The ACT/SAT mathematics sub-score (no more than 5 years old) is used to determine the appropriate placement for incoming students in mathematics courses according to the criteria below:

Those students who enter Spalding without an ACT score (or have outdated ACT/SAT scores) are placed according to the results of the Accuplacer web-based exam.

The minimal competency for University Studies requirements will be MATH 113, although MATH 117 or MATH 253 will be accepted. The following MATH courses will not fulfill the University Studies mathematics requirement: MATH 104, MATH 201, MATH 203, MATH 231, and MATH 351. Transfer students who have earned an acceptable grade in Finite Math elsewhere will meet the minimal competency for University Studies.

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