Math Placement via High School Transcript

Cascadia College offers various ways to place into Math courses including using high school transcripts. This is available for students who earned grades in Mathematics courses in public high schools within Washington State within the last two years.

NOTE: Due to impacts of COVID-19, we will not be able to determine placement using Spring 2020 grades. In order to determine math placement, you will need to complete the ACCUPLACER assessment.

General notes:

• Students may opt to register for any math class lower than their placement.
• Students need to consult with an academic advisor after placement to be sure to enroll in a course that is consistent with their planned course of study.

Public High Schools from Washington state:

• If the high school course is conducted over two semesters, the second semester grade is used for placement purposes.
• Transcripts can only be used for placement if the high school course was completed less than two years prior to placement. Moreover, the college math course must be taken no more than two school years after the completion of the high school course.
• Spring 2020 high school grades are not eligible for use in placement due to the pandemic and its impact on high school grading practices.
• Students who earn grades of “P” or “pass/fail” cannot use their high school transcripts for placement. These students should take the Accuplacer placement test for accurate placement.
• Students who place into Math& 152 (Calculus 2) will not have Math& 151 (Calculus 1) on their college transcript (unless they have earned credit from the AP exam). These students should make sure their program of study does not require that they show Math& 151 (Calculus 1) on their transcript.

Please submit a copy of your high school transcript to admissions@cascadia.edu or to the Kodiak Corner. It is helpful to bring a copy with you to your CORE appointment. Students who have earned lower than a C in their last math class must have placement determined in another way such as the Accuplacer placement. 

For current WA State Public High School students:
If a student is currently taking the second semester of a course for the academic year, it may be used for placement if

• The student is currently enrolled in their Math course between May 1 and June 30;
• and the student achieved a "C" or higher in the first semester. The lower of the two individual semester grades will be used for placement. (i.e. if a student received a "C" in their first semester and currenly have a  "B" in their second, we will use the "C" for placement).

Students will need to provide two items:

• Their current High School transcript (showing first semester grade for Math);
• A screen shot of their current grade in their math course (between May 1^st and June 30^th) by submitting a screenshot of their grade as an email attachment to admissions@cascadia.edu.
• This will need to include the Student Name, School Name, Math Course Name, and Class Grade. 

*If a student’s second semester final grade is higher than the one provided in the screenshot, their placement may be determined by the final grade on the High School transcript. Students will need to provide their updated High School transcript to be considered for higher placement by sending to admissions@cascadia.edu.

Private and out-of-state high schools and homeschools:

• Homeschooled students need to take the Accuplacer placement test to assess where they should begin taking mathematics courses. Transcripts made by home-based instruction cannot be used for placement.
• Students who attended high school outside of Washington state or private high schools in Washington state will need to take the Accuplacer placement test to assess where they should begin taking mathematics courses.

The tables below is for placement only. Credit may be granted by AP or IB exam scores. See the Transfer Credit webpage or college catalog for more details.

 

Math Placement for HS Transcripts

Math Placement for Spring 2020 HS Transcripts

What is the Title of the Math Course I Placed Into?

Bridge to College Placement Agreement Updates March 2021

Bridge to College Q&A March 2021

Bridge to College Districts 2020-2021

 

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Math Placement for HS Transcripts

 

If your last  math course was . . .	and you earned a   grade of . . .  or better   2nd semester	And you       completed it   within ____  of today’s date:	Your placement will be . . .  (highest math placement listed)	Score
Algebra 1 / Geometry	C, C+, or B-	One year	MATH 075	2
		Two years	MATH 075	2
	B or better	One year	MATH 085	3
		Two years	MATH 075	2
Algebra 2    IB Math: Applications   Interpretations  SL1 or SL2	C, C+, or B-	One year	MATH 095/&107/&146/&131/&132	4
		Two years	MATH 085	3
	B or better	One year	MATH&141/147	5
		Two years	MATH 095/&107/&146/&131/&132	4
Algebra 3    Bridge to College   Mathematics	C, C+, or B-	One year	MATH 085	3
		Two years	MATH 085	3
	B or better	One year	MATH 095/&107/&146/&131/&132	4
		Two years	MATH 085	3
AP Statistics	C, C+, or B-	One year	MATH 085	3
		Two years	MATH 085	3
	B or better	One year	MATH 095/&107/&146/&131/&132	4
		Two years	MATH 085	3
Pre-Calculus    IB Math:  Approaches and   Analysis SL1 or HL1   Math Analysis	C, C+, or B-	One year	MATH&141/147	5
		Two years	MATH 095/&107/&146/&131/&132	4
	B or better	One year	MATH&151	7
		Two years	MATH&141/147	5
Calculus    IB Math:  Approaches and   Analysis SL2 or HL2	C, C+, or B-	One year	MATH&151	7
		Two years	MATH&142	6
	B or better	One year	MATH&152	8
		Two years	MATH&151	7

 

What is the Title of the Math Course I Placed Into?

Quarterly Class Schedule and Catalog

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Math Placement for Spring 2020 HS Transcripts

Due to impacts of COVID-19, we will not be able to determine placement using Spring 2020 grades.
In order to determine math placement, you will need to complete an ACCUPLACER assessment.

 

 

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Math Course and Title

 

COURSE	TITLE
MATH 075	Introduction to Algebra
MATH 085	Essentials of Intermediate Algebra
MATH 095	Algebra for Precalculus
MATH& 107	Math in Society
MATH& 131	Math for Elementary Education I
MATH& 132	Math for Elementary Education II
MATH& 141	Precalculus I
MATH& 142	Precalculus II
MATH& 146	Introduction to Statistics
MATH 147	Business Precalculus
MATH& 148	Business Calculus
MATH& 151	Calculus I
MATH& 152	Calculus II

 

Quarterly Class Schedule and Catalog

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