Students may use a variety of measures for math placement. These include EAP, IB, ELM, SAT, ACT, and AP exam scores as well as high school GPA and course work. Please see the Assessment Center for more information: call (650) 738-4150, email skyassessment@smccd.edu, or visit the Assessment Center Website.

IMPORTANT: Which course(s) you take depends on your previous math experience, major, educational goal, and transfer destination. For help identifying the appropriate math course, please meet with your academic counselor or use assist.org to retrieve course articulation information.

Prerequisites for the various courses are detailed in the descriptions that follow. Questions regarding equivalency of courses, transfer credit, and the like should be referred to the Division Dean.

For more information, please contact the Math Department at skylinecollege.edu/mathematics.

Course Listings

Number Course Title Units Transfer
MATH 120 Intermediate Algebra 5 No
MATH 130 Trigonometry 4 CSU
MATH 150 Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers 3 CSU/UC
MATH 201 Math in Society 3 CSU/UC
MATH 211 Introduction to Data Science 4 CSU/UC
MATH 212 Computational and Applied Calculus 4 CSU
MATH 222 Precalculus 5 CSU/UC
MATH 225 Path to Calculus 6 CSU/UC
MATH 241 Applied Calculus I 5 CSU/UC
MATH 242 Applied Calculus II 3 CSU/UC
MATH 243 Applied Calculus II with Trigonometry 4 CSU/UC
MATH 251 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I 5 CSU/UC
MATH 252 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II 5 CSU/UC
MATH 253 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III 5 CSU/UC
MATH 270 Linear Algebra 3 CSU/UC
MATH 275 Ordinary Differential Equations 3 CSU/UC
MATH 650 Mathematics Supplement 0.5 - 2 No
MATH 819 Mathematics Development 3 No
MATH 825 Just-In-Time Support for Path to Calculus 2 No
MATH 830 Just-In-Time Support for Analytical Trigonometry 1 No
MATH 841 Just-In-Time Support for Applied Calculus I 1 No
MATH 851 Just-In-Time Support for Calculus I 2 No