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Othello Public High Schools Alternative Placement For Graduates Who Plan To Take Mathematics At Big Bend Community College Within One Year Of High School Graduation Or For Running Start

The goal of Big Bend Community College is to encourage success in mathematics. Realistic placement is critical for a student’s success. In addition to our Accuplacer assessment, students may be placed according to the following chart:

If your last math course was... And you got a...  And you completed the
class within ____ of
today’s date:		 Your placement will be...
AP Calculus/Cornerstone Calculus

a Have you taken the AP Calc Exam?
What was your score?		 B+ or better One year MATH 152 Calc IIa
C+ or better One year MATH 151 Calc I
aAP SCORE  -- Place According State Mandate for BBCC
AP Stats

b Have you taken the AP Stats Exam?
What was your score?		 C- or better Two years MATH 146 Intro to Statsb
D or better Two years MATH 098
bAP SCORE -- Place According State Mandate for BBCC
Pre-Calculus A/Cornerstone Math 153C

C HS class does not include simplifying rational expressions with rational exponents		 B+ or better One year MATH 142 Pre-Calc II
Two years MATH 141 Pre-Calc I
C- or better One year MATH 141 Pre-Calc I
Two years MATH 107 Math in Society or MATH 99 Int. Alg. II if STEM Pathway
Pre-Calculus B/Cornerstone Math 154d

d HS class does not include sequence and series		 B+ or better One year MATH 148 Business Calc, MATH 147 Finite Math, or MATH 151 Calc I
Two years MATH 142 Pre-Calc II
C- or better One year MATH 142 Pre-Calc II
Two years MATH 141 Pre-Calc I

Algebra III

 B+ or better One year MATH 141 Pre-Calc I or MATH 107 or MATH 146
Two Years MATH 107 or MATH 146 or Placement Test
C+ or better One year MATH 107 Math in Society or MATH 099 Int. Alg. II if STEM Pathway
Two years MATH 098 Intermediate Alg. I
Algebra II B+ or better One year MATH 141 Pre-Calc I or MATH 107 or MATH 146
Two Years MATH 107 or MATH 146 or Placement Test
C+ or better One year MATH 107 Math in Society or MATH 099 Int. Alg. II if STEM Pathway
Two years MATH 098 Intermediate Alg. I
Geometry D or better One year MATH 094 or Placement Test
Two or more Placement Test

Algebra I

 B or better One year MATH 098 or Placement Test
Two or more MATH 094 or Placement Test

D or better

 

 One year MATH 094 or Placement Test
Two or more Placement Test
Math 180     Placement Test