My son was thinking East Carolina U but he does not meet the math requirements. He will have 4 yrs of math just doesn’t have algebra II, which seems to be a hard requirement. He wants to be somewhere warmer than the Northeast, med to large school, D1 sports ( to be a spectator), but isn’t interested in a heavy greek life school. Or if your child was accepted into ECU without Algebra II and could give some encouragement. ECU was his #1 so he’s a little bummed.
What four years of math , and what will he be taking his senior year of high school?
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Algebra, Geometry, Financial Algebra and he will be taking Statistics
Can he take algebra 2 instead of statistics his senior year…to satisfy the college requirement?
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He barely passed Algebra and geometry, He could maybe but I think it would be a sincere struggle
Possibilities (so not guarantees, but not a definite no from the get-go) are:
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U. of Southern Mississippi: Requires 2 units above Algebra I (source)
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Marshall (WV): It recommends “4 units of mathematics (three units must be Algebra I and higher or Math I or higher; Transitional Math for Seniors will also be accepted). Courses designed as “support courses”, such as Math I Lab or Math I Support, that provide extra instructional time but no additional content shall not be acceptable as meeting the required 4 mathematics course core requirements.” (source)
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Old Dominion (VA): In reviewing the requirements, I don’t see anything related to the required courses (source)
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Florida Gulf Coast: Requires 4 units of math Algebra I and higher (source)
Other schools I looked into that require Algebra II are:
- Coastal Carolina (SC)
- College of Charleston (SC)
- U. of Mississippi (requires 3 units of math above Algebra I)
- U. of Louisiana - Lafayette
- University System of Georgia (found on Georgia College & State U, but applicable to the whole system…source)
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This was very helpful!
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@AustenNut if he doesn’t complete algebra 2 in high school….might this student be expected to do so in college?
I do not know. I suspect that it would be specific to each college and what their requirements are.
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Did you mean other colleges that don’t require algebra 2…or does this second list require algebra 2?
That second list spelled out that Algebra 2 was required. I was sharing those schools so that OP’s family would either not feel the need to investigate those schools, or might take that into consideration with respect to whether OP’s kid would take Algebra 2 in high school.
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I am wondering whether statistics is going to be any easier than algebra 2. It did not seem easier to me, but that was a long time ago.
It might be a good idea to try to catch up in algebra 1 over the rest of the summer. Algebra in general is a basis for quite a bit that a student could study in the future.
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Does he have any sort of academic accommodations for his math challenges?
Would private colleges be affordable?
I was thinking that High Point U could be worth a look. Their admissions page shows Algebra II as recommended, but not as an absolute requirement. Their median GPA is 3.4, and acceptance rate is 80%. (89% for early decision). They have D1 sports, 5K undergrads (which I think qualifies as mid-sized?), and a very practical “life skills” approach to undergrad education that might be a good fit - they’re particularly good with career placement. (Gen ed requirements indicate that only one math class is required for graduation, and that requirement can be met with a survey course called “The Math of Life.”) Given that your son clearly has strength in non-quantitative areas, I could see an admissions decision potentially going his way even without AlgII - they are probably more “holistic” than larger public peer institutions. (Although I agree that it isn’t necessarily guaranteed that stats will be easier. Some prep this summer for next year’s math could be a good idea.)
What is he hoping to major in?
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Algebra 2 or equivalent (integrated math 3 or intermediate algebra) is a common frosh or transfer admission requirement at colleges.
Note also that it is common for colleges to have math or quantitative reasoning graduation requirements, which often require a course that typically has algebra 2 as a prerequisite (e.g. introductory college statistics, high enough AP statistics score, precalculus).
So checking both admission and graduation requirements at various colleges should be done.
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Statistics typically has algebra 2 as a prerequisite, although there have been some attempts at offering statistics courses that include just the parts of algebra 2 needed to learn statistics.
VCU?
Competitive applicants should present a minimum of:
- 3 units of mathematics (including algebra I and either geometry or algebra II)
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Has he been tested to see if he has dyscalculia? May be worth looking at that.
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Eckherd College in Tampa. Admission criteria is 3 credits of math, but they do not specify which courses are need to fulfill the requirement. Graduation requires only 1 quantitative reasoning course, but it can be fulfilled through computer science, logic, stats or a college level math course.
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He wants to major in Finance ironically. He has taken Business Math and Financial Algebra and he got 100 in both.
Interesting…he has a 504 for extra time so I will contact his school psychologist to see what he thinks. Thank you!