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Meeting our maths requirements

Improving your maths and filling any deficiencies

If you are offered a place at AUC it may be conditional on your filling a gap in your maths skills in order to meet the requirements for your desired major.

Deficiencies in maths

Upon offering you a place, AUC will advise you on the size of any deficiency you may have in maths and any further conditions you will have to meet before you can officially be admitted to AUC. Below we outline the options that we may recommend for meeting those conditions

Courses through SOWISO and OMPT tests

For those with a deficiency in maths, AUC recommends that you complete the OMPT (Online Mathematics Placement Tests) exams provided by SOWISO as proof that you have filled (or will fill) the deficiency. It may be the case that you will need to complete the practice materials and mock exam before taking the OMPT exams to achieve a sufficient score on the OMPT to be admissible to AUC. SOWISO’s exams and preparation materials are available through a digital learning environment and may be started at any time during the year which means you can begin working on completing them as soon as possible. You can find more information about filling a deficiency in mathematics per major below.

More information about OMPT tests

Deadline to submit OMPT test results: 1 July

For all prospective students taking OMPT tests, you will need to submit your final results showing that you passed with the required score before 1 July if you're planning to start at AUC in September of the same year. For example, if you are applying to start at AUC in September 2024, then you will have to submit your OMPT scores showing that you have passed the appropriate exam before 1 July 2024.

Preference for candidates who submit OMPT results before 1 April 2024

Prospective students who complete the OMPT exams earlier, preferably before 1 April 2024,  will be prioritised in the offer selection rounds. This means that students who have taken and submitted their OMPT exam results before 1 April 2024 will have priority in being made an offer of admission over those who plan to take the exam later (i.e. those who have only indicated that they intend to take the OMPT exam and submit their results before 1 July 2024, but have not yet done so by 1 April 2024). Please note that all applications submitted before the respective deadlines (1 December 2023 and 1 February 2024) will still be reviewed without the results of an OMPT exam.

Cost of OMPT test may be covered by AUC

In case your maths system is not listed on our website and you will take the OMPT test before 1 April 2024, you may be eligible to have the cost of your OMPT exam covered by AUC. Please contact the admissions team to discuss the details of having these costs covered by sending an email. 

  • Filling deficiencies in maths for Sciences majors 

    OMPT-B Exam

    If you are applying to be a Sciences major at AUC and have a deficiency in your maths, then you will be required to show that you have filled this deficiency by passing the OMPT-B Exam with a 75% or above before 1 July if you are starting at AUC in September of the same year. It may be the case that you must first complete the practice materials and mock exam to be sufficiently prepared.

    More information about the OMPT-B Exam
  • Filling deficiencies in maths for Social Sciences majors

    OMPT-A Exam

    If you are applying to be a Social Sciences major at AUC and have a deficiency in your maths, then you will be required to show that you have filled this deficiency by passing the OMPT-A Exam with a 75% or above before 1 July if you are starting at AUC in September of the same year. It may be the case that you must first complete the practice materials and mock exam to be sufficiently prepared.

    More information about the OMPT-A Exam
  • Filling deficiencies in maths for Humanities majors

    Humanities majors have two options for fulfilling their maths requirement should they have a deficiency. If you do not meet the maths requirement for the Humanities major, we recommend that you take the OMPT-C Exam or take the SAT Subject Test Mathematics Level 1.

    OMPT-C Exam

    If you are applying to be a Humanities major at AUC and have a deficiency in your maths, then you may remediate this deficiency by passing the OMPT-C Exam with a 75% or above before 1 July if you are starting at AUC in September of the same year. It may be the case that you must first complete the practice materials and mock exam to be sufficiently prepared.

    More information about the OMPT-C Exam

    SAT Test Mathematics Level 1

    For the SAT subject test, a score of 600 or higher will be accepted. See the link below for SAT international test dates and registration deadlines. AUC's College Board code is 6700.

    SAT international test dates

Alternative proof

If you wish to fill your maths deficiency in a different way or offer an alternative proof, then you must first check with the AUC Admissions Office well in advance if it can be accepted.

Contact AUC Admissions Office

Tutoring offered by Students4You

If you are taking your final secondary school exams this summer and want to get the best possible grades, you may be interested in the services of Students4You. This is an organisation set up and run by AUC students (completely independent of AUC) which offers personalised support for exam preparations. Created with prospective AUC students in mind, current AUC students offer tuition in a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences and languages. Follow the link below for more information.

Students4You website