Math Placement
Why is math placement so important?
Your success at New Mexico Tech is very important to us. We want you to be successful in your math courses and confident in your math skills. Math is integral to all science and engineering disciplines. A strong math foundation can contribute substantially to both your time at college and your future career.
Entry Math Level
Entry math level helps determine your first semester courses at New Mexico Tech. When you look in the course catalog, you will see that many courses have a math pre-requisite or co-requisite. The general courses in Chemistry, Physics and Engineering Science have specific math requirements.
Math placement is initially determined by your ACT/SAT scores:
| Placement | ACT Math | SAT Redesign Math |
| MATH 1220 (College Algebra) |
24 or below | 580 or below |
| MATH 1230 (Trigonometry) |
25-29 | 590-690 |
| MATH 1240 (Pre-Calculus) |
25-29 | 590-690 |
| MATH 1510 (Calculus I) |
30 or above | 700 or above |
Note that MATH 1240 is pre- or co-requisite for MATH 1230. If you place into MATH 1240 and 1230 you may take MATH 1240 before MATH 1230, or you may take both courses at the same time. You may not take MATH 1230 before MATH 1240.
You may also start at the MATH 1510 level if:
- You have dual or other college/university transfer credit for MATH 1230 and MATH 1240. The Registrar's office will determine validity.
- You have qualified based on the New Mexico Tech optional Math Placement Exam.
- More information may be found at the registrar's office page.