Detailed Summary of STEM Pathway Changes | The Foundational STEM Collaborative

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We are committed to student success. With this in mind, students are placed into math, chemistry, and physics courses based on prerequisites or placement scores. Students may be placed by ACT Math score, SAT Math score, scores on the ALEKS Math Assessment or successful completion of a prerequisite course.

All First Time Freshmen admits beginning Summer 2023 and beyond are required to take ALEKS as part of their New Student Orientation. Visit How to Take ALEKS for Freshmen and Transfer Students on the WVU Admissions website.

New Course Progression by Test Score

Click on a course to view the change details and the date of implementation.

Course progressions may also start with concurrency or completion of MATH courses. Please see course details for more information.

Applied Math Pathway Course Progression by Test Score

ACT	SAT	ALEKS	Progression
0-19	0-510	0-39	MATH 122** MATH 124 MATH 150 MATH 151
20-25	520-600	40-64	MATH 124 MATH 150 MATH 151
26+	610+	65+	MATH 150 MATH 151

MATH 155 Pathway Progression by Test Score

ACT	SAT	ALEKS	Progression
0-21	0-530	0-44	MATH 122 MATH 126 MATH 128* MATH 155
22-25	540-600	45-64	MATH 126 MATH 128*** MATH 155
26-27	610-650	65-74	MATH 129 MATH 155
28+	660+	75+	MATH 155

Chemistry Progression by Test Score

Course progressions may also start with concurrency or completion of MATH courses. Please see course details for more information.
ACT	SAT	ALEKS	Progression
20+	520+	40+	CHEM 111 CHEM 112
20-25	520-600	40-64	CHEM 110 CHEM 115 CHEM 116
26+	610+	65+	CHEM 115 CHEM 116

Physics Pathway Progression by Test Score

Course progressions may also start with concurrency or completion of MATH courses. Please see course details for more information.
ACT	SAT	ALEKS	Progression
26+	610+	65+	PHYS 101 PHYS 102
			PHYS 111 PHYS 112

** All students enrolled in MATH 122 take ALEKS as a part of the course. Depending on the score earned, students may have the ability to shorten their MATH path.

*** Current students in MATH 128 have the opportunity to retake ALEKS, however, after December 2024, this will no longer be beneficial to students.

STEM Pathway Details by Course

MATH 122

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of change:: Course credits increased to 3 credit hours. Gained GEF status.
Change into effect:: Fall 2024

MATH 122 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
ACT	0-18	0-21
SAT	0-510	0-530
ALEKS	0-29	0-44

MATH 124/104

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of change:: MATH 104 Discontinued.
Change into effect:: Fall 2024. Final MATH 104 Classes Offered Spring 2024.

MATH 124/104 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
ACT	19-21	N/A
SAT	510-530	N/A
ALEKS	30-44	N/A
Pre-Req	MATH 122 C-	N/A

MATH 124

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of Change:: Lowered placement scores slightly. Added MATH 122 pre-req.
Change into effect:: Fall 2024

MATH 124 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
ACT	22-25	20-25
SAT	540-600	520-600
ALEKS	45-64	40-64
Pre-Req		MATH 122 C-

MATH 126/106

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of Change:: MATH 106 Discontinued.
Change into effect:: Fall 2024. Final MATH 106 Classes Offered Spring 2024.

MATH 126/106 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
ACT	19-21	N/A
SAT	510-530	N/A
ALEKS	30-44	N/A
Pre-Req	MATH 122 C-	N/A

MATH 126

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of Change:: Added MATH 122 pre-req.
Change into effect:: Fall 2024.

MATH 126 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
ACT	22-25	22-25
SAT	540-600	540-600
ALEKS	45-64	45-64
Pre-Req		MATH 122 C-

MATH 128

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of Change:: Removed MATH 124 as pre-req.
Change into effect:: Fall 2024.

MATH 128 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
Pre-Req	MATH 124 C- or MATH 126 C-	MATH 126 C-

MATH 129

Workload: 4 credit hours
Description of Change:: Placement scores and pre-reqs updated.
Change into effect:: Fall 2024.

