Math Placement and ALEKS

NEW STUDENTS

PLEASE NOTE: If you need accommodations, such as extended time, please contact the Office of Accessibility Resources at accessibility@wcu.edu as soon as possible.

If you are a new student at WCU, and you are majoring in one of the Functions Pathway majors, and do not have transfer credit for Precalculus or Calculus I, you should consider taking ALEKS. ALEKS is a free diagnostic to help you (and us) determine which math class you should begin with at WCU. ALEKS checks for your knowledge of algebra and precalculus concepts. Once you have taken ALEKS once, you will be given a score and a personalized learning plan to help you score better if you want to try the assessment again. Studenets who earn certain scores may be able to exempt Precalculus I and/or Precalculus II. Each student in a Functions Pathway can take ALEKS up to five times.

CONTINUING STUDENTS

PLEASE NOTE: If you need accommodations, such as extended time, please contact the Office of Accessibility Resources at accessibility@wcu.edu as soon as possible.

If you are a continuing student, and you are majoring in one of the Functions Pathway majors, and you have not already taken your required math courses for your major, then you should consider taking ALEKS. ALEKS is a free diagnostic to help you (and us) determine which math class you should begin with at WCU. ALEKS checks your knowledge of algebra and precalculus concepts. Once you have taken ALEKS for the first time, you will be given a score and a personalized learning plan to help you score better if you want to try the assessment again. Studenets who earn certain scores may be able to exempt Precalculus I and/or Precalculus II. Each student in a Functions Pathway can take ALEKS up to five times.

TRANSFER STUDENTS

PLEASE NOTE: If you need accommodations, such as extended time, please contact the Office of Accessibility Resources at accessibility@wcu.edu as soon as possible.

If you are a new transfer student, and you are majoring in one of the Functions Pathway majors, and you have not already taken your required math courses for your major at your prior institution, then you should consider taking ALEKS. ALEKS is a free diagnostic to help you (and us) determine which math class you should begin with at WCU. ALEKS checks your knowledge of algebra and precalculus concepts. Once you have taken ALEKS once, you will be given a score and a personalized learning plan to help you score better if you want to try the assessment again. Studenets who earn certain scores may be able to exempt Precalculus I and/or Precalculus II. Each student in a Functions Pathway can take ALEKS up to five times.

Questions?

Please direct all of your inquiries to the Director of the Mathematics Tutoring Center, Sibley Bryan, at fsbryan@wcu.edu. Thank you!