Math Recommendations by Major

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Students who have graduated from high school within the last 10 years and have a goal of transfer or degree attainment can enroll directly into transfer-level courses. Consult with your counselor or assist.org to be sure that the transfer level course you select is appropriate for the college/university you intend to transfer to.

If you do not intend to transfer, you may complete MATH 1500 for an Associate’s degree unless a higher level Math course is required by your major.

Below, please find a list of transfer degrees/programs, and the recommended math course(s) for TC, CSU and UC systems. Other majors are also offered at TC. Please consult your counselor on math recommendations for non-transfer degrees.

Transfer Level Math Classes

  • MATH 1500: Math for a Modern Society— A Liberal Arts Course
  • MATH 1505: Mathematical Concepts for Elementary Teachers—Number Systems
  • MATH 1510: College Algebra for Liberal Arts
  • MATH 1520: Finite Mathematics
  • MATH 1530: Plane Trigonometry
  • MATH 1540: Pre-Calculus Mathematics
  • MATH 2100: Analytical Geometry and Calculus I
  • PSYC 2200: Elementary Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • STAT 1510: Elementary Statistics
Associate Degrees for Transfer and Career Preparation Recommended for TC Recommended for CSU Recommended for UC
Administration of Justice for Transfer Choice: Any Transfer Level Math Course PSYC 2200 PSYC 2200
Art History for Transfer Choice: Any Transfer Level Math Course MATH 1500 or PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510 MATH 1500 or PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510
Biology for Transfer MATH 2100 and MATH 2120 (1 Year Sequence) MATH 2100 and MATH 2120 (1 Year Sequence) MATH 2100 and MATH 2120 (1 Year Sequence)
Business Administration for Transfer Choice: MATH 1520 or PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510 MATH 1520 and PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510 MATH 1520 and STAT 1510
Dental Hygiene Prerequisites* PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510 or any transfer level math course for Community College Programs PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510
Early Childhood Education for Transfer Choice: MATH 1500 or Any Transfer Level Math Course CSUB = MATH 1500 or PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510; All other CSUs = MATH 1500 or Any Transfer Level Math Course MATH 1500 or Any Transfer Level Math Course
Elementary Teacher Education for Transfer MATH 1505 MATH 1505 MATH 1505
Economics for Transfer Stat 1510, MATH 2100 and 2120 Stat 1510, MATH 2100 and 2120 Stat 1510, MATH 2100 and 2120
Engineering MATH 2100, MATH 2120, MATH 2130, MATH 2140 (Entire Calc Sequence) MATH 2100, MATH 2120, MATH 2130, MATH 2140 (Entire Calc Sequence) MATH 2100, MATH 2120, MATH 2130, MATH 2140  (Entire Calc Sequence)
English for Transfer Choice: Any Transfer Level Math Course MATH 1500 or PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510 MATH 1500 or PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510
History for Transfer Choice: Any Transfer Level Math Course PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510 PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510
Kinesiology for Transfer Choice: PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510 PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510 MATH 2100
Mathematics for Transfer MATH 2100, MATH 2120, MATH 2130, MATH 2140 (Entire Calc Sequence) MATH 2100, MATH 2120, MATH 2130, MATH 2140 (Entire Calc Sequence) MATH 2100, MATH 2120, MATH 2130, MATH 2140 (Entire Calc Sequence)
Nursing Prerequisites * MATH 1510 or PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510 for Community College Programs PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510 PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510 (Varies by Campus/Program)
Psychology for Transfer PSYC 2200 PSYC 2200 MATH 2100
Sociology for Transfer PSYC 2200 PSYC 2200 PSYC 2200
Spanish for Transfer Choice: Any Transfer Level Math Course MATH 1500 or PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510 MATH 1500 or PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) * MATH 2100 and MATH 2120 (1 Year Sequence or More) MATH 2100 and MATH 2120 (1 Year Sequence or More) MATH 2100 and MATH 2120 (1 Year Sequence or More)
Studio Arts for Transfer Choice: Any Transfer Level Math Course MATH 1500 or PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510 MATH 1500 or PSYC 2200 or STAT 1510

* Not an official TC Major