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Aug 23, 2026
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MTH 15 - Corequisite Support for Math Essentials for Statistics Description This course develops students’ academic, information processing, and mathematical reasoning skills necessary to succeed in MTH 115 - Math Essentials for Statistics . This course is designed for students with Math Placement scores of 0 - 21. All students who are enrolled in MTH 115 with a Math Placement score between 0 and 21 must also enroll in this course.
Was previously MA 15. Credit Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 2 Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None English Prerequisite(s): None Math Prerequisite(s): None Course Corequisite(s): MTH 115 Academic Program Prerequisite: None Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1 Programs Where This Course is a Requirement: None General Education Requirement: None General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO): NA Course Learning Outcomes:
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Identify personal knowledge and skill gaps needed for MA 115
- Utilize mathematical reasoning to make sense of problems, to reason abstractly and quantitatively.
- Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
- Utilize appropriate analytical tools strategically.
- Identify and develop techniques to be timely, accurate and complete.
- Utilize symbolic representations to communicate mathematically.
- Assess reasonableness of assumptions and solutions.
- Organize and apply strategies to recognize when help is needed; seek and utilize feedback; maintain motivation and persistence; and assess productive academic behaviors.
- Create a personal model of how to recognize when help is needed; seek and utilize feedback; maintain motivation and persistence; and assess productive academic behaviors.
Course Outline:
- Academic Management Skills
- Personal Assessment of mathematical knowledge
- Identify Goals and Develop a plan for completing MTH 115
- Use feedback to revise work.
- Periodically review progress and revise plan for completing work
- Demonstrate how to take notes in a math course on both lecture and group work
- Identify when and how to use appropriate resources such as textbooks, online materials, office hours, and tutoring support.
- Monitor and adjust emotions, attitudes, and habits when facing academic challenges.
- Understand and explain how intelligence can be grown through persistence, attitude, and engagement.
- Communicating Mathematical Thinking
- Explain a mathematical idea, process, argument, or solution using written words.
- Explain a mathematical idea, process, argument, or solution using symbolic notation.
- Explain a mathematical idea, process, argument, or solution via an oral presentation.
- Utilize multiple representations (Verbal, tabular, Graphical, Symbolic) to support a mathematical idea, process, argument, or solution.
- Problem Solving Strategies & Calculations
- Identify and apply a variety of techniques for solving mathematical and statistical problems.
- Utilize mathematical strategies to process information into mathematical ideas, processes, arguments, or solutions.
- Assess reasonableness of assumptions and solutions.
- Just in time mathematical reasoning support for MTH 115
- Just in time symbolic computation support for MTH 115
- Exploring Mathematical Identity
- Reflect on personal experiences with mathematics and how they impact attitudes toward mathematics.
- Identify a variety of ways to connect the MTH 115 content to current events, personal activities, non-MTH coursework
Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?: No Instructional Strategies: Facilitated discussion: 10 - 40%
Small group work: 20 - 40%
One-on-one consultation: 5 - 40%
Computer aided instruction: 0 - 60%
Mediated instruction: 0-60%
Independent Work: 0-60% Mandatory Course Components: None. Equivalent Courses: None Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None
Course-Specific Placement Test: Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A Mandatory Department Assessment Measures: None GRCC Course Type: Developmental- Prepares a student for college readiness. Course Format: Lecture - 1:1 Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 2 People Soft Course ID Number: 105201 Course CIP Code: 27.01 Maximum Course Enrollment: 12 School: School STEM Department: Mathematics Discipline: MA First Term Valid: Fall 2023 (8/1/2023) 1st Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Name of Course Author: Oscar Neal Faculty Credential Requirements: Other (list below), Bachelor’s Degree Faculty Credential Requirement Details: Faculty must understand the unique needs of the population as well as equity and inclusion as it relates to teaching math. Experience in teaching/tutoring the fundamentals of student success, statistics, and probability. Major Course Revisions: Prefix, Course Number Change Last Revision Date Effective: 20260304T10:58:25 Course Review & Revision Year: 2028-2029
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