ALEKS Testing Requirements and Placements

ALEKS testing is required for all the following majors.

Manning School of Business (not taking Calculus I)

MajorTest ScoreRequired Course
All Majors / Concentrations0 – 54Management Pre-Calculus MATH.1210
55* – 100Management Calculus MATH.1220

*Students who score below 60 are encouraged to review the ALEKS modules prior to the start of the semester.


College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

MajorTest ScoreRequired Course
Economics and Sound Recording Technology0 – 25Fundamentals of Algebra, MATH.1115
26 – 54Pre-Calculus 1, MATH.1225
55 – 75Pre-Calculus 2, MATH.1230
76 – 100Calculus I, MATH.1310

Francis College of Engineering

MajorTest ScoreRequired Course
All Majors1 – 25Fundamentals of Algebra, MATH.1115
26 – 54Pre-Calculus 1, MATH.1225
55 – 75Pre-Calculus 2, MATH.1230
76 – 100Calculus I, MATH.1310

Kennedy College of Science

MajorTest ScoreRequired Course
Biological Sciences (not taking Calculus I)0 – 25Fundamentals of Algebra, MATH.1115
26 – 54Pre-Calculus 1, MATH.1225
55 – 100Calculus for Life Sciences, MATH.1380
Spring Semester
Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics1 – 25Fundamentals of Algebra, MATH.1115
26 – 54Pre-Calculus 1, MATH.1225
55 – 75Pre-Calculus 2, MATH.1230
76 – 100Calculus I, MATH.1310