Students must earn three credits of Mathematics to complete the All-University Core Curriculum (AUCC) Category 1B (see the General Catalog for more information). Students (except first semester transfer and readmitted students) who have earned 60 or more CSU and transfer credits and who have not completed these three credits of Math will have a hold placed against their registration.
Students will be warned by email each term prior to Registration that they need to complete the Mathematics requirement if they have not already done so. When a student has earned 60 or more credits the email will include notification of the hold and information on how to remove it.
To remove a Math Hold the student must take or have taken the Math Placement Exam (MPE). If a student has not taken this exam they can find information about it and preparation materials on the Math Department’s website. Once a student knows their results they should use the Class Schedule to select the appropriate Math course(s) they will need to take. They will then need to contact the Registrar’s Office at registrarsoffice@colostate.edu, (970)491-4860, or in person in person at Centennial Hall to be registered for the selected Math course(s) and have the hold removed.
If a student receives a Math Hold, they must complete the required Math during the term that the hold was in effect for. If a student drops or withdraws from the Math course(s) they were registered for, they will be re-registered for the course(s) and assigned a grade of “F”. In addition to this, a Math hold will be placed against their registration for the next term.
A student wishing to appeal this registration restriction must submit a appeal form for the All-University Requirement for 3 credits of Mathematics. This appeal must be received by the student's academic advisor and department head approve the appeal, it is then sent to the Dean's Office of the student's primary major for approval or disapproval. If the Dean supports the appeal, it must be presented through the Enrollment and Academic Records unit in the Registrar's Office, First Floor, Centennial Hall. The Registrar's Office will then send the file to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs for consideration