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Algebra and College Level Placement Exam

This page contains information regarding placement into college level mathematics courses. If you wish to take one of the following courses:

• MATH 1314 -- College Algebra
• MATH 1324 -- Mathematics for Business and Economics I
• MATH 1332 -- Contemporary Mathematics I
• MATH 1342 -- Statistics I

Then you must satisfy one of the following requirement:

• 21 or better on ACT mathematics section
• 500 or better on SAT quantitative section
• Grade of C or better in MATH 0303 (Intermediate Algebra)
• Score of 21 or better on the mathematics section of ACT
• Score of 500 or better on the quantitative section of SAT
• Score of 270 or better on the mathematics section of THEA
• Passing score on the departmental pre-algebra placement test
• Other placement tests (e.g. Accuplacer and Compass) may place you into college level mathematics.

The department does offer a pre-algebra placement exam. Practice exams (Ver. 1, Ver. 2, Ver. 3, Ver. 4, and Ver. 5) are available, with answer key. Passing this exam (70% or better) will allow you to take any of the courses listed above. This test is administered by the Academic Advising Center (UC 3440), Dana Welch (director), 903.565.5718