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 and Social Sciences

MajorTest ScoreRequired Course
Economics,
Sound Recording Technology
0 – 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 and Atmospheric Sciences,
Mathematics and Statistics,
Physics
1 – 25Fundamentals of Algebra, MATH.1115
26 – 54Pre-Calculus 1, MATH.1225
55 – 75Pre-Calculus 2, MATH.1230
76 – 100Calculus I, MATH.1310

Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences

MajorTest ScoreRequired Course
Applied Biomedical Sciences
(Pre-Medical / Pre-Health option)
0 – 25Fundamentals of Algebra, MATH.1115
Fall Semester
26 – 54Pre-Calculus 1, MATH.1225
Fall Semester
55 – 100Calculus for Life Sciences, MATH.1380
Spring Semester