Where should I start in college-level mathematics?

from Mary Parker, Professor of Mathematics, Austin Community College

"So I passed the TASP test. What college-credit math courses am I ready for?"

The TASP test is not mainly an algebra test, so it doesn't fully measure students' algebra skills. It does measure many other mathematical and quantitative reasoning skills, in addition to some algebra skills. Those are important skills for dealing with the types of problems involving numbers and numerical data that people come across in their every-day lives. Those are also the types of skills needed to succeed in several types of college-credit mathematics courses.

ACC students who have passed the TASP test (230 or above on math) or made 39 or above on the COMPASS Algebra test have the mathematical skills to handle these courses:

• MATH 1332, Topics in Mathematics (MTH 1513)
• MATH 1335, Modern Math I (MTH 1523) (Course discontinued after Summer 2001, by a decision of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.)
• MATH 1336, Modern Math II (MTH 1533) (Course discontinued after Summer 2001, by a decision of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.)
• MATH 1342, Elementary Statistics (MTH 1563)
• MATH 1333, Mathematics for Measurement (MTH 1573)

Students who wish to take some course besides these should take the ACC Assessment Test (COMPASS) which measures algebra skills more directly.

Students who scored 270 or higher on the TASP or 69 or above on the COMPASS Algebra test may enroll for any math course for which they have the course prerequisite.

Go back to the outline of Mary Parker's "Where should I start in college-credit mathematics?"

This page was prepared by Mary Parker, mparker@austincc.edu. It was last updated on April 21, 2001.