Math Placement, PPL, & Transfer Credit / Math Courses & Registration Knowledge Base

• 1. General Information

  • 1.1. Math Placement Scores and General Information
  • 1.2. How do I submit my SAT/ACT/AP scores or official transcript (college credit)?
  • 1.3. What resources and support are available to me while taking my U of A Math course(s)?
  • 1.4. Which Calculators Can We Use in U of A Math Classes or when taking the ALEKS PPL Assessment?
  • 1.5. Placement Chart and MPLF Scores

• 2. PPL Assessment (Math Placement Test)

  • 2.1. About the PPL Assessment- (Math Placement Test) Rules, Fees, Important Information
  • 2.2. Should I take the PPL Assessment?
  • 2.3. Study/Prepare- How can I study and prepare before the PPL Assessment?
  • 2.4. Are there accommodations available or can I use screen reading software?

• 3. PPL Respondus Monitor Information and Troubleshooting

  • 3.1. About Respondus Lockdown Browser and Online Proctoring
  • 3.2. General Troubleshooting and Errors

• 4. MATH Credit by Exam & Transfer Credits

  • 4.1. Transfer Math Courses and which courses require an evaluation/pre-approval
  • 4.2. I want to take a math course at another college to obtain U of A credit and/or improve my U of A math placement. What do I need to do?
  • 4.3. I have Math credit for International Baccalaureate - IB
  • 4.4. I have Math credit for the Cambridge International Examination, Pearson Edexcel International, A-level, or AQA exams.
  • 4.5. I have CLEP Math credit
  • 4.6. I have Advanced Placement (AP) Math Credit- Precalc, Calc (AB, BC) , or Statistics Exam Credit
  • 4.7. I took the AP Calculus exam (AB or BC) in May of this year and don’t have my score yet.
  • 4.8. I took the AP Precalculus Exam in May of this year and I don't have my score yet (for First Year Students)
  • 4.9. I have college math credit. What course can I take next?
  • 4.10. I have credit for AP Statistics. What does this count for? What course can I take next?
  • 4.11. I have AP or other Calculus credit, how do I know if I am ready to take the “next” course?
  • 4.12. Credit by Exam
  • 4.13. Is my transfer or AP (or other) credit in the U of A system?
  • 4.14. Transfer Credit Evaluation: Does my Transfer Math course need to be evaluated?
  • 4.15. Transfer Credit Pre-Approval: Does the course I’m planning on taking at another institution need to be pre-approved?

• 5. Registration

  • 5.1. Math Registration Overview
  • 5.2. Math courses taken at another institution
  • 5.3. I can't enroll in my Math class. What's going on?
  • 5.4. I want to take a course below the level of a course I have already completed. Can I do that?

• 6. First and Second Year Math Courses

  • 6.1. Review and Prepare for Math Courses, Tips for Success
  • 6.2. Math 100- Math Lab, Review Course to Prepare Students for Math 106, 107, 108, 112 (Depending on Major)
  • 6.3. Math 106- For Students in the College of Education
  • 6.4. Math 107- For Students in SBS, PSYCBA, and a few other majors.
  • 6.5. Math 108- For Architecture
  • 6.6. Math 112- College Algebra
  • 6.7. Math 113- Overview of Calculus for Psychological Sciences, Pharmacy, Econ, Speech Language Hearing Sci, and a few other majors
  • 6.8. Math 116- Calculus for Business and Related Majors
  • 6.9. Math 119A- Special Calculus Course with Biological Emphasis, alternative for Biology, EEB, MCB, and a few other majors
  • 6.10. Math 120R-Calculus Preparation
  • 6.11. Math 163- Basic Statistics
  • 6.12. Math 263- Intro to Statistics and BioStatistics
  • 6.13. Math 122A- Math 122A+122B is our Recommended Calculus Sequence
  • 6.14. Math 122B-Taken along with Math 122A
  • 6.15. Math 125- Accelerated Calculus for Students Who have Experience with Calculus.
  • 6.16. Math 129- Calc II
  • 6.17. Math 223- Vector Calc (Calc III)
  • 6.18. Math 254-Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
  • 6.19. Phil 110 - For Majors in Fine Arts, Humanities, some SBS, and other selected majors
  • 6.20. Ling 123 - For Majors in Fine Arts, Humanities, some SBS and other selected majors
  • 6.21. SBS 200 - Statistics for the Social Sciences
  • 6.22. Other Math Courses

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