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Does TESU specifically require your math be college algebra? - bjcheung77 - 07-07-2017
Mab81 Wrote:Thanks for this great info... were you working towards a BS or BA? It says I need 3 credits of numerical literacy, so I was wondering if ALEKS intermediate algebra would suffice for that, or whether i had to have the college algebra.
It doesn't matter which degree you're going for, at TESU, their Quantitative Literacy course is College Algebra.
It will be for BA/BS/BSBA/BSAST and the remainder of their Bachelors degrees, that's THE course.
General Education Elective credit, you should take the ALEKS Intermediate Algebra for that cheap 3 credits.
Does TESU specifically require your math be college algebra? - bricabrac - 07-07-2017
Not sure where you are getting your information but this is the list of accepted courses from TESU's website. Keep in mind these are only the courses/exams available at TESU. As you can see both MAT-105 and MAT-115 is also on the list. There was another list with CLEP but I can't locate the page.*
Quantitative Literacy
HPS-200: Statistics for the Health Professions
MAT-105: Applied Liberal Arts Mathematics This is also offered as a TECEP exam
MAT-115: Intermediate Algebra
MAT-119: Quantitative Business Analysis
MAT-121: College Algebra This is also offered as a TECEP exam
MAT-129: Precalculus
MAT-231: Calculus I
MAT-232: Calculus II
MAT-270: Discrete Mathematics
MAT-301: History of Mathematics
MAT-321: Linear Algebra
MAT-331: Calculus III
MAT-332: Calculus IV
MAT-351: Mathematical Modeling
MAT-361: College Geometry
MAT-401: Mathematical Logic
STA-201: Principles of Statistics This is also offered as a TECEP exam.
http://www.tesu.edu/academics/courses/2016-and-After2.cfm
* I found the CLEP page
Quantitive Literacy
College Mathematics - MAT-102, General Math I, MAT-103, General Math II (6)
College Algebra - MAT-121 College Algebra (3)
PreCalculus - MAT-129 PreCalculus (3)
Calculus - MAT-231 Calculus I (3)
http://www.tesu.edu/academics/catalog/CLEP-College-Level-Exam-Program.cfm
Does TESU specifically require your math be college algebra? - CM1999 - 07-07-2017
Mab81 Wrote:Thanks for this great info... were you working towards a BS or BA? It says I need 3 credits of numerical literacy, so I was wondering if ALEKS intermediate algebra would suffice for that, or whether i had to have the college algebra.
I am incredibly math phobic, asked a lot of questions about what would count, and I have notes from an advisor phone call where I wrote that I need "at least intermediate algebra for quantitative literacy/MAT-115/aleks" --I'm in the 2015 catalog so I'm not sure if that makes a difference.
I went ahead and attempted college algebra and passed --like right on the 70% dot so I transferred it in.
Does TESU specifically require your math be college algebra? - CM1999 - 07-07-2017
sorry, I know I'm not answering EXACTLY...and you're getting conflicting info here.
Does TESU specifically require your math be college algebra? - Mab81 - 07-07-2017
CM1999 Wrote:sorry, I know I'm not answering EXACTLY...and you're getting conflicting info here.
Thank you for answering nonetheless! Yes, I am seeing conflicting info... I am not really sure if an advisor will help me unless I formally enroll first. I did apply and get accepted a couple days ago. I will continue with ALEKS while I do my other stuff and see how far I get with it after a few months. Then I will know if I think I can pass the college algebra or not.
Does TESU specifically require your math be college algebra? - jsd - 07-07-2017
bjcheung77 Wrote:It doesn't matter which degree you're going for, at TESU, their Quantitative Literacy course is College Algebra.
It will be for BA/BS/BSBA/BSAST and the remainder of their Bachelors degrees, that's THE course.
General Education Elective credit, you should take the ALEKS Intermediate Algebra for that cheap 3 credits.
This is wrong. The BSBA definitely requires college algebra. Some others might too. But many do not. As stated, I did not need it for my BA. Most BAs at TESU do not require college algebra.
Does TESU specifically require your math be college algebra? - originalamyj - 07-07-2017
jsd Wrote:This is wrong. The BSBA definitely requires college algebra. Some others might too. But many do not. As stated, I did not need it for my BA. Most BAs at TESU do not require college algebra.
Correct. Intermediate Algebra will suffice for your History BA.
Does TESU specifically require your math be college algebra? - Mab81 - 07-08-2017
originalamyj Wrote:Correct. Intermediate Algebra will suffice for your History BA.
Great, that makes me feel better. I know I can pass the intermediate. Thanks guys
Although even after I pass I plan to continue with ALEKS just to see how far I can get.
Does TESU specifically require your math be college algebra? - Thorne - 07-08-2017
Mab81 Wrote:Great, that makes me feel better. I know I can pass the intermediate. Thanks guys
I took College Algebra five semesters ago with an instructor who didn't test us well (we spent 8 weeks on basic mathematics, 4 weeks on high-school-level Pre-algebra, 2 weeks watching a video about the history of algebra, and 2 weeks on actual algebraic work), so I went through ALEKS from Beginning Algebra to Precalculus.
I ran my Intermediate Algebra to 100% and got an 85 on College Algebra fifteen minutes later. If you do well at Intermediate, College Algebra won't be too hard at all - and it's three gen ed credits at (essentially) $3/credit.
Does TESU specifically require your math be college algebra? - Mab81 - 07-08-2017
Thorne Wrote:I took College Algebra five semesters ago with an instructor who didn't test us well (we spent 8 weeks on basic mathematics, 4 weeks on high-school-level Pre-algebra, 2 weeks watching a video about the history of algebra, and 2 weeks on actual algebraic work), so I went through ALEKS from Beginning Algebra to Precalculus.
I ran my Intermediate Algebra to 100% and got an 85 on College Algebra fifteen minutes later. If you do well at Intermediate, College Algebra won't be too hard at all - and it's three gen ed credits at (essentially) $3/credit.
I'm actually starting at Pre-Algebra, I'm that far behind! But it's encouraging that you were able to do that. I hope I can too, eventually.