MATH 129 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
ACT	26	26-27
SAT	580-600	610-650
ALEKS	N/A	65-74
Pre-Req	N/A	Pre-Calc AP (3)

MATH 150

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of Change:: Updated pre-reqs.
Change into effect:: Fall 2024.

MATH 150 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
ACT	26+	26+
SAT	610+	610+
ALEKS	65+	65+
Pre-Req	MATH 124 C- or MATH 126 C-	MATH 124 C- or MATH 126 C- or Pre-Calc AP (3)

MATH 151

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of Change:: No change.

MATH 151 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
Pre-Req	MATH 150 C- or MATH 154 C- or MATH 155 C-	MATH 150 C- or MATH 154 C- or MATH 155

MATH 153

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of Change:: MATH 153 Discontinued.
Change into effect:: Fall 2024. Taught out throught Spring 2025 for D/F Repeat students and those enrolled in MATH 128 for Spring 2024.

MATH 153 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
ACT	26-27	Discontinued
SAT	610-650	Discontinued
ALEKS	65-74	Discontinued
Pre-Req	MATH 126 C- & 128 C- or MATH 129	Discontinued

MATH 154

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of Change:: MATH 154 Discontinued.
Change into effect:: Fall 2024. Taught out throught Spring 2025 for D/F Repeat students.

MATH 154 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
Pre-Req	MATH 153 C-	Discontinued

MATH 155

Workload: 4 credit hours
Description of Change:: Updated pre-reqs.
Change into effect:: Summer 2025

MATH 155 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
ACT	28+	28+
SAT	660+	660+
ALEKS	75+	75+
Pre-Req	N/A	MATH 126 C- & 128 C- or MATH 129 C-

CHEM 110

Workload: 2 credit hours
Description of Change:: Removed placement scores. Concurrency with or pre-requisite of MATH 124 or MATH 126.
Change into effect:: Fall 2024

CHEM 110 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
ACT	22	N/A
SAT	540	N/A
ALEKS	45	N/A
Pre-Req	MATH 124 C- or MATH 126 C-	MATH 124 C- or MATH 126 C-
Concurrent		MATH 124 or MATH 126

CHEM 111

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of change:: Removed placement scores slightly. Concurrency with or pre-requisite of MATH 124 or MATH 126.
Change into effect:: Fall 2024

CHEM 111 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
ACT	22	N/A
SAT	540	N/A
ALEKS	45	N/A
Pre-Req	MATH 124 C- or MATH 126 C-	MATH 124 C- or MATH 126 C-
Concurrent		MATH 124 or MATH 126

CHEM 112

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of change:: No change.

CHEM 112 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
Pre-Req	CHEM 111 C-	CHEM 111 C-

CHEM 115

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of change:: No changes.

CHEM 115 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
ACT	26	26
SAT	610	610
ALEKS	65+	65+
Pre-Req	CHEM 110 C- or MATH 129 C- or MATH 150 C-	CHEM 110 C- or MATH 129 C- or MATH 150 C-

CHEM 116

Workload: 3 credit hours
Description of change:: No changes.

CHEM 116 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
Pre-Req	CHEM 115 C-	CHEM 115 C-

*Course progression may also start with concurrency or completion of MATH courses. Please see below for further details.

PHYS 101

Workload: 4 credit hours
Description of Change:: Updated placement scores and pre-reqs.
Change into effect:: Fall 2024

PHYS 101 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
ACT	27+	26+
SAT	620+	610+
ALEKS	65+	65+
Pre-Req	MATH 128 D-	MATH 124 C- or MATH 126 C-

*Course progression may also start with concurrency or completion of MATH courses. Please see below for further details.

PHYS 102

Workload: 4 credit hours
Description of change:: No changes.

PHYS 102 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
Pre-Req	PHYS 101 C-	PHYS 101 C-

PHYS 111

Workload: 4 credit hours
Description of change:: No changes.

PHYS 111 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
Pre-Req	Math 155 or above with C- or better	Math 155 or above with C- or better
Concurrent	MATH 154	MATH 154

PHYS 112

Workload: 4 credit hours
Description of change:: No changes.

PHYS 112 Requirement to Register

Type	Prior to 2024	New STEM Path
Pre-Req	PHYS 111 D-	PHYS 111 D-