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MAT 100 or MAT 101

Students who need support in MAT 101 should take MAT 101 + 101S concurrently. Students who need support in MAT 100 should take MAT 100 + 100S concurrently.

Check bulletin for information on whether a student's major requires MAT 100 or MAT 101.

All students who are not required to take a support course (i.e., MAT 101S or MAT 100S) are welcome to enroll in a support course concurrently with their 101 or 100 if they would like extra help.

The table below shows which courses are required, optional or not required. 

MAT 100 or MAT 101
students ACT Scores
	REQUIRED	OPTIONAL
New students with a math ACT score below 20	MAT 100 + 100S  OR  MAT 101 + 101S
New students with a math ACT score of 20 or above	MAT 100  OR  MAT 101	MAT 100S  OR  MAT 101S

 

Course Descriptions 

Math Course Descriptions

Credit by Examination (AP, CLEP, IB)

For information on Advanced Placement, College-level Examination Program, or International Baccalaureate credits, please visit Southern Miss Admissions. 

Transfer Credit

Visit the Mississippi Articulation and Transfer Tool website to learn transferring credit between Mississippi public universities. 

Accuplacer (Placement Test)

The Accuplacer is a national standardized test that can be used to determine which mathematics course is the best fit for students to be successful in the course and progress toward their degree. Accuplacer is often (but not exclusively) used by students who took the ACT or SAT years ago or those who live in areas where the ACT or SAT is unavailable.

More Detailed information can be found HERE.

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GEC Mathematics Advising Guide:  MAT 101 or MAT 100

Download printable advising guide.   

Does my advisee need MAT 101 or MAT 100?

Will the student have to take more math classes after their GEC requirement?

• If YES, student must take MAT 101.
• If NO, student can choose between MAT 101 or MAT 100.

If my advisee has a choice, how do I know which course they should enroll in?

NOTE: MAT 100 is not easier than MAT 101. It is just different. Hard work is required in both classes.

Use the sample content information below to help a student decide:

MAT 101

MAT 100

By the end of MAT 101, students will know how to answer each of the following: Sally is working as a salesperson and has the option of being paid a monthly salary of $1800 or of being paid a monthly salary of $1500 with 10% commission on her sales. For what amount of monthly sales will the two options be equal? A ball is thrown directly upward from a height of 4 ft with an initial velocity of  48 ft/sec. The function s(t)=16t2 + 48t + 4 gives the height of the ball, in feet, t seconds after it has been thrown. When will the ball reach its maximum height? In 2012, a town had a population of 18,970. In 2015, the population had grown to 21,340. Predict the population in 2020.

By the end of MAT 100, students will know how to answer each of the following: A bag contains 3 blue marbles, 7 red marbles, and 9 yellow marbles. A single marble is drawn from the bag. What is the probability that the marble is yellow? One semester, a student earns the following grades in her courses. Calculate her GPA for the semester. Course Credit Hrs Grade MAT 100 3 A BSC 103 3 C BSC 103L 1 B ENG 101 3 A A man invests $1,500 today into an account earning 2.7% annual interest compounded monthly. How much money will be in the account in 2 years?

 

What about the 101S and 100S classes?

• These are support courses that are one credit hour each taken in the same semester as their GEC counterpart course. It is a separate course with a separate grade. Students must attend both.
• Any student taking MAT 101 or 100 can enroll in MAT 101S or 100S, respectively.
• In MAT 101S, students will be learning in an active learning environment. This will allow students the opportunity to learn not only from the instructor but from one another as well.
• In MAT 100S online or MAT 101S online, students will be engaged with one another via regularly-posted discussion boards and online active learning activities.

Is MAT 101S offered online?

Online MAT 101S is reserved for fully online students or students who have classes already scheduled at all offered 101S times.

Questions?

For more information, contact Emileigh.McCardleFREEMississippi (HBG) or Kalyn.LameyFREEMississippi (GP).