The Big 3: Any credit for a remedial college math course (091?)

In a testament to my horrible mathematic skills, my last college required I had to take a math class in the "0"s before advancing to the real hell, however, these three credit hours would not go towards my degree. It is listed on my transcript, any idea if the Big 3 would be more generous with the credit? The course is described as: MATH 091 is a concentrated study of the topics in Beginning Algebra. The topics include the real number system, first degree equations, signed numbers, integer exponents, elementary graphing, products and quotients of algebraic expressions, systems of linear equations in two variables, radicals and quadratic equations, scientific notation, ratio problems, percent, and variation. A thorough discussion is presented on applied (word) problems with strong emphasis on identifying word problems by type and learning the procedures for each type. Algebraic methods are used in geometry problems, concentrating on finding the areas and perimeters of two-dimensional geometric figures. Thanks for any input!

 

I'm sorry that I don't know how the big three would approach that situation, but I would guess that you will not be able to get college credit for your remedial math. I have never heard of a RA school accepting any credits that are below 101. Many years ago, I took a remedial math course at a city college, not because it was required of me, but because I knew I needed it. It was never accepted by any school for transfer credit.

Moreover, I believe that the fact that it is an 091 level class implies that it is considered to be below the beginning level of a college class, which is usually 101. This makes it even more doubtful.

 

I think that Michael is correct.

 

sorry, I'll third it. In fact, there WAS a glimmer of hope, because for a (very) short time a few lucky souls landed credit for a beginning algebra course, but those days are gone. 100 level is the minimum.

 

Bummer! Makes sense and all but I was holding on to that glimmer. Thanks all!

 

"Arithmetic" seems needlessly condescending. For what it's worth, the course description I posted is nearly identical to MATH 112 as listed on Excelsior's website.

 

I can understand why you would try, and maybe you should still try to get them to accept it, because every class costs you money and time. Sorry we couldn't offer better news.

 

My suggestion is to use ALEKS and go through TESC if math is your brick wall. If math is just annoying, than there are other options, but for the truly afraid- it's the best option out there.

Arithmetic huh? :nutkick:

Anyway, if you want some general info on ALEKS you can search for threads here- we have done 9 ALEKS classes at our house, so I 'd be happy to answer specifics.