About Your Score
Beginning academic year 2016-2017, the previous 2-digit math placement (MP) scores will be converted to a single digit score as follows:
Old MP Score: 11, 21
New MP Score: 1
MP Level Meaning: Not adequately prepared for quantitative (Q) courses. It is recommended or required (depending on the course) that MP score is raised before taking these courses. Ƶ the Math Workshop to raise score via ALEKS.
Commonly Taken Introductory Courses at Each MP Level (REQ = Required; REC = Recommended):
- None
Old MP Score: 12, 13, 22, 23
New MP Score: 2
MP Level Meaning: Prepared for an algebra-based college level course (statistics, math for liberal arts, certain quantitative (Q) courses on campus). NOTE: some such courses have a recommended math placement score.
Commonly Taken Introductory Courses at Each MP Level (REQ = Required; REC = Recommended):
- ACCT 225 Financial Accounting (REQ)
- BUSN 210Q Business & Economics Statistics (REQ)
- COMP 121Q Computing in Arts & Sciences (REC)
- COMP 150Q Computer Programming I (REC)
- DATA 227 Data Analysis (REQ)
- ECON 190S Principles of Economics (REC)
- MATH 112Q Language of Mathematics (REC)
- MATH 118 Math for Elem/M.S. Teachers (REC)
- MATH 119 Geometry for Elem/M.S. Teachers (REC)
- PHIL 110R Logic and Critical Reasoning (REC)
- PHYS 107N Astronomy (REC)
- POLI 260 Methodology (REQ)
- PSYC 201Q Statistics (REQ)
- SOCI 307 Research Methods (REQ)
Old MP Score: 14, 24
New MP Score: 3
MP Level Meaning: Prepared for Pre-Calculus and certain higher level quantitative (Q) courses
Commonly Taken Introductory Courses at Each MP Level (REQ = Required; REC = Recommended):
- MATH 120 Elementary Functions (Pre-Calculus) (REQ)
- CHEM 121 Models of Chemical Systems I (REQ)
Old MP Score: 15, 25
New MP Score: 4
MP Level Meaning: Prepared for Calculus I or Essentials of Calculus
Commonly Taken Introductory Courses at Each MP Level (REQ = Required; REC = Recommended):
- MATH 131 Essentials of Calculus (REQ)
- MATH 201 Calculus I (REQ)
- PHYS 200 Mechanics and Waves (REQ)