Leveling Plan

To help freshmen better face the challenges of the curriculum, a leveling program is offered in the areas of Pre-Calculus, General Chemistry, and Physics.

The leveling program in each area covers a review of the foundational content needed to tackle the courses.

Pre-calculus Leveling

All freshmen entering the Engineering program must demonstrate their Pre-Calculus knowledge by taking a placement test. (See syllabus here.)

Both the test and the leveling program are part of UC’s University Mathematics Transition Program (PIMU). More information here.

Additionally, the School makes the following support material available to students:

Pre-Calculus Leveling Workbook, here.

Chemistry Leveling

As part of the Chemistry Leveling Program for Engineering students, freshmen must take a Chemistry placement exam. If they do not pass, they will be required to complete the leveling program. Both the exam and the leveling program are organized in a modular format.

As support material, students can download the Chemistry Leveling Workbook.

Chemistry Leveling Syllabus:

To review the syllabus, click here.

Dilutions
Stoichiometry
Chemical Bonds

Download the textbook here.

Freshmen who did not pass the General Chemistry placement exam must participate in leveling modules during the first week of classes in March.

Physics Leveling

The following support materials are available to students to review content from secondary school that serves as a foundation for the Dynamics course, taken in the second semester of the program.

Support Materials

Textbook

Physics textbook by Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María; this book is available to our students through the collaboration between universities as part of the Ingeniería 2030 project (download here).

Exercise Guides