Hi,
I’ve been accepted to the #1 CSU I wanted to attend, and I’m also ‘conditionally’ exempt from taking the ELM as long as I complete my pre-approved math course in my senior year with a C or better.
(according to http://www.csumathsuccess.org/hs_course_msw)
But here’s a problem…
I’m taking an honors course and it has proven to be a little difficult for me. I’ve completed my first semester of my senior year with a C in that class, but I’m afraid I may fail (or get a D) this semester. What happens if I don’t get a C or better this second semester? By the time I know my grade, it’ll be too late to take the ELM.
from that same website:
Failure to Meet the ELM Requirement Costs Time and Money
Students cannot enroll in many required CSU college classes until they meet the requirement.
They must spend time taking remedial math classes during their freshman year until they meet the requirement.
They will graduate later because they get no degree credit for these remedial classes.
They may have to pay additional charges for these classes.
If they do not earn a C or better in the remedial classes, they may be disenrolled from the university.
What are SAT or ACT math scores since there are other ways to meet the ELM requirement:
A score of “Exempt” on the CSU Early Assessment Program (EAP), taken in grade 11.
A score of “Conditionally Exempt” on the CSU Early Assessment Program (EAP) plus successful completion of a Senior-Year Mathematics Experience (SYME)
A score of 550 or above on the mathematics section of the College Board SAT or on the College Board SAT Subject Tests-Mathematics Tests Level I, IC (Calculator), II, or IIC (Calculator) - Prior to March 2016. A score of 570 or above on the Math portion of the NEW SAT exam - Effective March 2016.
A score of 23 or above on the ACT Mathematics Test
A score of 3 or above on the College Board Advanced Placement Calculus examination (AB or BC) or Statistics examination.
Completion and transfer of a course that satisfies the General Education-Breadth or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) quantitative reasoning requirement, provided such course was completed with a grade of C or better.