Math Course Placement
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Course Eligibility Requirements
Each major at the UA has a specific math requirement. In order to register for a math course, you must satisfy the course's prerequisite and eligibility criteria. Students can meet the eligibility requirements for UA Math courses through Math Department approved prerequisite course work, completed generally within the last 18 months, or through the UA ALEKS PPL Math Placement Test. The Placement Test is for entry into courses at or below the level of Calculus I. Incoming freshman students can qualify through recent SAT I MSS (Math) or ACT Math scores.
ALEKS PPL scores in the table below are percentages. Test scores are good for one year. SAT/ACT placement is for first semester freshmen only and scores must be recent. Math 100 Final MCLG is for UA Math 100 students only. These scores can change at the discretion of the Math Department and are updated each February.
See the list of courses and registration requirements below. PPL1 and PPLN are proctored PPL Assessment scores.
FALL 2020 PLACEMENT CHART:
Course |
Course info |
Registration Requirement Test scores listed below expire after 1 year. |
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Minimum |
Minimum |
Minimum |
Math Dept Approved Prerequisite or (taken within last 18 months, non-incoming freshman) |
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MATH 100 | Math Lab |
0-39 (0-29 for Math 105 /106 /107 majors ONLY) |
0-550/0-23 (0-520 / 0-20 for Math 105 /106/107 majors ONLY) |
0-54 (0-39 for Math 105 /106 /107 majors ONLY) |
n/a |
MATH 106 | Patterns, Functions & Modeling |
30 |
530/21 | 40 | Intermediate Algebra (Pima MAT 097 or 122) |
MATH 107 |
Exploring and Understanding Data |
30 |
530/21 | 40 | Intermediate Algebra (Pima MAT 097 or 122) |
MATH 108 |
Modeling with Algebra and Trig |
40 |
560/24 | 55 | n/a |
MATH 112 | College Algebra |
40 |
560/24 |
55 |
n/a |
MCB 181R | Biology |
40 |
560/24 |
55 |
n/a |
CHEM 141/151 PHYS 102/181 |
Chemistry Physics |
60 | 610/26 | n/a |
College Algebra (UA Math 112) or Calculus Preparation (UA Math 120R), or higher |
MATH 113
|
Elements of Calc
|
60 | 640/26 |
n/a |
College Algebra (UA Math 112) with a grade of C or higher or UA Math 108 with a grade of C or higher |
MATH 116 |
Calc Concepts for Business |
60 | 640/26 |
n/a |
College Algebra (UA Math 112) with a grade of C or higher AND MIS 111 or ABE 120 |
MATH 119A |
Mathematics of Biological Systems:a Calculus Based Approach |
60 | 640/26 |
n/a |
College Algebra (Math 112) |
MATH 120R |
Calc Preparation |
60 | 640/26 |
n/a |
College Algebra (Math 112) |
MATH 163 |
Basic Stats |
60 | 640/26 |
n/a |
College Algebra (UA Math 112) or Calculus Preparation (UA Math 120R), or higher |
MATH 302A | Math for Elementary Ed I |
60 |
n/a |
n/a |
Patterns, Functions & Modeling (UA Math 106) or Math 105 |
ISTA116 |
Statistics Courses (non-MATH) |
60 | 640/26 | n/a | College Algebra (UA Math 112) or Calculus Preparation (UA Math 120R), or higher |
CSC 110 | Computer Programming I |
60 |
640/26 |
n/a |
College Algebra (UA Math 112) with a grade of C or higher, or Calculus Preparation (UA Math 120R), or higher |
MATH 122A | Functions for Calc | 75 | 660/28 | n/a | A grade of C or higher in Precalculus (UA Math 120R) |
MATH 122B | First Semester Calc | n/a | n/a | n/a | A grade of C or higher in MATH 122A |
MATH 125 |
Accelerated Calc |
92 | 730/32 | n/a |
AP AB score of 3 or higher |
CHEM 161/163 | Honors Chem/lab | 92 | 730/32 | n/a | n/a |
MATH 129 | Calc II | n/a | n/a | n/a | AP AB score of 3 or higher, AP BC score of 3, C or higher in Math 122B/125 or equivalent . No date restriction. |
MATH 223
MATH 254
|
Vector Calc Dif Eqn |
n/a | n/a | n/a | AP BC score of 4 or 5, C or higher in Math 129 or equivalent. No date restriction. |
MATH 313
|
Linear Algebra | n/a | n/a | n/a | AP BC score of 4 or 5, Math 129 or equivalent. No date restriction. |