Success Indicators in the USMA Advanced Core Mathematics Program
Pamela Harris
United States Military Academy
Jarrod Shingleton
United States Military Academy
James Starling
United States Military Academy
Christopher Thoma
United States Military Academy
In this paper we study the relationship between Advanced Placement scores on the Calculus AB/BC exams and the success of cadets in the Advanced Core Mathematics Program at The United States Military Academy. The purpose of this study is to analyze whether cadets with satisfactory AP scores on the Calculus examinations should be offered admittance in the Advanced Core Mathematics Program (ACMP), without having to take the Summer Validation Exam. We also consider other indicators, such as ACT, SAT and CEER scores, and determine, once again, if a cadet should be instantly admitted into the ACMP. This would not only greatly reduce the workload of instructors administering the Summer Validation Exam, but more importantly it would reduce superfluous testing during Cadet Basic Training, an important transitional period for incoming cadets.