Excelsior: ALEKS Beginning Algebra duplicates ...

[cookderosa]

> I had Beginning, Intermediate and College Algebra all from ALEKS and they did not duplicate.

crazy that Beginning Algebra does not duplicate Intermediate Algebra, but it does duplicate College Mathematics

> I think Excelsior is just being a little more "normal" in counting all 3 as your basic 100 level non-algebra college math.

but even the UExcel exam page says
"Knowledge of arithmetic and elementary algebra are prerequisites for the material covered in this examination."

so it seems like "elementary algebra" should be different from "Contemporary Mathematics"
I would think "Beginning Algebra" would the prerequisite course for "Contemporary Mathematics"

I get it- but TESU used to be a little more generous with courses. Even similar courses had different numbers, thus non-duplicating. I'm not going to muddy the waters by pulling an old ALEKS thread, but they awarded credit for a LOT of math at one time. I believe that you could get about 21 credits of math through the ALEKS sequence and CLEP if memory serves. Everything was non-duplicating, but that was unusual. If I go to my community college's website, for example, there is only 1 math at the 100 level that's a gen ed. There are AAS maths in certain fields (ex. Culinary Math) but the gen ed transfer maths are essential all the same but with sometimes different titles. Most colleges just have 1 "non-algebra" 100 level math. Sometimes called Contemporary Math, Math for Liberal Arts, etc.
Part two of that, even when Beg. Alg was a thing, the shocker was that it was worth college credit (at TESU) because at *most colleges, that would be considered "developmental" (under-100) and so I think when TESU finally adopted it as developmental, most of us were bummed but not shocked. That anyone anywhere is giving any kind of credit for it is great- but I do understand the principle to be (probably) that you only get 1 "under algebra" math on your degree, and it seems like EC is saying "any of these, but only one of these."