UTA MATHEMATICS PLACEMENT PROGRAM
Effective Summer 2009
For Architecture, Business, Education (Teacher Certification), Liberal Arts,
Nursing, and Social Work Majors
To qualify to
enroll in:
Math 0301
TSI (formerly “TASP”)
Preparation
Math 0302
Fundamentals of
Algebra
Admission by
Pre-requisites
None
None
Math 1303
Trigonometry
< 600 (26)
Take the MAT1
MAT Alg1
10 or lower
Enroll in Math 0302
----------
Enroll in Math 1301
>= 600 (26)
Enroll in Math 1301
< 600 (26)
Take the MAT1
11 or higher
10 or lower
Enroll in Math 1301
Enroll in Math 0302
----------
Enroll in Math 1302
>= 600 (26)
< 600 (26)
11 or higher
10 or lower
Enroll in Math 1302
Take the MAT1
Enroll in Math 1302
Enroll in Math 0302
----------
Enroll in Math 1303
>= 600 (26)
< 600 (26)
11 or higher
10 or lower
Enroll in Math 1303
Take the MAT1
Enroll in Math 1303
Enroll in Math 0302
----------
Enroll in Math 1308
>= 600 (26)
< 600 (26)
11 or higher
10 or lower
Enroll in Math 1308
Take the MAT1
Enroll in Math 1308
Enroll in Math 0302
None
None
SAT Math
(ACT Math)
MAT Alg1
Otherwise …
None
SAT Math
(ACT Math)
MAT Alg1
C or better in Math 1301,
1302, 1303 or 13152
Math 1308
Elementary Statistics
Otherwise …
None
SAT Math
(ACT Math)
MAT Alg1
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Enroll in Math 0301
SAT Math
(ACT Math)
MAT Alg1
C or better in Math 1301,
1302, 1308 or 13152
Action
To be taken
Enroll in Math 0302
Otherwise
None
Placement
Test Score
Failing score
on THEA
Math betwn
0 - 219
Failing score
on THEA
Math betwn
220 - 229
SAT Math
(ACT Math)
C or better in Math 1303
or 13082
Math 1302
College Algebra
THEA or
equivalent
test
THEA or
equivalent
test
C or better in Math 1303
or 13082
Math 1301
Elementary
Mathematical
Modeling
Placement
Test Needed
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To qualify to
enroll in:
Admission by
Pre-requisites
C or better in Math
1303 or 13082
Math 1315
Algebra for Economics and
Business
Math 1324
Algebra and Trigonometry
Placement
Test Needed
Placement
Test Score
None
----------------
Enroll in Math 1315
SAT Math
(ACT Math)
>= 600 (26)
< 600 (26)
11 or higher
Enroll in Math 1315
Take the MAT1
Enroll in Math 1315
10 or lower
Enroll in Math 0302
>= 600 (26)
Enroll in Math 1324
< 600 (26)
Take the MAT1
>= 17
Enroll in Math 1324
<17
See an advisor from the Math
Department
>= 600 (26)
Enroll in Math 1325
<600 (26)
Take the MAT1
>= 17
Enroll in Math 1325
<17
See an advisor in the Math
Department
MAT Alg1
None
(Student cannot receive
credit for MATH 1302
and MATH 1303 and
also MATH 1324.)
SAT Math
(ACT Math)
MAT Alg1
Math 1325
Analytic Geometry
None
SAT Math
(ACT Math)
MAT Alg1
Notes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Action
To be taken
MAT stands for the Math Aptitude Test. The test is available online at http://distance.uta.edu/MAT/. There
are 3 components of the test:
Algebra (Alg) – determines enrollment in Math 1301, 1302, 1303, 1308, 1315, 1322, 1324, and 1325
Precalculus (Precal) – determines enrollment in Math 1323 and 1426
Trigonometry (Trig) – determines enrollment in Math 1426
Math 1301, 1302, 1303, 1308 and 1315 all require the same MAT Alg test score. So it is assumed that a
student who has earned credit for any one of them is prepared for the others. However, a student can earn
credit for ONLY ONE of Math 1301, 1302 or 1315 as these are all basic algebra courses.
The MAT may be taken 3 times. Additional attempts will be given only in unusual circumstances; students
should contact Dr. Krueger in the Math Department.
Students with SAT (or ACT) Math section scores greater than or equal to 600 (26) are not required by the
Math Department to take the MAT. However, the College of Engineering requires all its majors to take
the MAT regardless of SAT (ACT) scores. SAT (ACT) Math section scores can be viewed in MyMav
under Student Admissions>Academic Test Summary.
Equivalent THEA exams that are TSI approved at UT Arlington include: Accuplacer, Compass, and Asset.
Refer to the TSI website for equivalent cut scores: http://www.uta.edu/admissions/successinitiative/.
If you have any questions about the Mathematics Placement Program, please contact the Department of Mathematics at
817-272-3261.
Updated 05-21-09
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For Science, Engineering, and UT-CAP students
To qualify to
enroll in:
Admission by
Pre-requisites
C or better in Math 1323
Math 1426
Calculus I
Placement
Test Needed
Placement
Test Score
None
------------
SAT Math
(ACT Math)
Otherwise …
MAT1
Math 1322
Precalculus I
None
MAT Alg1
Math 1323
Precalculus II
C or better in 1322
Otherwise …
None
MAT1
Action
To be taken
Enroll in Math 1426
>= 600 (26)
< 600 (26)
MAT Precal1 >= 9
& MAT Trig1 >= 4
MAT Precal1 >= 9
BUT MAT Trig1 < 4
Enroll in Math 1426
Take the MAT
17 or above
Enroll in Math 1322
16 or lower
See an advisor in the Math
Department
------------MAT Precal1 >= 9
Enroll in Math 1323
Enroll in Math 1323
Enroll in Math 1426
Enroll in Math 1323
Notes:
1. MAT stands for the Math Aptitude Test. The test is available online at http://distance.uta.edu/MAT/. There are 3
components of the test:
Algebra (Alg) – determines enrollment in Math 1301, 1302, 1303, 1308, 1315, 1322, 1324, and 1325
Precalculus (Precal) – determines enrollment in Math 1323 and 1426
Trigonometry (Trig) – determines enrollment in Math 1426
2. The MAT may be taken 3 times. Additional attempts will be given only in unusual circumstances; students should
contact Dr. Krueger in the Math Department.
3. Students with SAT (ACT) Math section scores greater than or equal to 600 (26) are not required by the Math
Department to take the MAT. However, the College of Engineering requires all its majors to take the MAT
regardless of SAT (ACT) scores. Math section scores can be viewed in MyMav under Student
Admissions>Academic Test Summary.
If you have any questions about the Mathematics Placement Program, please contact the Department of Mathematics at
817-272-3261.
Updated 05-21-09
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