS

ENGLISH:
Satisfactory performance.

BASIC MATHEMATICS:
Satisfactory performance.

PLACEMENT ACTIONS

ENGLISH COMPOSITION

Schedule ENGLISH 15.

MATH 110

(III) If you need or want to schedule MATH 110, first schedule MATH 22, then MATH 110.

MATH 140

(IV) If you need or want to schedule MATH 140, first schedule MATH 22 and 26 (or MATH 40), then MATH 140.

CHEMISTRY 110

(VII) If you need or want to take CHEM 110, you must schedule CHEM 101 with MATH 22 or 40 (as required) and pass them, then schedule CHEM 110, or pass MATH 22 or 40 (as required), then schedule CHEM 106 (offered at some campuses).

PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTIONS OF FIRST-YEAR GRADES

PENN STATE COMPARISON GROUPS
RANGES OF GRADE-POINT AVERAGES

0.00 - 1.99 2.00 - 2.49 2.50 - 2.99 3.00 - 3.49 3.50 - 4.00

ALL FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS IN BACC (L/P)
10% 12% 20% 32% 26%

ALL FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS IN BACC (S/E)
11% 12% 24% 29% 24%

ALL FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS IN ASSOC
24% 16% 25% 21% 14%
2.00 minimum average required for graduation; 3.50 minimum average required for Dean's List