Incoming Transfer Students, 2012-2013 Academic Year

Information below is for incoming students classified as Transfer students.  Students attending Freshman Orientation should refer to the freshman math placement website.

Additional Math Placement information is available through http://math.arizona.edu/placement.

Please note that transfer students need to click on the Math Link in the Math Placement portion of the Next Steps Center and then REFRESH your CHECKLIST in order for the Math Placement Portion to show as complete.

Each major at the UA has a specific math requirement set by the major.  Some transfer students will complete their requirement prior to attending the UA, while others may need additional courses. 

The following courses have specific eligibility requirements that are enforced in the registration system: MATH 100, 105, 111, 112, 113, 115A/B, 116, 120R, 122A, 122B, 125, 163, 263, 302A/B. This list also includes MCB 181R, CHEM 151, ENGR 102, PHYS 102, SBS 200, ISTA 116, LING 178. Those requirements could include taking a placement exam, even if you have completed some college level math courses at your previous school. Check the placement requirements here.  If you want to take one of these courses, you need an appropriate UA Math Placement Test Percentage, or Math Milestone Level in the UA system. The Math Milestone Level serves as a math placement code for students with appropriate transfer credits.

Some majors allow UA PHIL 110 to satisfy the math requirement.  This course does not require a math placement test score or placement level.  All majors in the College of Fine Arts, College of Humanities can take PHIL 110. Some majors in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the College of Education can also take PHIL 110. Check Degree Search to find out if your major allows PHIL 110. 

A UA Transfer students need to know:

• How a transfer math course fits into a your UA Program
• How to become eligible for a UA math course
• If you are required to take the Math Placement test 

Transfer Math Courses: 

Information about how math credits from Arizona institutions, AP, IB,  and CLEP is available.  In general, these courses do not need an evaluation, and automatically transfer in as a UA Math course. However, you may need to contact the Math Placement Office to update your placement to allow you to register for the next UA Math course. 

In general, your college math transfer credit from outside of Arizona needs to be evaluated by the Mathematics Department to be used for placement purposes or to satisfy a graduation requirement. Math courses are evaluated through an online form . Please note that it may take a week or longer to process math course evaluations. There is a paper form for math courses completed outside the U.S. or for courses to satisfy UA Math 302A and 302B.  

How do I become eligible for a UA Math course? 

• Review how Arizona, AP, IB, and CLEP math credits transfer to UA. See above.
• Have your out-of-state math courses evaluated.
• If your college math credit is over 18 months old, you may still be required to take the Math Placement Test prior to enrolling in a UA math course listed above.  Make a serious attempt at the test.  Contact the Math Placement Office for math advising if your score is below the level of your prerequisite course.  There is a $20 fee for your first attempt at the test testing through the Next Steps Center. 
• Transcript:  If your math transfer credit is not in the UA system at the time of registration, you may need to send an unofficial transcript to the Math Department prior to enrolling in a UA Math course. You can fax it to 520 621 8322, or email a pdf, scanned copy, or screen capture to the Math Placement Office  in order to update your placement. Include your full name, UA SID, and the math course you wish to take.  Your placement update should be processed within 24 hours of submitting this information (except on weekends). 
• If you have not taken a college level math course and plan to at UA, you need to take the UA ALEKS Online Math Placement Test and score appropriately in order to be eligible for UA Math.
• College level Intermediate Algebra courses are not used for placement into UA Math courses. If this is the highest level college math course you have completed, then you need to take the math placement test in order to be eligible for a UA Math course.  
• If you have completed a Math Department approved prerequisite within the last 3 semesters (18 months) and want to register into the next UA Math course, contact the Math Placement Office to udpate your placement. 
• Students who want to take Math 129 or a higher level math course do not need to test, but need prerequisite credit in the UA system prior to the beginning of the semester.  

THE ALEKS ONLINE MATH PLACEMENT TEST : Important information about the test is given below and should help you determine whether or not you need to test.  Please note that ALEKS placement test scores expire after one year.

• If you are done with your UA Math requirements, you do not need to test.  
• If you have not taken a college level math course and plan to at UA, you need to take the test.  
• If the highest level college math course you have completed is Intermediate Algebra (like Pima Math 122), you need to take the Math Placement test and score appropriately in order to be eligible for UA Math.  
• If your prerequisite for courses at or below the UA Calculus level (Math 122b, 124, or 125) was completed more than 3 semesters ago (18 months), you need to take the math placement test.  
• Students who wish to take UA MATH 105, 109C, 111, 112, or 120R must have an appropriate score on the UA ALEKS Online Math Placement Test in order to be eligible.  Intermediate algebra is not a prerequisite.
• Math 105 (Pima Math 142) serves only as a prerequisite to UA Math 302A.  It is not used for placement into UA Math 109C, 112, or other math courses.
• If you need to take the Math Placement Test, you will be able to access the UA ALEKS Online Math Placement Test through the Next Steps Center at least one week prior to your registration date and prior to the first day of class. There is a $20 fee for your first test, charged to your UA bursar’s account. You must read important information about the test through the Next Steps Center before you are able to access the test.  
• Other important information about the test is available on the Math Placement website and in the Next Steps Center (Print and Read before testing.)

Retesting, or testing as a current UA student: Testing through the Next Steps Center is only available prior to the first day of classes. Additional attempts, or testing for current students must be proctored.  

• Testing Office:  Students can take a proctored test on the UA campus through the UA Testing Office  for a $35 fee.  Testing is available year round by appointment.
• ProctorU:   In the summer, we offer testing  through an online service called ProctorU. Students need a credit card, access to a webcam, and computer microphone to use this service. There is a $35 proctoring fee charged by ProctorU and a $20 testing fee charged to your UA bursar's account.