Academic Advising
Math Placement
This information is intended to assist students in selecting the appropriate math course.
At the "Inside St. Kate's" event you had the opportunity to take a Math Placement Assessment. Your score is not used to test you out of mathematics or statistics courses but rather to place you into them. If you did not attend an event, you may take the math assessment during orientation or at the O'Neil Center at your convenience.
The results of this assessment determine the math courses for which you are eligible to register. Students are encouraged to take the math course specifed by their major of interest, or the highest level course for which they qualify based on the asssessment test. Many graduate programs require statistics or Calculus, so taking higher level math now gives you more options in the future.
Majors Requiring Specific Math Course
(if a major is not listed the requirement is equal to the college requirement)
| MAJOR | MATH/STAT COURSE | MINIMUM SCORE ON CSC ASSESSMENT |
| ALGEBRA | FUNCTIONS |
| Accounting | Statistics* and MATH 1070 or Math 1130** | 16
| 13 |
| Biology | Statistics*; required
| 16
| 13 |
| MATH 1130** recommended | Must take Functions Assessment | 20 |
| Business to Business Sales | Statistics* and MATH 1070 | 16
| 13 |
| Chemistry | MATH 1130** &1140 | Must take Functions Assessment | 20 |
| Critical Studies of Race and Ethnicity | ECON 2200 or MATH 1080 or PSYC 2050 | 16
| 13 |
| Economics | ECON 2250 &
MATH 1070 OR HIGHER | 16
| 13 |
| Elementary Education | MATH 1050 & MATH 2500 | 11
| 13 |
| Financial Economics | ECON 2250 and MATH 1070 | 16
| 13 |
| Food and Nutrition in Business | PSYC 2050 | 16
| 13 |
| Food and Nutrition: Science | PSYC 2050 or Equivalent | 16 | 13 |
| AND MATH 1130** | Must take Functions Assessment | 20 |
| Healthcare Sales | Statistics* | | |
| International Business& Economics | ECON 2250 and one course in Math or Computer Science | 16 | 13 |
| Marketing Management | Statistics* and MATH 1070 or | 16 | 13 |
| Math 1130** | Must take Functions
Assessment | 20 |
| Mathematics | Math 1130** and Higher | Must take Functions
Assessment | 20 |
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Optometry
Pre-OT | Math 1080 | 16 | 13 |
Pre-Medicine
Pre-
Engineering | Math 1130 and Higher | Must take Functions
Assessment | 20 |
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-PT | Math 1130** | Must take Functions Assessment | 20 |
| Psychology | PSYC 2050 | 16 | 13 |
| Small Business and Entrepreneurship | Statistics* and Math 1070 or MATH 1130** | | |
| Sociology | Statistics* | 16 | 13 |
| Respiratory Care | MATH 1050 or | 11 | 13 |
| Statistics* | 16 | 13 |
*Statistics is satisfied by ECON 2200, or ECON 2250, or MATH 1080 or PSYC 2050
**MATH 1130 requirement can be met with the sequence of MATH 1110 and 1120, placement requires a 13 on the Functions Assessment.
What if my placement score is not high enough for the math course I need?
- The O’Neill Center offers Algebra Brush-up workshops for those students whose skills only need brushing up. Students who complete a workshop will need to retake the Placement Assessment to ensure appropriate placement.
- Students who have never studied Algebra, or whose Algebra skills are very weak, should consider taking OCAD 0800, a four credit Elementary Algebra course offered by the O’Neill Center. Students who successfully complete OCAD 0800 achieve an algebra assessmet score between 11 and 35.
- Students who need work in arithmetic should consider taking OCAD 0700, a 4 credit course in Arithmetic and Problem solving. Students who successfully complete OCAD 0700 achieve an algebra assessment score between 11 and 15.
- Both OCADs are 4 credit courses offered at half the day tuition rate; OCAD credits are not applied to graduation credit requirements, but do count toward course load and financial aid.