MATHEMATICS COURSE SEQUENCE
                  Course sequences shown here are for general reference. Your starting point depends on your math assessment results  
                  and your education plan. Before you enroll in a math class, please see the SMC Assessment website (smc.edu/assessment),  
                  visit the Math Department (smc.edu/math), see assist.org, or talk to a counselor in the Counseling Department.
           vel  These courses may be taken in any order, but                              MATH 10                        MATH 11                        MATH 13                         MATH 15
                students are advised to complete MATH 11 
                and MATH 15 before enrolling in MATH 13.                               Discrete Structures           Multivariable Calculus             Linear Algebra              Ordinary Differential 
                                                                                            (3 units)                       (5 units)                      (3 units)                Equations  (3 units)
                 YOUR TRANSFER SCHOOL’S REQUIREMENTS MAY VARY
           Higher LeFor details, see assist.org or talk to a counselor 
                   in the Counseling Department.
                   Business, economics, or other majors that                                                                                                                MATH 8
                   do NOT need trigonometry-based calculus*:  
           vel     MATH 85 (or 81, 84), 31, 20, 26, 28, 29.                                                                                                            Calculus 2  (5 units)
                   *MATH 7 and 8 generally required for UC.                            MATH 29
                   STEM majors, including computer science, 
                   engineering, mathematics, one of the physical/                 Calculus 2 for Business 
                   natural/life sciences, or other majors that                       and Social Science
                   REQUIRE trigonometry-based calculus:                                   (3 units)                                                                         MATH 7
           College LeMATH 85 (or 81, 84), 31, 32, 20, 2 (or 3 & 4), 
                   7, 8, 11, 15, 13, and possibly 10. MATH 1 can                                                                                                       Calculus 1  (5 units) 
                   replace MATH 85, 31, 20.                                                                                                  AND
                   Liberal arts or social sciences majors:                             MATH 28
                   MATH 85 (or 81, 84), 31, 18 (or 20), 54 or 21; 
                   OR accelerated option: 50, 54 or 21.                           Calculus 1 for Business                MATH 4                           MATH 3                          MATH 2
                   Elementary school teacher: MATH 85 (or 81,                        and Social Science
                   84), 31, 20, 41 (only fulfills CSU mathematics                         (5 units)                   College Algebra for              Trigonometry with             Pre-Calculus  (5 units) 
                   requirement for liberal arts majors).                                                            STEM Majors  (4 units)          Applications  (3 units)
                   Undecided: MATH 85 (or 81, 84), 31, 20.                                                              With MATH 4C                    With MATH 3C                     With MATH 2C  
                                                                                                                      concurrent support              concurrent support              concurrent support  
                                                                                       MATH 26                             (5 units)                       (4 units)                        (7 units)
                      MATH 21                          MATH 54                         Functions and  
                                                                                   Modeling for Business                MATH 41
                    Finite Mathematics             Elementary Statistics             and Social Science 
                         (3 units)                        (4 units)                       (3 units)                                                                          OR
                     With MATH 21C                    With MATH 54C                                                    Mathematics for 
                                                                                      With MATH 26C                   Elementary  Teachers 
                    concurrent support              concurrent support               concurrent support                    (3 units)
                         (4 units)                        (6 units)                       (5 units)
           vel                                                                                                                 MATH 20                                           MATH 32
                                                                                                                           Intermediate Algebra              AND                Plane Geometry 
                                                                          MATH 18                                                 (5 units)                                         (3 units)  
                                                                      Intermediate Algebra 
                                                                        for Statistics and 
                                                                       Finite Mathematics
           Pre-College Le                                                    (3 units)                                  MATH 31                                               NEW
                                                                                                                     Elementary Algebra                               MATH 1 (B & C)
                                                                                                                          (5 units)  
                                                                                                                                                                         Bridge to College 
                                                                                                                                                                           Mathematics  
                                                                                                                       MATH 84                            This new course is an accelerated 
                                                                                                                                                          path through pre-algebra to 
                                                                                                                   Pre-Algebra (3 units)                  intermediate algebra. You can learn 
                                                                                                                                                          at your own pace in a computer lab 
                                                                                                                                                          with faculty guidance, and earn a 
                                                                                                                                                          Pass grade for MATH 85, MATH 31, 
                                  MATH 50                                    MATH 85                                   MATH 81                            or MATH 20. Sign up for MATH 1 
                                   Pre-Statistics                           Arithmetic and                           Basic Arithmetic                     and continue with MATH 1B & 1C if 
                                     (5 units)                           Pre-Algebra  (5 units)                           (3 units)                       needed.
                                Accelerated Path                           Accelerated Path
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