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R1/R2 General Education Requirements

Students who begin their college career taking advanced Mathematics and Statistics courses can demonstrate their mastery of basic mathematical skills by successfully completing certain courses, without having to take the Mathematics Exemption Test.

Students who complete a course from the following list may have it count for both their R1 and R2 requirements (courses which satisfy the R1/R2 requirements have the R2 designation associated with them in the course catalog):

Department Course Gen Ed Title
Math 113 R2 Math-Elem Teachers I
Math 121 R2 Linear Meth & Prob Bus
Math 127 R2 Calc Life/Soc Sci I
Math 128 R2 Calc Life/Soc Sci II
Math 131 R2 Calculus I
Math 132 R2 Calculus II
Math 135 R2 Calc I w/Computer
Math 136 R2 Calc II w/Computer
Math 233 R2 Multivar Calculus
Math 235 R2 Intro Linear Algebra
Math 236 R2 Intro Lin Algebra w/APL
Math 456 R2 Math Modeling
Res-Econ 211 R2 Intro Stat for Life Sci
Res-Econ 212 R2 Intro Stat for Soc Sci
Statistc 111 R2 Elem Statistics
Statistc 240 R2 Intro to Statistics
Statistc 501 R2 Meth Applied Stats
Statistc 515 R2 Statistics I
Statistc 516 R2 Statistics II


Students who complete a course from the following list may have it count for their R1 requirement but must also take an approved R2 course to satisfy that requirement:

Department Course Gen Ed Title
Math 114   Math-Elem Teachers II
Math 245   Diff Equations Comp I
Math 246   Diff Equations Comp II
Math 300   Fund Concepts of Math
Math 331   Ord Dif Eq/Sci Eng


Students who enter college without advanced Math skills should take the R1 course (or courses) indicated by the results on their Mathematics Placement Test before going on to take an R2 course.

Degree Progress Reports reflect these requirements and the courses fall into their respective requirements automatically. If you have questions about the General Education requirements, please come to the University Registrar's Office in 213 Whitmore to review your Degree Progress Report.
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