Math Placement

Initial math placement should be discussed with your academic advisor and will use the one of the following criteria:

Test or College Credit: Placement based on transfer credit or AP/CLEP/IB credit.

High School Math: Last high school math class taken by the student, the grade in the course, and when it was taken using the following chart for initial placement.

Academic year of most recent high-school math class with grade of C or higher.

	2023/2024 Sophomore year	2024/2025 Junior year	2025/2026 Senior year
Algebra 2 or Integrated Math 3	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130	MAT 108/MAT 144/MAT 150
Statistics or  College Algebra or Finite Math or Discrete Math	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130	MAT 108/MAT 144/MAT 150	MAT 120/MAT 121/MAT 128
Algebra 2 w/ Trigonometry or Trigonometry or Precalculus or Calculus	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130	MAT 108/MAT 144/MAT 150	MAT 120/MAT 121/MAT 145
Transitional: STEM	MAT 108/MAT 144/MAT 150	MAT 108/MAT 144/MAT 150	MAT 108/MAT 144/MAT 150
Transitional: Technical	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130
Transitional: Quantitative Literacy	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130
Other	Complete the ALEKS Assessment	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130

 

ACT/SAT Score: Students who do not have the above information or whose relevant SAT or ACT Math scores indicate higher placement should be placed using the following chart:

ACT Math Score	SAT Math SCore	Placement Score
30+	700+	Math 145
27+	640+	MAT 120/MAT 121/MAT 128
25+	590+	MAT 108/MAT 144/MAT 150
22+	540+	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130
Less than 22	Less than 540	Take ALEKS

 

Placement Exam: Students with none of the above should take the ALEKS math placement exam.

ALEKS Score cutoffs for placement are as follows:       

Placement Score	Course Placement
46+	MAT 113/MAT 119/MAT 130
51+	MAT 108/MAT 144/MAT 150
61+	MAT 120/MAT 121/MAT 128
76+	MAT 145

 

Information about the ALEKS exam, and registering to complete it, is available online.

Once a students earns a grade of A, B, C, D, F, or WX in a MAT course (or is currently enrolled in a MAT course after the third-week drop deadline), they are not eligible to take the ALEKS exam to improve their placement.