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2025 \u2013 2026 Academic Year<\/h2>\n\n

Courses That Can Be Taken with a Given Math Placement Score<\/h3>\n\n\n
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  • Placement Level 1:<\/strong> MA-050<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Placement Level 2:<\/strong> MA-100, MA-101,<\/em> MA-105, MA-205<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Placement Level 3:<\/strong> MA-109, MA-115, MA-117, MA-120, MA-151, and level 2 courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Placement Level 4:<\/strong> MA-116, MA-118, MA-125, MA-130, and level 2 or level 3 courses excluding MA-105<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n

    Be Advised<\/h3>\n\n\n
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    • Level 2 or level 3 students may take MA-105 while level 4 (Calculus ready) students cannot. Courses recommended for level 4 students are MA-100, MA-116, MA-125, or MA-151.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • MA-050 and MA-101 do not count for Math General Education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • MA-205 requires sophomore standing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n

      Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/h3>\n\n\n
      Major<\/th>Level 1<\/th>Level 2<\/th>Level 3<\/th>Level 4<\/th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
      Anthropology<\/td>MA-050<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101 and MA-105<\/td>MA-100 recommended<\/td><\/tr>
      Art (including B.F.A)<\/td>MA-050<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101 and MA-105<\/td>MA-100 recommended<\/td><\/tr>
      Communication<\/td>MA-050<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101 and MA-105<\/td>MA-100 recommended<\/td><\/tr>
      Criminal Justice<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-100<\/td>MA-105 or higher required<\/td><\/tr>
      Criminal Justice with Social Work<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-105 or MA-151<\/td>MA-151<\/td>MA-105 and SW-411, or MA-151 is required<\/td><\/tr>
      English<\/td>MA-050<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101 and MA-105<\/td>MA-100 recommended<\/td><\/tr>
      History<\/td>MA-050<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101 and MA-105<\/td>MA-100 recommended<\/td><\/tr>
      Homeland Security<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-100<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
      Music<\/td>MA-050<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101 and MA-105<\/td>MA-100 recommended<\/td><\/tr>
      Political Science<\/td>MA-050<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101 and MA-105<\/td>MA-105 or MA-100 recommended<\/td><\/tr>
      Psychology<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-151<\/td>MA-151<\/td>MA-105 or higher required<\/td><\/tr>
      Sociology<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-151<\/td>MA-105 or higher required<\/td><\/tr>
      World Languages – Spanish<\/td>MA-050<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101<\/td>Any 100 level mathematics course excluding MA-101 and MA-105<\/td>MA-100 recommended<\/td><\/tr>
      Spanish with Concentration in Communication<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-151<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

      Leon Hess Business School<\/h3>\n\n\n
      Major<\/th>Level 1<\/th>Level 2<\/th>Level 3<\/th>Level 4<\/th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
      Accounting<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-117<\/td>MA-117<\/td>Students are required to complete MA-117<\/td><\/tr>
      Accounting Analytics<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-117<\/td>MA-117 or MA-130<\/td>Students are required to complete MA-117 and MA-130<\/td><\/tr>
      Economics<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-117<\/td>MA-117 or MA-125<\/td>Students are required to complete MA-117 and MA-118, or MA-125 and MA-126<\/td><\/tr>
      Economics and Finance<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-117<\/td>MA-117 or MA-125<\/td>Students are required to complete MA-117 and MA-118, or MA-125 and MA-126<\/td><\/tr>
      Finance<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-117<\/td>MA-117 or MA-125<\/td>Students are required to complete MA-117 and MA-118, or MA-125 and MA-126<\/td><\/tr>
      Finance and Real Estate<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-117<\/td>MA-117 or MA-125<\/td>Students are required to complete MA-117 and MA-118, or MA-125 and MA-126<\/td><\/tr>
      International Business<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-117<\/td>MA-117<\/td>Students are required to complete MA-117<\/td><\/tr>
      Leadership and Organizational Development<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-117<\/td>MA-117<\/td>Students are required to complete MA-117<\/td><\/tr>
      Marketing<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-117<\/td>MA-117<\/td>Students are required to complete MA-117<\/td><\/tr>
      Marketing and Management<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-117<\/td>MA-117<\/td>Students are required to complete MA-117<\/td><\/tr>
      Operations, Supply Chain, and Data Management<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-117<\/td>MA-117<\/td>Students are required to complete MA-117<\/td><\/tr>
      Real Estate<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-117<\/td>MA-117 or MA-125<\/td>Students are required to complete MA-117 and MA-118, or MA-125 and MA-126<\/td><\/tr>
      Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-117<\/td>MA-117<\/td>Students are required to complete MA-117<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

      Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies<\/h3>\n\n\n
      Major<\/th>Level 1<\/th>Level 2<\/th>Level 3<\/th>Level 4<\/th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
      Health Promotion<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-101 or MA-105<\/td>MA-151<\/td>MA-151<\/td>MA-151 is required<\/td><\/tr>
      Health Studies<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-101 or MA-105<\/td>MA-151<\/td>MA-151<\/td>MA-151 is required<\/td><\/tr>
      Nursing<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-101 or MA-105<\/td>MA-151<\/td>MA-151<\/td>MA-151 is required<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

      School of Social Work<\/h3>\n\n\n
      Major<\/th>Level 1<\/th>Level 2<\/th>Level 3<\/th>Level 4<\/th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
      Social Work<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-105 or MA-151<\/td>MA-151<\/td>MA-105 and SW-411, or MA-151 is required<\/td><\/tr>
      Social Work with Criminal Justice<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-105 or MA-151<\/td>MA-151<\/td>MA-105 and SW-411, or MA-151 is required<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

      School of Science<\/h3>\n\n\n
      Major<\/th>Level 1<\/th>Level 2<\/th>Level 3<\/th>Level 4<\/th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
      Biology<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-101<\/td>MA-115<\/td>MA-116, MA-125 or MA-151<\/td>MA-115, MA-116, or MA-125; and MA-151 are required<\/td><\/tr>
      Chemistry<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-101<\/td>MA-109<\/td>MA-116 or MA-125<\/td>MA-125 or MA-116; and MA-151 required<\/td><\/tr>
      Advanced Chemistry<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-101<\/td>MA-109<\/td>MA-116 or MA-125<\/td>MA-125 or MA-116; and MA-151 or MA-126 required<\/td><\/tr>
      Clinical and Medical Laboratory Sciences<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-101<\/td>MA-115<\/td>MA-116 or MA-125<\/td>MA-115, MA-116, or MA-125; and MA-151 are required<\/td><\/tr>
      B.S. Computer Science<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-101<\/td>MA-109<\/td>MA-125 and MA-130<\/td>MA-125, MA-126, and MA-130 required (plus others)<\/td><\/tr>
      B.A. Computer Science<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-101<\/td>MA-109<\/td>MA-109, MA-125, and\/or MA-130<\/td>MA-109 (or higher) and MA-130 required<\/td><\/tr>
      Marine and Environmental Biology and Policy<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-101<\/td>MA-115<\/td>MA-116, MA-125 or MA-151<\/td>MA-115, MA-116, or MA-125; and MA-151 are required<\/td><\/tr>
      Mathematics<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-101<\/td>MA-109<\/td>MA-125 and MA-120<\/td>MA-120, MA-125, and MA-126 (plus others) are required<\/td><\/tr>
      Software Engineering<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-101<\/td>MA-109<\/td>MA-125 and MA-130<\/td>MA-125,\u00a0MA-126,\u00a0and MA-130\u00a0(plus others) are required<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

      School of Education<\/h3>\n\n\n

      Programs with Math Requirements Different from the Content Major<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Major<\/th>Level 1<\/th>Level 2<\/th>Level 3<\/th>Level 4<\/th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
      Early Child.; Early Child.+ Elem.; P-3 and Elem. Ed. with: AN, EN, SP, HS, PS<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-205<\/td>MA-205<\/td>MA-205<\/td>MA 205 and MA-206 are required<\/td><\/tr>
      ISEE<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-101 or MA-105<\/td>MA-109, MA-115, MA-120, or MA-151<\/td>MA-116, MA-120, or MA-125<\/td>See the Curriculum Chart for math requirements details.<\/td><\/tr>
      K-12 ED. and: AR, SP, MU<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-100 or MA-205<\/td>MA-100 or MA-205<\/td>MA-100 or MA-205<\/td>MA-100 or MA-205 required<\/td><\/tr>
      K-12 ED. and: HEPE.ED.<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-151<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
      SEC. ED. and: EN<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-100 or MA-205<\/td>MA-100 or MA-205<\/td>MA-100 or MA-205<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
      SEC. ED. and: HS, PS<\/td>MA-050<\/td>MA-105<\/td>MA-105<\/td>Any course such as MA-115, MA-116, MA-126, or MA-151<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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