Calculator Policies for Standardized Exams

Calculator Town is proud to announce a new feature of our website! We have just added a page of links to calculator policies for a number of standardized exams. Visit this page to easily find the calculator policies for the exams you are taking. This will help ensure that you purchase an approved graphing calculator or scientific calculator for all the exams you need to take.

Don't be one of those people selling your calculators on Craig's List or eBay with the message "I bought this calculator for the SAT but found out I couldn't use it."

Check out the policies now!

Which Graphing Calculator Is Right For You?

Are you looking for a graphing calculator but not sure which one to buy. In addition to knowing which standardized tests you can use them on you also want to know what math classes you can use them in. Of course you can use them in any math class, but certain models are recommended more for certain levels, whether it be trigonometry or college algebra.

Texas Instruments provides both of these in a handy one page table:

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/nonProductSingle/graphing_course_comparision.html

HP also provides some information. Unfortunately they only list approved courses but not recommended classes:

http://h20331.www2.hp.com/Hpsub/downloads/Post_Exam_approvals_FEB2008.pdf

The PDF from HP is over a year old but still relevant. However, you should always consult the calculator policies of the specific exams you are taking and of course ask your math / science teachers about their own graphing calculator policies and whether they recommend or require (or prohibit) specific models.