NOTICE: NEW INCOMING STUDENTS – ALEKS will be available from May 3 to August 24. Be sure to check your Road-to-UM checklist in your application portal.
Incoming New Students:
- If you were admitted with an SAT/ACT test, your score may be used for math placement.
- Option: If a higher-level math placement is desired, you can opt to take the ALEKS Math Placement Assessment for consideration.
- If you have an approved AP Calculus score of 3 or 4, your result may be used for math placement.
- Option: If a higher-level math placement is desired, you can opt to take the ALEKS Math Placement Assessment for consideration.
- If you were admitted without an SAT/ACT test, and do not have AP scores or a transfer math course to be evaluated, you must complete the ALEKS Math Placement Assessment to determine the appropriate math course for you.
For more details about ALEKS and to understand how you will be placed, learn more About ALEKS. Here are instructions explaining how to Take ALEKS.
Transfer Students and Students with Dual Enrollment Credit
Transfer students who have not earned college credit in a mathematics course, MUST take ALEKS to determine their math placement.
Students who have completed a math course for college credit must submit the course for evaluation. Please visit the Transfer Equivalencies page for more information.
Math Course Placement and Equivalency Guide
The recommended course will depend on a student's major and degree program. Please see the Math Placement Guide for the course in which you are able to enroll.
Below is a list of Credit Equivalencies for Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate examinations. These guidelines are subject to change at any point in time.
| Examination/Score |
Equivalent Credit at the University of Miami |
| AP Precalculus score of 5 |
MTH 108 – 3 credits |
| Calculus AB score of 5 |
MTH 171 – 4 credits |
| Calculus BC score of 4 |
MTH 171 – 4 credits |
| Calculus BC score of 5 |
MTH 171 – 4 credits and
MTH 172 – 4 credits |
IB Mathematics Higher Level Score of 5 or 6
(taken prior to December 2020) |
MTH 171 – 4 credits |
IB Mathematics Higher Level Score of 7
(taken prior to December 2020) |
MTH 171 – 4 credits and
MTH 172 – 4 credits |
IB Math Analysis and Approaches Higher Level Score of 5 or 6
(taken in 2021 or later) |
MTH 171 – 4 credits |
IB Math Analysis and Approaches Higher Level Score of 7
(taken in 2021 or later) |
MTH 171 – 4 credits and
MTH 172 – 4 credits |
Students with AP Credit in both Calculus I and Calculus II (5 on Calculus BC exam) may enroll in MTH 210 (Introduction to Linear Algebra) or MTH 211 (Calculus III) or certain other more-advanced courses. If you are interested in taking a higher-level math course, please contact your Cane Navigator or Dr. Subramanian Ramakrishnan.
Continuing Students
ALEKS is intended only for initial math placement. Students may not take ALEKS to skip out of any math course after they have begun a math sequence.
Continuing students who did not take ALEKS in their first semester and have not taken any math courses at UM or any other college or university, may take ALEKS to determine their initial math placement. If you have any questions regarding your eligibility for taking ALEKS, please contact Dr. Leticia Oropesa.
