You are ready to enroll in a General Education Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning with Support course (Area 2 Ready with Support)
Area 2 Ready with Support
- Placement Criteria Overview
- Review multiple measures for non-STEM majors (PDF) or how your placement level was determined. If you declare a STEM major, your placement level can change.
- Review multiple measures for STEM majors (PDF) for how your placement level was determined. If you declare a non-STEM major, your placement level can change.
- Placement Criteria- NON-STEM Majors
Students in NON-STEM majors who have met one or none of the following criteria are placed in an Area 2 Ready with Support course
High School GPA:
- Weighted math GPA 3.3 or above
- Weighted GPA 3.0 or above
Optional Assessment Scores If Available:
Note: ACT and SAT Scores are not required but will be considered for math placement if the student submits test scores
SAT Math Test Score:
- 510 – 540 and 4 or more years of high school math
ACT Math Test Score:
- 19-21 and 4 or more years of high school math
Or, none of the above criteria is met
- Placement Criteria- STEM Majors
Students in STEM majors who have met one or none of the following criteria are placed in an Area 2 Ready with Support course
High School GPA:
- Weighted math GPA 3.3 or above
Optional Assessment Scores If Available:
Note: ACT and SAT Scores are not required but will be considered for math placement if the student submits test scores
SAT Math Test Score:
- 510 – 540 and 4 or more years of high school math
ACT Math Test Score:
- 19-21 and 4 or more years of high school math
Or, none of the above criteria is met
- Advising
- Review Math for My Major to determine what course to enroll in your first year. If your major does not specify an Area 2, you will be enrolled into a math course based on schedule and enrollment availability.
- You are strongly encouraged to brush up with ALEKS PPLprior to the start of your Area 2 Ready with Support course. Studying and completing modules in the summer or winter prior assists with the transition to college-level math courses.
- Enrollment Information
- You will be pre-enrolled into an Area 2 Ready with Support course as determined by your major pathway. It is recommended that you attempt this course in your first semester.
- A proctored ALEKS PPL assessment can be used to boost your placement beyond your initial level.
- You will see a "hold" message under the Tasks area of your Student Center (see below). The reminder will remain on your account until the requirement has been completed.
- This notice will not prevent you from adding courses however, you are not able to enroll in courses that require "Area 2 Ready" or "GE Mathematical Concepts/Quantitative Reasoning Ready" as a prerequisite. After you have completed an Area 2 with Support course, you will be able considered "Area 2 Ready".
- Per CSU Supportive Pathways for First-Year Students, students are required to enroll in GE 1A & 2 courses within their first year (unless already completed).
- Majors in STEM
- You are strongly encouraged to use ALEKS PPL to potentially boost your placement level, practice concepts, and/or prepare for major courses as your program is math-intensive. The more time you dedicate in ALEKS PPL before starting Chico State, the better equipped you will be for course(s).
- The default course for STEM majors who are GE Math Ready with Support is MATH 116+016L College Algebra with Support (5 units). Upon completion, students would move to MATH 118 Trigonometry (3 units) and then either MATH 119 Precalculus (4 units), MATH 120 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I (4 units), or MATH 109 Survey of Calculus (4 units) depending on course outcomes, major, and math confidence. Using ALEKS PPL to boost placement to "Area 2 Ready" reduces the time to calculus.
- High school experience in trigonometry, math analysis, precalculus, and/or calculus is beneficial for building your math foundation. However, ALEKS PPL can help prepare, practice, and assess your mastery of concepts.
Student Center Views
NOTE: This is an informational message and not a registration hold.
This is used for communication, referrals to ALEKS PPL, and tracking purposes. It will be cleared when you have successfully completed a GE Area 2 with Support course or boosted your placement level with a qualifying ALEKS PPL proctored assessment.
