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Do I Need to Take the MPE?

 All students must meet the prerequisites of a math course to enroll in that course. 

Accepted Prerequisites:

Not Accepted as a Prerequisite to Enroll in Math:

  • Precalculus taken in high school or at another college or university 
  • Statistics taken in high school at another college or university 
  • IB Higher-Level Math Applications and Interpretations and any IB Standard-Level Mathematics exams are not UC transferable; therefore, they cannot be used to meet the prerequisites to enroll in math at UCSD

Need MPE?

All students who have not met a prerequisites listed above needs to take the Math Placement Exam (MPE) before they will be able to enroll in math without exception.

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