Advisors Must Verify Only ACT subject matter examinations are used for placement purposes. Composite ACT scores MAY NOT be used for placement in math and English courses. Placement scores were earned within five years of placement determination GED Pathway Note that effective June 7, 2019, an additional Pathway has been created for GED students. Any student scoring 165 or higher on the GED College Ready exam is hereby allowed to enroll in gateway courses, MTH 100 and ENG 101. The student does NOT take MTH 099 or ENG 099 unless the student voluntarily chooses to do so.
Exit Criteria for Developmental Mathematics
To successfully exit developmental math courses, students must earn a minimum grade of 70 percent or higher.
MAH 101 Introductory Mathematics I, 3 hours
(3-0-0)
Prerequisite: Satisfactory placement score This course is a comprehensive review of arithmetic with basic algebra designed to meet the needs of certificate and diploma programs. Topics include business and industry related arithmetic and geometric skills used in measurement, ratio and proportion, exponents and roots, applications of percent, linear equations, formulas, and statistics. Upon completion, students should be able to solve practical problems in their specific occupational areas of study. Non-degree creditable
MTH 098 Elementary Algebra (Institutional Credit only), 4 hours
(3-0-0)
Prerequisite: None This course provides a study of the fundamentals of algebra. Topics include the real number system, linear equations and inequalities, graphing linear equations and inequalities in two variables and systems of equations. This course does not apply toward the general core requirement for mathematics. MTH 099 Support for Intermediate College Algebra (Institutional Credit only), 1 hour Prerequisite: Appropriate mathematics placement score or MTH 098 Elementary Algebra (Note: Math 099 is required for students completing MTH 098 Elementary Algebra.) Corequisite: MTH 100 Intermediate College Algebra This Learning Support course provides co-requisite support in mathematics for students enrolled in MTH 100. The material covered in this course is parallel to and supportive of the material taught in MTH 100. Emphasis is placed on providing students with additional academic and noncognitive support with the goal of success in the students’ paired MTH 100 class. This course does not apply toward the general core requirement for mathematics. CODE C
MTH 100 Intermediate College Algebra, 3 hours
(3-0-0)
Prerequisite: MTH 098 or appropriate mathematics placement score Corequisite: MTH 099 Support for Intermediate College Algebra (Note: Math 099 is required
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