Modularized Sections of MAT 125 Precalculus
Several sections of MAT 125 Precalculus in the fall 2011
schedule (04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, 13, and 16) will be delivered in
three modular components, one for each five week period of the semester.
If you enroll in a modularized section, you will typically
start in Module 1 and progress through the three modules in order. A small
amount of students may be placed into a later module (2 or 3) during the first
five weeks of the term. Read more
Sections 12 and 13, which are reserved for students
continuing in the program from the spring 2011 term and who place out of Module
1, will start with Module 2 and Module 3 respectively. All other modularized
sections will start with Module 1.
The modularized classes meet in four 50-minute periods each
week. Homework, delivered online using MyMathLab, is a required part of the
class. There may also be take-home
quizzes and required in-class activities. In addition, an exit examination is
given at the end of each module.
You must pass a module in order to move on to the next
module during the subsequent five week period.
To pass a module, you must:
- earn an average of at least 70 percent on all
- score at least 60 percent on the module exit
A challenge exam is
offered the day after the exit exam if you do not score at least 60 percent on
the module exit exam or an overall average of at least 70 percent. A score of
at least 70 percent on the challenge exam will earn a student a pass for the
If you do not pass a module, you must repeat that module in
the subsequent five week period. For
example, if you start with Module 1 during Time Period 1 (first five weeks of
the term) but do not pass, you will be reassigned to a section that will cover
Module 1 during Time Period 2 (the second five weeks of the term). No new registration is required to do this.
To progress through the course and complete it at the end of the term, you must
pass Module 1 the first time period, then Module 2 during Time Period 2, and
finally Module 3 during Time Period 3 (last five weeks).
If you have not completed Module 3 by the end of the semester,
you are afforded the opportunity of avoiding a failing grade in the course if
you register for a modularized section of MAT 125 Precalculus during the
semester that follows immediately thereafter (i.e., the Spring 2012 semester
for those who have not passed all three modules during Fall 2011), start where
you left off (the first module not yet completed), and successfully complete
Module 3 by the end of the semester. If you pass Module 2 but not Module 3 by
the end of a regular semester, an online version of Module 3 is offered during
each winter and May term.
A major advantage of the modular approach is that you can
recover from not passing one portion of the course by repeating that portion
immediately, and you may carry over, from one term to the next, portions of the
course you have passed. In this way, you
can complete the course in a timely fashion without receiving a failing grade
in the meantime.
A typical module syllabus gives the following weights to
- Exit Exam (comprehensive over all three modules
for Module 3 exit exam): 60 percent
- Homework (MyMathLab, Quizzes (take-home), and
in-class participation): 40 percent (this may be subdivided further on
individual section syllabi)
Note that no credit is awarded unless a student passes all
three modules, with the exception that the small number of students who place
into Module 2 or Module 3 need to only pass Modules 2 and 3 or Module 3
More information will be provided on individual section