Prerequisite information
The University of Utah is now checking and enforcing prerequisites for ALL mathematics courses (up to the 6000-level). At this point, the software does not yet recognize transfer courses as satisfying prerequisites
You only need a permission code for one of these reasons:
- Your prerequisite course(s) were taken at a university other than University of Utah.
- You need to register for a math class that is intentionally blocked, like Math 4010.
- The math class you want to take is full.
- You are placing into a math class by an Accuplacer score that you received from another campus .
- It is past the add deadline.
If none of those reasons is applicable to you, then you can try these actions:
- Read the course descriptions and prerequisites for any math class in the course catalog to find out which math class(es) you're lacking and register for the appropriate math class, according to your eligibility based on the prerequisites. We do NOT make exceptions to our prerequisites.
- If you get an error while registering for a math class, that is not the prerequisite error, please call the Registrar at 801-581-8969 to investigate the problem.
- If you have questions regarding registering for Math990, please call Continuing Education at 801-585-9963.
- If you have questions about registering for the Math10 or Math15 workshops, you can call Continuing Education at 801-581-7155.
- If you need an Accuplacer exam score to place into a math class, Math1210 or below, call the Testing Center 801-581-8733 to schedule that exam. You can also read about the exam here .
Need to Know:
- By departmental policy, we expire test scores within two years. So, if you are placing into a math class based on an Accuplacer or AP score, the test score needs to be less than two years old. If you are placing into a mathematics class with an Accuplacer or AP test score (that is less than two years old) that appears on your DARS, then you do NOT need a permission code
- We never place students into our classes based on high school work (even AP class grades). We no longer place students into our classes based on SAT or ACT scores.
- If you are currently taking the prerequisite class (here at the U of U) for the class you need next semester, you do not need a permission code. The computer, through CIS registration, will allow you to register for the next class without anything extra. If you do not pass the prerequisite class with a C or better grade, you will be dropped from the next math class.
- If your transfer math class(es) do not yet appear
on your DARS, then you need to make sure you have officially submitted your
transcripts to the Admissions Office to be processed. For
transfer classes from non-Utah institutions, we will require
a course description for all math classes you took elsewhere to
determine their equivalencies here. It is completely your responsibility to
produce the proof of your prerequisites in order for us to verify that
those prerequisites have been met.
- If your AP scores do not yet appear on your DARS, then you
need to officially submit them to the Admissions office to be
processed. We no longer give out permission codes for AP
scores. As soon as the AP scores are submitted and processed,
the scores will appear on your DARS and you'll be able to
register for the appropriate math class without a permission
code. (You can read AP placement information here.)
- We do NOT make exceptions to our prerequisites. We
do not accept grades of C- to count as prerequisites or an Accuplacer score that is a few
points below our stated cutoff to get into a class. And, we
don't consider your need/desire/feeling as a compelling reason to allow you into
our classes.
If, after reading the prerequisites, you are still certain that you are eligible for the mathematics class you are trying to register for and you're certain you need a permission code, then please fill out the following form to request a permission code for that mathematics class.