<p>When a Purdue official visited my school in the fall (I live in Indiana), the rep said that they’re lenient on the 8 semesters of math thing this year as it is a new requirement. And, they’ll also count Algebra I if you took that in 8th grade. I know in my school, they count 8th grade Algebra I towards an elective credit since Algebra I is considered a high school course.</p>