MERC PREREQUISITE Testing Information
[Come to North Classroom 4015 (NC4015)!]

If you have met with your advisor and have previously fulfilled at least one of the
prerequisites (ACT-MATH score, SAT-MATH score, ACCUPLACER, Calculus
Readiness) for your desired course, then you only need to get Mike Kawai's (or
an administrator on the 6th Floor of the CU-Denver Bldg.) signature to manually
register at the Bursar's/Registrar's Office.

Click here for the prerequisites list.

If you have NOT met any of the prerequisites, then please come to the MERC Lab
and obtain the PREREQUISITE Testing Information.
DO NOT WAIT for the first week of class to qualify for your desired course!
Testing resources become scarce once the semester begins and we are not responsible
if *you* run out of registration time or if seats in the desired section of your course
are unavailable.

Students registering for MATH 1070 [Business Algebra] or MATH 1110 [College
Algebra] can meet the prerequisite by passing the "Prep for College Algebra" test.
Students registering for MATH 1401 [Calculus I] can meet the prerequisite by
passing the "Prep for Calculus" test.

The PREREQUISITE testing for all subjects is proctored in the MERC Lab.  If you
are registering for an on-line section of MATH 1070, MATH 1110, or MATH 1401,
and you live more than 100 miles away from the UCD Campus, then please call us
at (303)556-8532[MERC Lab].

Please read the procedures below CAREFULLY:

• You MUST take "MyMathTest(MMT)" FIRST:

• The track associated with the Pearson Publishing Group is called
  "MyMathTest(MMT)" and is free of charge.  Our prerequisite tests have
  25 questions and the passing score is 68% (17 pts. out of 25).
  You must complete the test in 90 minutes.
  The review questions are online.  The review engine offers step-by-step
  solutions to all the review problems.
  Click here for the links.
  
  
• If you do not pass the first time, then you MUST complete the
  "Inventory" assessment in MMT, so that you may focus on your
  weaknesses.  The inventory can have up to 40 questions, and, of
  course, you can complete this part at home.
  This will generate a study plan in MMT which you MUST complete
  before you can have a second attempt at the prerequisite test.
  

• If you can't pass the MMT track, then you may attempt the ALEKS track.
   
  
• The path associated with the McGraw-Hill Publishing Group is called
  "ALEKS". If you wish to use this product, YOU must buy the product
  directly from them for $30. It provides a much broader review of the
  material and TWO chances to pass the ALEKS-version of the
  PREREQUISITE test for your course.
  Click here for the links.
  
  
• ALEKS is aimed at students who need some basic practice in all of the
  supporting topics for the specific prerequisite test.
  ALEKS requires you to earn syllabus points ("fill up the pie") by
  completing various exercises which support the prerequiste syllabus for
  Business/College Algebra or Calculus I.
  
  
• DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE the amount of work necessary to complete
  the work in ALEKS.
  You must earn at least 80% of the syllabus points so that we can order up
  your final assessment in ALEKS.
  The passing score on the final assessment is 70%.
  You may have two attempts at the final assessment in ALEKS.  All work
  in ALEKS must be completed within SIX WEEKS of your initial registration
  into ALEKS.  DO NOT START ALEKS unless you are serious about
  completing the work!
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Send comments to  Mike.Kawai@ucdenver.edu.
Last updated:   23 June 2009 by Mike Kawai.