Common Math Course Prerequisites and General University Requirements Descriptions

The accordion below provides information about some WWU Math courses. It lists the prerequisite courses and Math Placement Assessment (MPA) scores needed to take the class; if the course fulfills the Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR) General University Requirement (GUR) partially, completely or not at all; a brief catalog description; and if the course provides a prerequisite for another WWU Math course.

Common Math Courses at Western

  • Description: Gain skills working with algebraic expressions and equations in order to prepare for Math 107, 108, 111 or 112.
  • Credits: 5 credits for financial aid purposes
  • Prerequisite to take this class: MPA score of 1 or higher
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: Does not fulfill any portion of the QSR
  • Prerequisite for: Math 107, 108, 111 or 112  
  • Description: Reading quantitative information, reasoning, personal finance, data display and summary, assessing risk; quantitative decisions.
  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisite to take class: Math 099, MPA score of 25 or higher, suitable Advanced Placement Precalculus test score, or college Intermediate Algebra
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: Partially fulfills QSR
  • Prerequisite for: Math 107 does not serve as a prerequisite for any further math courses
  • Description: Assessing quantitative information; dimensional analysis and proportional reasoning; simple mathematical models; graphical representations; geometry; voting.
  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisite to take class: Math 099, MPA score of 25 or higher, suitable Advanced Placement Precalculus test score, or college Intermediate Algebra
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: Partially fulfills QSR
  • Prerequisite for: Math 108 does not serve as a prerequisite for any further math courses
  • Description: Support for success in Math 112, with a focus on algebraic concepts, skills and reasoning, and using external resources. Intended for students with a Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or Business interest.
  • Credits: 2
  • Prerequisite to take class: MPA score of 30-34 and Co-requisite Math 112
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: Does not fulfill any portion of the QSR
  • Prerequisite for: Math 109 is not a prerequisite for any courses. It supports successful completion of Math 112.
  • Description: For preservice elementary teachers; algebraic problem solving and modeling; linear, quadratic and exponential functions and inequalities.
  • Credits: 5
  • Prerequisite to take class: Math 099, MPA score of 30 or higher, suitable Advanced Placement Precalculus test score, or college Intermediate Algebra
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: Does not fulfill any portion of the QSR
  • Prerequisite for: Math 371, 381 This course must be passed with a C or higher to serve as a prerequisite. Math 111 does not serve as a prerequisite for math courses other than 371 or 381.
  • Description: Pattern recognition and generalization, building mathematical models & problem solving are emphasized.
  • Credits: 5
  • Prerequisite to take class: Math 099, MPA score of 35 or higher, suitable Advanced Placement Precalculus test score, or college Intermediate Algebra
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: Partially fulfills QSR
  • Prerequisite for: Math 114, 156, 160, 240, 371, 381 This course must be passed with a C-minus or higher to serve as a prerequisite. Math 371 or 381 requires a C or higher.
  • Description: Data analysis, functions as mathematical models, functions and their graphs.
  • Credits: 5
  • Prerequisite to take class: Math 112, MPA score of 55 or higher, suitable Advanced Placement Precalculus test score, or College Algebra course with at least a C-minus
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: QSR in full
  • Prerequisite for: Math 115, 157 This course must be passed with a C–minus or higher to serve as a prerequisite.
  • Description: Data analysis, modeling, trigonometry, inverse functions.
  • Credits: 5
  • Prerequisite to take class: Math 114, MPA score of 65 or higher, or suitable Advanced Placement Precalculus test score
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: QSR in full
  • Prerequisite for: Math 124, This course must be passed with a C–minus or higher to serve as a prerequisite.
  • Description: Functions as mathematical models, functions and their graphs, inverse functions, trigonometry.
  • Credits: 5
  • Prerequisite to take class: MPA score of 70 or higher, or suitable Advanced Placement Precalculus test score
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: QSR in full
  • Prerequisite for: Math 124, 157 This course must be passed with a C–minus or higher to serve as a prerequisite.
  • Description: Average and instantaneous rates of change, interpretation, computation and application of derivatives to optimization, rates, graphing & antiderivative problems.
  • Credits: 5
  • Prerequisite to take class: Math 115, Math 118, MPA score of 80 or higher, final college course in precalculus with C-plus or better, or suitable Advanced Placement Precalculus or Advanced Placement Calculus test score
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: QSR in full
  • Prerequisite for: Math 125 This course must be passed with a C–minus or higher to serve as a prerequisite. May be used as a substitute for Math 157.
  • Description: The definite integral, techniques of integration, applications including area and volume, growth and decay, introduction to differential equations.
  • Credits: 5
  • Prerequisite to take class: Math 124, Math 134, or suitable Advanced Placement Calculus test score
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: QSR in full
  • Prerequisite for: Math 204, 224, 226, 302, 341, and 360. This course must be passed with a C-minus or higher to serve as a prerequisite.
  • Description: A study of selected topics in single variable calculus from a deeper conceptual perspective, for students already familiar with its computational aspects.
  • Credits: Check with an advisor
  • Prerequisite to take class: Suitable Advanced Placement Calculus test score
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: QSR previously fulfilled
  • Prerequisite for: Math 204, 224, 226, 302, 341, and360. This course must be passed with a C-minus or higher to serve as a prerequisite.
  • Description: Equations and inequalities, graphs and functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, business applications.
  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisite to take class: Math 112, MPA score of 55 or higher, or suitable Advanced Placement Precalculus test score, or College Algebra course with at least a C-minus
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: QSR in full
  • Prerequisite for: Math 157 This course must be passed with a C–minus or higher to serve as a prerequisite.
  • Description: Limits, rates of change, partial differentiation, graphs and optimization, integration, business applications. May not be used as a substitute for Math 124. Math 124 or Advanced Placement Calculus test score of 3, 4 or 5 fulfills Math 157.
  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisite to take class: Math 114, Math 118, Math 156, MPA score of 65 or higher, college precalculus 1 course with C-plus or better, or suitable Advanced Placement Precalculus test score
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: QSR in full
  • Prerequisite for: Math 157 does not serve as a prerequisite for further math.
  • Description: Investigation of connections between mathematics, art and design with emphasis on mathematical inquiry and discovery.
  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisite to take class: Math 112, MPA score of 55 or higher, or suitable Advanced Placement Precalculus test score
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: QSR in full
  • Prerequisite for: Math 160 does not serve as a prerequisite for any further math courses.
  • Description: Coordinate systems, curves and vectors in the plane and in space, partial derivatives, applications including optimization and motion, multiple integrals.
  • Credits: 5
  • Prerequisite to take class: Math 125, Math 135, Math 138, or suitable Advanced Placement Calculus test score
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: QSR previously fulfilled
  • Prerequisite for: Seek advising for next math course selection.
  • Description: Descriptive statistics, basic ideas of probability, normal distribution, sampling, and more.
  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisite to take class: Math 112, MPA score of 35 or higher, or suitable Advanced Placement Precalculus test score, or College Algebra course with at least a C-minus
  • Quantitative and Symbolic reasoning fulfillment: QSR in full
  • Prerequisite for: Math 240 does not serve as a prerequisite for any further math courses.
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