Prerequisites For Calculus Courses
The table below shows the minimal entry requirements for Introductory calculus courses: Math 114 (Analytic Geometry and Calculus I), 120 (Calculus for the Life Sciences), 125 (Introductory Calculus for Business), and 130 (Technical Calculus I). These requirements are in addition to the California State University System's ELM requirement.
To read the course description that is in the current Cal Poly catalogue, click on the course number in the table below.
| Calculus
Course |
-10 | COURSEWORK
completed no later than the previous 3 quarters |
|
| MATH 114
/ 130 |
PreCalculus MDPT Algebra subscore
30-50 with trig subscore of 8-10 |
or |
C in Math 112 |
| or B in both Math 105 and
Math 106 |
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| OR PreCalculus
MDPT Algebra subscore of 37-50 with trig subscore of 5-10 |
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| MATH 120 |
PreCalculus Algebra subscore of
30-50 with trig subscore of 0-7 |
or |
C or better in Math 105 |
| OR Algebra subscore
of 25-29 with trig subscore of 0-7 |
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| MATH 125 |
Precalculus MDPT
Algebra subscore of
20-30 |
or |
C or better in Math 012, 105,106, 191, or
Stat 120 |
| OR Math Analysis
score of 27-45 |
*Students who have an algebra subscore of at least 37 and are currently enrolled in Math 106 must see the Mathematics Department in 8-113 BEFORE preregistration. Banner is currently not programmed to handle this case, and you will not be able to preregister for Math 114 without the help of the Mathematics Department.
Prerequisites For First Year Courses Other Than Calculus
The table below shows the minimal entry requirements for Entry Level courses other than calculus: Math 105 (College Algebra), 106 (Trigonometry), 112 (Preparation for Calculus), 191 (Survey of Mathematics), and Stat 120 (Statistics with Applications). These requirements are in addition to the California State University System's ELM requirement.
To read the course description that is in the current Cal Poly catalogue, click on the course number in the table below.
| Course |
SAT
test taken within the last 18 months or ELM test taken within last 12
months |
MDPT
taken during the previous 3 quarters |
COURSEWORK
completed no later than the previous 3 quarters |
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| MATH 105 |
SAT I or II score of 550 or
ACT of 23 |
or |
PreCalculus Algebra subscore of
20 |
or |
C or
better in Math 012 or any GE math course |
OR |
Math Analysis score of 27 |
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| MATH 106 |
SAT I or II score of 550 or
ACT of 23 |
or |
Precalculus algebra subscore of
20 |
or |
C or
better in Math 012or any GE math course |
| OR |
Math Analysis score of 27 |
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| MATH 112 | Precalculus algebra subscore of
25 and trig score of 5 |
and |
C or
better in Math 105+ and Math 106+ |
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| MATH 191 |
ELM score of 50 or SAT score
of 550 or ACT score of 23 |
or |
Precalculus algebra subscore of 20 |
or |
C or better in Math 12 or any GE level Math course |
|
OR |
Math Analysis score of 24 |
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| STAT 120
|
ELM score of 50 or SAT score
of 550 or ACT score of 23 |
or |
Precalculus algebra subscore of
20 |
or |
C* in Math 12 or any GE level Math
course |
OR |
Math Analysis score of 24 |
* A minimum grade of "C" or better. (C- will not satisfy this requirement.)
+With certain MDPT scores, students must see the Mathematics department in 8-113 BEFORE preregistering for M112 while currently enrolled in Math 105/106 as phone registration is not able to handle these exceptions.