At the time of admission to Chico State, multiple measures are used to determine readiness for General Education Written Communication and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning coursework (GE Area A2 and B4). For math, your placement level and declared major determines what course to begin with your first semester or year.
First-year students will fall into one of the following placement levels:
- GE Math Fulfilled: you have been awarded college credit from transferable math coursework, or AP/IB test credit for GE Area B4
- For STEM majors, you may still need to complete the three steps of ALEKS PPL to determine readiness for precalculus or calculus
- GE Math Ready: you are ready to enroll in a GE Area B4
- For STEM majors, you still need to complete the three steps of ALEKS PPL to determine readiness for precalculus or calculus
- GE Math Ready with Support- Early Start Recommended: you will be pre-enrolled in a supported GE B4 math course as determined by your declared major pathway
- You are encouraged to complete the three steps of ALEKS PPL to practice with math concepts and potentially boost your math placement. This is highly encouraged for students in STEM majors.
- Supported Math or Science- Early Start Required: you will be pre-enrolled in a supported GE B1 Physical Science or B2 Life Science or MATH 198 course with support as determined by your declared major pathway
- You are encouraged to complete the three steps of ALEKS PPL to practice with math concepts and potentially boost your math placement. This is highly encouraged for students in STEM majors.
- You are required to enroll in the Early Start Program during the summer prior to your first semester.