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Math Placement Policy

All programs of study at North Greenville University require at least three hours of college-level math (greater than MATH-1300). The specific math requirement is determined by the major program. The math placement policy is designed to increase the success of students entering NGU with any level of math proficiency.

Some programs require one or more courses in the algebra sequence: MATH-1310 College Algebra, MATH-1335 Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry, and MATH-1410 Calculus One. MATH-1300 Intermediate Algebra is a prerequisite for this algebra sequence. MATH-1315 Contemporary Mathematics and MATH-1330 Probability and Statistics are not part of the algebra sequence.
All students must demonstrate math proficiency to receive a schedule of first-semester coursework or to enter one of the above courses at any time. Otherwise, the student will begin in MATH-0310 Introduction to Mathematics. Options for the student to demonstrate math proficiency are described below. Students using the ALEKS online math placement test (MPT) who wish to improve math placement may remediate in that online system and retest before classes begin. The remediation with retesting option is only valid for one year from when the student took the original test as access is removed after one year. Students still needing remediation when classes begin or whose access expires will be required to take the prerequisite coursework in sequence. Any student needing remediation through coursework is advised to begin that remediation in his or her first semester at NGU.

The figure below aligns the ALEKS online MPT score with the appropriate math course a student should be placed in. Only courses shown by the shaded boxes can be used to fulfil the math requirement of the core curriculum, as determined by a student’s major.




How students demonstrate their level of math proficiency

A note about choice of major: All incoming math or math education majors are required to take the ALEKS MPT. Students changing majors to math or math education will be required to record an MPT score if they do not have one already. All other students demonstrate their level of math proficiency as follows:
• CREDIT: College-level math credit earned via AP exams or transferred from another institution (including high school dual enrollment) will be accepted as an indication of math proficiency. However, since credit for MATH 1315 or MATH 1330 does not indicate readiness for the algebra sequence, either of those courses will only serve as a demonstration of proficiency if the desired major program requires no other math. Students without college-level math credit (algebra-sequence credit for students who wish to enter majors requiring algebra) must demonstrate proficiency with an ALEKS MPT score and must take the test before receiving a first-semester schedule.
• ALEKS MPT SCORE: If proficiency for the chosen major has not been demonstrated by existing college credit, the student is required to take the online ALEKS MPT and abide by that placement, with the opportunity within one year to remediate online and retest as soon as possible but no later than the start of classes.

Any student placing into MATH-1310 or higher may elect to start at a lower level of algebra course. Under no circumstances should an academic advisor (or associate dean acting as advisor) place a student in a math course that overrides the level of proficiency demonstrated by credit and scores as described in this policy. Advisors should direct current students who change majors to abide by this policy according to the new major.

COURSE CONTENT
MATH-1315 Contemporary Mathematics and MATH-1330 Probability and Statistics are now taught in such a way as to only assume initial student proficiency in basic math. MATH-1300 is no longer a prerequisite for MATH-1315 Contemporary Mathematics or MATH-1330 Probability and Statistics, but it remains a prerequisite for MATH-1310 College Algebra.