College Prep Math

Course Description: Math course framework designed to prepare and transition students directly into college

and career pathways requiring general education college level math competencies in quantitative literacy and

statistics. The competencies within each domain should include but are not limited to: numeracy (operation

sense, estimation, measurement, quantitative reasoning, basic statistics, and mathematical summaries),

application based algebraic topics, and functions and modeling. Upon completion students should be able

to: demonstrate proficiency and understanding in basic numeracy competencies in whole numbers, integers,

fractions, and decimals, use estimation and explain/justify estimates, apply quantitative reasoning to solve

problems involving quantities or rates, use mathematical summaries of data such as mean, median, and mode,

use and apply algebraic reasoning as one of multiple problem-solving tools, and use functions and modeling

processes. Course to be delivered through authentic application, problem-based instruction designed to build

mathematical conceptual understanding and critical thinking skills.

Credit(s): 1 (If a student receives a 70% or higher for their year long grade, this class fulfills their transitional math credit at any Illinois

community college)