The college math courses you need depend on your degree requirements. Make sure you check with your home institution to ensure your credits will transfer.
College Algebra
This is a great option for students who have not taken math in college or for students who do not plan to pursue a degree requiring math but need to fulfill general education math requirements. For students who wish to continue on to Calculus, Precalculus is a better fit.
- Students who need a basic college math course
- Students who do not need a math course beyond Algebra
Pre-Calculus
This is the best option for students who want to take calculus but need a refresher, especially in trigonometry and geometry.
"I know some basic math but I'm not ready for Calculus."
- Best for students who need to progress to Calculus
- A good option for students who did not pass the Calculus pre-test
- Foundational for students who want to pursue STEM degrees
- A good course for students to determine if math is something they want to continue to study
- Good for an adult learner who has not been in a math course in a number of years.
Calculus
Make sure you check with your home institution to ensure your credits will transfer.
- Calculus is often a requirement for STEM majors (science, technology, engineering, math)
- Often a requirement for MBA applications
- Can be a prerequisite for Calculus II offered at your home institution
- Can be a good refresher for engineers, math teachers, or anyone who works with math on a regular basis
Statistics
Students who take this course do so to satisfy requirements within their degree program or to develop their potential at work.
"My program lists Statistics as a degree requirement.”
or
"My job requires me to have a firm understanding of data analysis."
"My job requires me to have a firm understanding of data analysis."
- Good for majors in Social Sciences: psychology, economics, sociology
- Typically a requirement for business and finance majors
- Statistics is usually a prerequisite for many sciences, data science, or data visualization degrees