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Math Placement

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)
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