Quantitative Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning
The quantitative reasoning requirement helps students gain competency with quantitative information and relationships.
All students, except those entering Greenville University with an A.A. or A.S. degree, must complete the mathematics or quantitative reasoning requirement. Any mathematics course numbered 101 or higher offered for three or four hours of credit will meet the requirement, as will PSYC/SCWK 202 Statistics for Social Sciences or BIOL 302 Biostatistics.
Both MATH 143 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers and MATH 144 Geometry for Teachers are required in order to fulfill the mathematics general education requirement, and should be completed by education majors. MATH 145 Algebra and Statistics does not fulfill the quantitative reasoning requirement.
Intermediate Algebra will be accepted as elective credit, but will not fulfill the quantitative reasoning requirement. Liberal Arts Mathematics, Finite Mathematics, College Algebra, or any higher level mathematics course will be accepted in transfer to meet the quantitative reasoning requirement.
Mathematics Proficiency
Students must demonstrate high school mathematics proficiency in order to complete a college level mathematics course, a graduation requirement. Students may demonstrate proficiency in any of the following ways:
- Scoring above the 30th percentile on the mathematics portion of the ACT or SAT,
- Passing a mathematics proficiency exam (normally offered during orientation in the fall semester),
- Completing MATH 090 (Developmental Mathematics) with a grade of C or better, or
- For students entering GU with transfer credit, completing a college intermediate algebra course or a higher level mathematics course with a grade of C or better. (Greenville University will accept in transfer college algebra or a higher level mathematics course.)
Credits earned for successfully completing MATH 090 do not count towards the 120 credits needed to graduate. However, the credits do count towards the full time status of students registered for MATH 090 during a semester that may allow the student to be eligible for financial aid, participate in athletics, and earn semester honors. The grade received for MATH 090 is included in the cumulative GPA.