Math Course Placement Information

Math Course Placement Information

To satisfy the University's quantitative analysis (math) fundamental skills requirement, a student must do ONE of the following during his/her first full year of study including summer sessions:

• SAT math score of 570 or above
• ACT math score of 24 or above
• SAT Math Subject Test Level 1 score of 540 or above
• SAT Math Subject Test Level 2 score of 520 or above
• AP Calculus AB score of 3, 4 or 5
• AP Calculus BC score of 4 or 5
• AP Statistics exam score of 4 or 5
• IB Math HL (Higher Level) score of 4, 5, 6 or 7
• Pass Pacific's Intermediate Algebra Math Placement
• Successfully complete MATH 5 (Intermediate College Algebra) or MATH 35 (Elementary Statistical Inference) with a grade of C- or higher (or an equivalent course from another college or university with a grade of C or better).
  
  

Pacific's Math Placement Pathways:

The below chart provides the various pathways to math placement. Placement will be established by your highest test score submitted. Transferable math college coursework may also be used for placement.

Eligible for Pacific MATH courses:	SAT Math	ACT Math	SAT Math Subject Test 1	SAT Math Subject Test 2	AP Calculus AB	AP Calculus BC	IB Math HL (Higher Level)
4 *Replaces MATH 1 & 3	470 & below	17 and below	470 and below	420 and below	-	-	-
5, 5E, 35, 161	480-560	18-23	480-530	430-510	-	-	-
33, 35, 41, 45, 161	570 and above OR 560 and earned a B average for two semesters of an Algebra II course	24 and above OR 23 and earned a B average for two semesters of an Algebra II course	540 and above	520-580	-	-	-
37, 51, PHYS 23	-	-	-	590 and above	3	-	4
53	-	-	-	-	4,5	-	5, 6, 7
55	-	-	-	-	-	4,5	-

*Math 161 does NOT meet the University's Fundamental Skills Requirement. **SAT scores updated April 2019.

If you do not meet any of the above pathways, students will need to complete Pacific's math placement. For placement information, click here.