Should I take my algebra classes over?

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I placed in essentials of intermediate algebra on my placement test but I have taken Intermediate algebra in College. I need statistics for nursing program. I believe they said I could use my grade in my previous algebra class for prerequisite for statistics. Do you think I should do that or should I take the essentials of intermediate algebra and intermediate algebra again? I don't know how difficult statistics is and do not know if I need to take my algebras again? Any advice is welcome.

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I don't understand why you would have to repeat the class? Do you mean you might want to take it as a refresher before stats?

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Hi mindofmidwifery,

Yes I thought that would be a good refresher or should I just do some review on my own? I don't know why but the advisor told me to take the placement test even though I already had the college algebra.

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Waste of time in my opinion. Any brushing up you might need can be done from within the stat class.

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When did you last take college algebra? In my opinion if you got through intermediate college algebra, you can get through stats. I took intermediate algebra and stats at the same time and struggled with algebra but breezed through stats, even with it being an online course.

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Hi Caliotter3,

Thank you for the advice, so it sounds like the stat class is not too difficult? It is manageable?

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Well, all courses can be as easy or as difficult as the instructor makes them. My stat course was easier than I expected, but that is because, from my perspective, the instructor made it easy. He even alluded to that in his introduction.

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I last took Intermediate college algebra in 2001 and got a 2.5. Then I took, I believe Intermediate College Algebra through University of Phoenix online and I barely passed with a D in 2011. So I think that why the advisor was making me take a placement test. But I believe I can still use my grade from 2001 over the grade in 2011. That's what he said but still wanted me to take placement test. I am a little confused by that.

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Hi Caliotter3,

Is it true you use the graphing calculator a lot in the course?

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I last took Intermediate college algebra in 2001 and got a 2.5. Then I took, I believe Intermediate College Algebra through University of Phoenix online and I barely passed with a D in 2011. So I think that why the advisor was making me take a placement test. But I believe I can still use my grade from 2001 over the grade in 2011. That's what he said but still wanted me to take placement test. I am a little confused by that.

Either way I think you're fine. At my CC, you just need to pass college pre algebra to take stats and stats isn't even considered a math course. As long as you follow everything, study, and use resources you will do fine.

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Hi Mindofmidwifery,

Thank you, I sure would hate to take two math courses over again if I do not need to. I will seriously consider using my grade from Intermediate College Algebra course over my placement test so I can start in Statistics.

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If you got a D in a previous class, that won't fly for the nursing program. At my school, it's a C or better. Plus it was a University of Phoenix class? That's probably not transferable. Intermediate Algebra is not college algebra. It is a high school level or 000 level class. Otherwise it would be called college algebra. You probably need to take the refresher classes as a prereq.

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