PREREQUISITE CHANGES FOR CORE MATHEMATICS COURSES

BEGINNING FALL 2009

NEW PREREQUISITES

Beginning with the Fall 2009 semester, the following mathematics courses will have new prerequisites for entrance. These prerequisites apply to all new students enrolling at UALR for Fall 2009 and later and who will graduate under the 2009-2010 (or later) Undergraduate Catalog. For more information, see the new 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog.

· Math 1302 – College Algebra:

ACT Math score of 21⁺ or SAT Math score of 500⁺ or other suitable placement test scores; or successful completion of Math 0301 – Intermediate Algebra or equivalent course.

· Math 1315 – College Mathematics:

ACT Math score of 21⁺ or SAT Math score of 500⁺ or other suitable placement test scores; or successful completion of Math 0301 – Intermediate Algebra or equivalent course.

· Math 0301 – Intermediate Algebra:

ACT math score of 19-20 or SAT Math score between 460-499 or other suitable placement test scores; or successful completion of Math 0300 – Elementary Algebra or equivalent course.

EXCEPTIONS TO NEW PREREQUISITES

Students enrolled at UALR prior to the Fall 2009 semester AND students who transfer to UALR using an undergraduate catalog prior to the 2009-2010 catalog may be “grandfathered” into these courses using the old prerequisites until the beginning of the Fall 2010 semester. These “old” prerequisites are listed in the 2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog.

If you are interested in using the old prerequisites for entrance into one of these courses, contact the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at 501-569-8100 for an advising appointment. The online registration system, BOSS, no longer recognizes the old prerequisites; and consequently, you will need to receive individual clearance into a course.

Beginning with the Fall 2010 semester, ALL STUDENTS regardless of academic standing will be required to use the new prerequisites.