PROGRAM

Developmental Mathematics

Director: Dr. John S. Thaeler
 
Location: Building 4, Room 506A

Telephone Contact: Lisa Ostermiller 801-626-7478
 
Associate Professor: John S. Thaeler; Lecturers: Brenda Acor, Alice Allred, Loyal Baker, Mary Jo Hansen, David Imig, Eric Kohler, Darrell Poore, Carrie Quesnell, Pamela Schilling

The Developmental Mathematics Program prepares students to take the Quantitative Literacy courses offered by the Mathematics Department and the Philosophy Program. See the Core Requirements listed under the General Education Requirements of the WSU Degree and General Education Requirements of this catalog.

Placement in Mathematics Courses

Many students enrolling at Weber State are under prepared for college level mathematics. All students requiring developmental course work must enroll in and not withdraw from their initial developmental course(s) within the first two semesters. These students are then required to enroll in developmental course(s) and make progress each subsequent semester (excluding summer) until all relevant minimum developmental requirements (including MATH 1010 if applicable) have been met for the students' declared degree program of study (AAS, AS, AA, or bachelor's degree). Otherwise, a hold will be placed on their registration, which can only be removed by the Student Success Center (see the Policy and Procedures Manual, PPM 6-02.III.D.1; weber.edu/ppm/6-02.htm).

Students are placed in the Mathematics developmental sequence of courses either by ACT, ACCUPLACER, or COMPASS scores. Note that the cut scores given below may be subject to change. (For the most recent cut scores, see the WSU Assessment and Placement Standards at weber.edu/wsuimages/testplacement/assessmentplacement.pdf)

ACT MATH Score1

ACCUPLACER2 Scores

COMPASS3 Scores

Course Placement

Not Applicable

CLM  90 and above

Trig  75 and above

 MATH SI1210
(Required for some majors)

23 and above

 CLM  50 and above
Note: CLM 70 or higher satisfies QL and a MATH QL1050 prerequisite requirement for any course		 CA  50 - 100
Trig  45 - 74
AL  70 - 100
Note: CA 65 or higher satisfies QL and a MATH QL1050 prerequisite requirement for any course		 MATH QL1030, QL1040, QL1050,QL10604 or QL1080
or PHIL QL22005
(Requirement varies based on major)
22 and below,
Must take ACCUPLACER placement exam		 EA  55 - 64
CLM 0 - 49		 AL 58 - 69
CA 25 - 49		 MATH 1010
or PHIL QL22005
AR  75 and above
EA  0 - 54		 PA  70 - 100
AL  31 - 57
CA  0- 24

MATH ND0960

AR  40 - 74

 PA  0 - 69
AL  0 - 30

MATH ND0950, ND0955

AR  39 and below

NA

Refer to Student Success Center

1 ACT MATH scores are only valid for two years from the date of the exam
2 ACCUPLACER scores are only valid for one year from the date of the exam
3 COMPASS scores are only valid for one year from the date of the exam
4 MATH QL1060 does not satisfy the QL requirement
5 PHIL QL2200 will satisfy the QL requirement *

Test Score Legend:
CLM - College Level Math    EA - Elementary Algebra    AR - Arithmetic    Trig - Trigonometry
CA - College Algebra    AL - Algebra    PA - Pre-Algebra    NA - Not Applicable

* Weber State University students earning an associate’s degree in General Studies or who anticipate transferring to another institution within the Utah State higher education system should fulfill quantitative literacy (QL) with one of the approved Math QL courses rather than PHIL 2200, "Deductive Logic.” PHIL 2200 will not be accepted in transfer as a QL course by another Utah public institution of higher education.

 

Weber State University 2008-2009 Catalog