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Department of Mathematics
Math Placement Test
 
Interpreting Your Results

The results of the test are given as four numbers in four different categories, one for each section of the placement test.  Which mathematics course you take should be dependent on your major, so if you are given many options it does not mean that you need to take all of those courses.  You should choose the course most appropriate for you major.  The scores are interpreted as follows:

Test Categories

  Eligible Courses
     
If your score in Category 1 is less than 9  

Math 009:  Basic Algebra

 
If your score in Category 2 is less than 9   Math 100:  Essential of Algebra
 
If your scores in Categories 1 and 2 are greater than or equal to 9  

Math 101:  Topics in Mathematics
Math 102:  Number Systems
Math 107:  Basic Statistics I
Math 110:  Consumer Mathematics
Math 112:  Intermediate Algebra
Math 215:  Statistics and Geometry

 
If your scores in Categories 1, 2, and 3 are all greater than or equal to 9

Math 101:  Topics in Mathematics
Math 102:  Number Systems
Math 107:  Basic Statistics I
Math 110:  Consumer Mathematics
Math 112:  Intermediate Algebra
Math 215:  Statistics and Geometry
Math 113:  Precalculus
Math 180:  Math for Management

If your scores in Categories 1, 2, 3, and 4 are all greater than or equal to 9 Math 101:  Topics in Mathematics
Math 102:  Number Systems
Math 107:  Basic Statistics I
Math 110:  Consumer Mathematics
Math 112:  Intermediate Algebra
Math 215:  Statistics and Geometry
Math 113:  Precalculus
Math 180:  Math for Management
Math 141:  Calculus I
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