Will I have to take lower division Math classes after changing my major?

Transfer Students
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I am transferring from a CC to a CSU and am changing my major from Criminal Justice to Pre-Med. I took statistics, but did not take Algebra. The way I got in to Statistics is by taking a 6-unit “Path To Statistics” class which covers Algebra but is stated on the class description that “This course is designed for students who do not want to major in fields such as math, science, computer science, or business.”

The Pre-req for chemistry at my CSU is Alegbra I and II, OR eligibility to enroll in “Pre-Calc”. According to their course catalog, to be eligible to enroll in “Pre-Calc” you have to fulfill: “Mathematics Placement category I/II and a passing score on the Precalculus Placement Test.”

Mathematics Placement category I/II states that you have to take a B4 class (Which I believe I did with Statistics) and II is being eligible to take a B4 class (which I believe I would be because I took statistics. One their website they state if you took the math placement test and classified as “Math I/II” you are eligible to take Statistics - so that must mean I am eligible since i already took it.

Will not taking algebra prevent me from enrolling in chemistry even though I took statistics?

Will that fact that I took “Path to Statistics” which is designed for students who do not want to major in fields such as math and science hurt me since now I want to major in science? Or will the fact that i advanced to Statistics allow me to negate that fact?

Also, will I have to take the math placement test even though I am a transfer?

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Pre-med can be done with any major, but specific pre-med courses need to be taken (though the list does vary by medical school).

Many, but not all, medical schools require calculus and/or statistics (courses suitable for science majors, though not necessarily the hardest ones that math and statistics majors take).

You will likely have to take a math placement test to place into the math sequence leading to calculus. To get an idea of what may be tested, you may want to try these quizzes: http://www.math.buffalo.edu/rur_index.html .