Math Placement

Students place into TMCC math classes either by testing into the class or by having completed an appropriate prerequisite class.

Testing. ACCUPLACER, ACT and SAT test scores are accepted for placement into TMCC math classes provided that these scores are not more than two years old. If a student's test scores are more than two years old and the student has not completed an appropriate prerequisite class, the student must re-test to place into a math class. TMCC's Testing Center uses the ACCUPLACER test for initial placement only. Once a student has begun taking math classes at TMCC, that student must complete the prerequisite classes to advance through a math class sequence.

Students may take one math placement test at no cost (for subsequent retakes students are charged a fee). A student may retake the test four weeks or more after the first testing session. A maximum of two retakes will be allowed. Retaking the test beyond the set limit requires written permission from the chair of the math department.

Completion of prerequisite class. A grade of "C" or better in the prerequisite class at TMCC, within the NSHE, or for an equivalent course at another college, qualifies a student for placement into a TMCC math class. Courses taken at a college outside the NSHE require approval of the mathematics department chair.