Placement Information 

Entry Level Courses

Enrollment in Math 100C, Math 101, Math 130, Math 164 requires a satisfactory score on one of the following tests: SAT, ACT, the California Achievement Test (for teacher preparation), the COMPASS Test, or the Intermediate Assessment Test. The scores on the SAT or ACT tests must have been acheived within the last three years before math placement. The student with insufficient test scores is encouraged to enroll in developmental classess. For more information contact the Math Center in Bouillon 206 or 963-1834.

Students who wish to enroll in Pre-Calculus (Math 153 or Math 154) or Calculus (Math 170 or Math 172) and who have not had the necessary prerequisite course at a college or university must take the Mathematics Placement Test (details below). Students will be placed in accord with their results on this test as determined by the Mathematics Department. See the Mathematics Department for more details.

Course Sequences

Admission to any mathematics course having prerequisites requires either a suitable math placement test score or a grade of 2.0 or better in each listed prerequisite to that course.

The Mathematics Placement Test

You will need to take the Mathematics Placement Test in the following situations:

• You are planning to take Math 153 but have neither:
  • taken Intermediate Algebra here or at another college
  • nor taken high school calculus
• You are planning to take Math 154 or Math 170 but have neither:
  • taken Math 153 here or at another college
  • nor taken high school calculus
• You are planning to take Math 172 but have neither:
  • taken Math 154 here or at another college
  • nor taken high school AP calculus

The Mathematics Placement Test is administered on campus approximately once every month in Bouillon 125. Students expecting to find room in a mathematics course should have taken the test during the prior quarter since many classes are filled by the testing date. You can register for the test either at the Mathematics Department (Bouillon 108) and pay the test fee ($15) at the Cashier's office. An Intermediate Mathematics Placement Test is given for entrance into Math 153. An Advanced Mathematics Placement Test is given for entrance into Math 154, Math 170, Math 172. Practice problems for both exams can be found at Academic Placement Testing Program.

Course Descriptions 

All course descriptions can be found in the Online Electronic Catalog. You will need to find that information there since we are forbidden from repeating that information on Departmental web pages (seriously).

Course Outcomes 

We are allowed to tell you the student learning outcomes for the courses. However, the official versions of these outcomes are those filed in the Office of the Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Studies.

Math 100-199 Course Outcomes 

Math 100A: PreAlgebra  

Math 100B: Introductory Algebra 

Math 100C: Intermediate Algebra  

Math 101: Mathematics in the Modern World 

Math 102: Mathematical Decision Making 

Math 130: Finite Mathematics I  

Math 153: Pre-Calculus Mathematics I  

Student Outcomes

Math 154: Pre-Calculus Mathematics II  

Student Outcomes

Math 164: Foundations of Arithmetic I  

Math 170: Intuitive Calculus 

Math 172: Calculus I  

Student Outcomes

Math 173: Calculus II  

Student Outcomes

Math 200-299 Course Outcomes 

Math 250: Intuitive Geometry for Elementary Teachers 

Math 260: Sets and Logic 

Math 265: Linear Algebra I 

Math 272: Multivariable Calculus I  

Student Outcomes

Math 273: Multivariable Calculus II  

Student Outcomes

Math 298: Special Topics 

Math 299: Seminar 

Math 299A: Seminar: Actuarial Science Problems I 

Math 299E: Orientation Seminar: Secondary Mathematics 

Math 300-399 Course Outcomes 

Math 310: Discrete Probability 

Math 311: Statistical Concepts and Methods 

Math 320: History of Mathematics 

Math 323: Teaching Middle School Mathematics and Science 

Math 324: Methods and Materials in Mathematics-Secondary 

Math 330: Discrete Mathematics  

Math 332: Discrete Models 

Math 355: College Geometry I 

Math 360: Algebraic Structures I 

Math 361: Algebraic Structures II 

Math 365: Linear Algebra II 

Math 376: Elementary Differential Equations I  

Math 377: Elementary Differential Equations II  

Math 400-499 Course Outcomes 

Math 410A: Advanced Statistical Methods I  

Math 410B: Advanced Statistical Methods II  

Math 411A: Introduction to Probability Theory  

Math 411B: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics I  

Math 411C: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II  

Math 412: Applied Numerical Methods 

Math 413: Introduction to Stochiastic Processes 

Math 414: Time Series Analysis 

Math 416A: Actuarial Science Problems II   

Math 416B: Actuarial Science Problems III   

Math 417A: Loss Models I  

Math 417B: Loss Models II  

Math 417C: Loss Models III  

Math 418A: Theory of Interest I  

Math 418B: Theory of Interest II  

Math 419A: Actuarial Mathematics I  

Math 419B: Actuarial Mathematics II  

Math 419C: Actuarial Mathematics III  

Math 430: Introduction to Theory of Numbers 

Math 451: Introduction to Topology I  

Math 452: Introduction to Topology II  

Math 453: Introduction to Topology III 

Math 455: College Geometry II 

Math 456: Differential Geometry 

Math 461: Abstract Algebra I  

Math 462: Abstract Algebra II  

Math 463: Abstract Algebra III  

Math 464: Optimization Theory 

Math 471: Advanced Analysis I  

Math 472: Advanced Analysis II  

Math 473: Advanced Analysis III  

Math 475: Applied Analysis I  

Math 476: Applied Analysis II  

Math 477: Applied Analysis III  

Math 490: Cooperative Education 

Math 491: Workshop 

Math 492A: Laboratory Experience in Teaching Mathematics I  

Math 492B: Laboratory Experience in Teaching Mathematics II  

Math 496: Individual Study 

Math 498: Special Topics 

Math 499: Seminar 

Math 499E: Senior Seminar: Secondary Mathematics