Skip to Main Content

MATH131

Download as PDF

Mathematics for the Modern World

Mathematics Science, Tech, Engr & Math

Academic Department

Mathematics

School

Science, Tech, Engr & Math

Course Description

For students pursuing a liberal arts curriculum or a program without a specified mathematics requirement. Topics include numerical reasoning; personal finance; probability; statistics; geometry; and voting methods. Emphasizes techniques of problem-solving and application of modern mathematics to understanding quantitative information in the everyday world.

Course Pre-requisite(s)

(course OR course with a grade of S, course or course with a B- grade or better, course with a C grade or better, a satisfactory score on the Math placement test, OR eligible to take gateway MATH courses at HFC) AND Eligible to take ENG courses at HFC

4

Total Instructor Contact Hours

62

Total Student Contact Hours

62

Course Fee

10

Academic Level

Undergraduate

General Education Category

Mathematics

Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) Category

Category 3: Mathematics - Transfer Degrees - Quantitative Literacy Track, Category 3: Mathematics - Applied Degrees

Eligible for Credit for Prior College Level Learning (CPCLL)

Yes

Acceptable Prior Learning Credit

Other Exam

Credit for Prior College Level Learning (CPCLL) Details

Other Exam Details

50, CLEP College Mathematics exam, taken at any certified Testing Center, such as HFC’s Workforce & Professional Development’s Testing Center (313) 317-6600.

Other Details

A student may receive credit for Math-131 by earning a minimum score of 50 on the CLEP College Mathematics exam.