Math

MAT 094, MAT 095, MAT 098 and their equivalents must be completed with a grade of C or higher within the last two years to be valid for placement. 

Credit for college-level transfer and Parkland courses is accepted only if credit was earned during the five years before enrolling. 

Students must earn a grade of C or higher to proceed to the next math course in the sequence.

ACT
25 MAT and an appropriate four-year sequence of high school math (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry or Calculus) place into any mathematics course with MAT 124 as a prerequisite. 

SAT
620 MAT and an appropriate four-year sequence of high school math (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry or Calculus) place into any mathematics course with MAT 124 as a prerequisite 

Students cannot place into MAT 128 by ACT or SAT scores; they must take the COMPASS test. 

AP/Calculus AB:
• 3: must pass a proficiency test with an 80% or above to earn credit for MAT 128 
• 4 or 5: receive proficiency credit for MAT 128 

AP/Calculus BC:
• 3: receive proficiency credit for MAT 129 but must pass a proficiency test with an 80% or above to earn credit for MAT 129 
• 4 or 5: receive proficiency credit for MAT 128 and MAT 129 

COMPASS scores are only valid for placement for two years. If an exam score has expired, the student must retake the assessment test. 

See Math Test Interpretation Guide

Students may retest once. To encourage students to review before a retest, a minimum of 48 hours is required between exams. 

Students requesting a second retest must present a written rationale and review plan to the Chair of the Mathematics Department who will decide if the retest may be taken. 

Students must receive permission from the Chair of the Mathematics Department to take a retest once they have enrolled, withdrawn, or completed a course in a math sequence with the previous two years. 

If students retest, the highest score is used for placement. 

Only the Chair of the Mathematics Department can make exceptions to these procedures.