Developmental Mathematics Program

Placement in Mathematics Courses

Director: Kathryn Van Wagoner
Location: Building 4, Room 506A
Telephone Contact: Michelle Jarvis 801-626-7478
Associate Professor: John Thaeler; Instructors: Brenda Acor, Alice Allred, Loyal Baker, Mary Jo Hansen, David Imig, Debi McKee, Darrell Poore, Carrie Quesnell, Pamela Schilling, Mary Ellen Yonkee

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. Students are placed into developmental math courses using ACCUPLACER scores.

Students are placed into higher-level mathematics courses using either ACCUPLACER, ACT, 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.

ACT Math Score¹	ACCUPLACER² Scores	COMPASS³ Scores	Course Placement
Not Applicable	CLM 90 and above	Trig 75 and above	MATH 1210 (Required for some majors)
23 and above	CLM 50 and above Note: CLM 70 or higher satisfies QL and a MATH 1050 prerequisite requirement for any course	CA 50 - 100 Trig 45 - 74 AL 70 - 100 Note: CA 65 or higher satisfies QL and a MATH 1050 prerequisite requirement for any course	MATH 1030 , MATH 1040 , MATH 1050 , MATH 1060 ³ or MATH 1080 or PHIL 2200 ⁴ (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 2200 ⁵
	AR 75 and above EA 0 - 54	PA 70 - 100 AL 31 - 57 CA 0- 24	MATH 0990
	AR 20 - 74	PA 0 - 69 AL 0 - 30	MATH 0950

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 MATH 1060 does not satisfy the QL requirement
⁴PHIL 2200 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 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.