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Ram Success Math

MAT 0300 - Beginning Algebra
Prerequisite: As indicated by the Texas Wesleyan University Mathematics Placement Exam

Designed to assist students in preparing for Intermediate or College Algebra. Placement in this class is determined by performance on the Mathematics Placement Test. Operations with signed numbers and fractions and the following topics from beginning algebra will be covered: basic set concepts, the four operations with simple polynomials, exponents, roots, radicals, factoring basic polynomials, and solving simple equations and inequalities. Course grade will be "A, B, C, or F." Students who do not earn a grade of 70 or better will earn a grade of "F" in MAT 0300 and must retake the course at Texas Wesleyan. Students who pass with a grade of 70 or better will receive the "A, B, or C" grade and must enroll in MAT 0301. Students are required to attend and participate in class or they will be withdrawn from the course.

  • This course does not fulfill the mathematics requirement within the General Education Curriculum.
  • Enrollment and attendance in Ram Success courses is required in order to enroll in college-level courses. A withdrawal of any kind (this includes a drop) will result in automatic withdrawal from all active level courses. 

MAT 0301 - Intermediate Algebra
Prerequisite: As indicated by the Texas Wesleyan University Mathematics Placement Exam or satisfactory completion of MAT 0300

Fundamental operations, solution of linear equations, products and factoring, functions and graphs, ratio and proportion, exponents and radicals, quadratic equations, and simultaneous equations. Preparatory course for college level mathematics. Course grade will be "A, B, C, or F." Students who do not earn a grade of 70 or better will earn a grade of "F" in MAT 0301 and must retake the course at Texas Wesleyan. Students who pass with a grade of 70 or better will receive the "A, B, or C" grade and must enroll in MAT 1302 or 1304. Students are required to attend and participate in class or they will be withdrawn from the course.

  • This course does not fulfill the mathematics requirement within the General Education Curriculum.
  • Enrollment and attendance in Ram Success courses is required in order to enroll in college-level courses. A withdrawal of any kind (this includes a drop) will result in automatic withdrawal from all active level courses. 
  • If transfer credit is received for MAT 1302 College Algebra or a subsequent mathematics course, no credit will be given for MAT 0301 Intermediate Algebra.
  • Texas Wesleyan University will not accept the transfer of Intermediate Algebra (MAT 0301) for credit from any institution.