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MAT 0018 - Basic Mathematics (Credit Hours: 4)

03 - College Credit Develop Ed

Description

This course is designed to help students develop the basic skills necessary for success in Elementary Algebra. The course involves a variety of teaching and learning methods: lecture, discussion, cooperative learning, lab-enhanced learning, and others. The major topics in the course are operations with numbers (whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals and real numbers) and application topics (ratios and proportions, percents and geometry). An introduction to Algebra will also be discussed. This college preparatory course does not apply toward the associates degree.

Prerequisites

Appropriate score on a college placement test for non-exempt students.

Corequisites

None

Conditions

Effective Spring 2014, students who entered the ninth grade in a Florida public high school in the 2003-2004 school year, or any year thereafter, and earned a standard Florida high school diploma, or students who are serving as active duty members in any branch of the United States Armed Services, will not be required to take the common placement test (P.E.R.T.) or to enroll in developmental education at any Florida College System institution, including Florida State College at Jacksonville (per Senate Bill 1720, State Board Rule 6A-10.0315). These students shall be considered exempt from common placement testing and developmental education instruction, and may accordingly enroll directly in MAT 1033 or MGF 1106 or MGF 1107. For placement in any college-credit math course beyond MAT 1033 or MGF 1106 or MGF 1107, exempt students will be required to take the common placement test.

This course may require proctored testing at an approved location. Students may be charged testing fees at off-campus and virtual testing locations. For additional information and resources, please see the College’s Online Learning website.

Credit Hours

4

Contact Hours

4

Applicable Programs

Developmental Education

Florida State College at Jacksonville is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Degree-granting institutions also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Florida State College at Jacksonville may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

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