Course Pathways
This chart outlines how the mathematics courses offered at North Seattle College are intended to provide progress-pathways from foundational skills to more advanced topics.
Courses are grouped into two major categories: Pre-college, and College Level. Pre-college math courses are identified using course numbers below 100, while college-level courses are identified using numbers 100 and above.
Detailed information about each course, including currently scheduled quarters, is also available through the chart.
Mathematics Course Sequence
Math Course Sequence (Text Alternative)
This text describes prerequisite and co-requisite relationships among North Seattle College’s Math, Adult Basic Education (ABE), and Quantitative Symbolic Reasoning (QSR) courses. Courses are grouped by Pre-College Level Math, College Level Math, and Areas of Study as shown in the diagram.
Students should meet with their advisor or retention specialist to discuss the best Math option for their program or pathway and to create an education plan, based on placement. See who your advisor is in Starfish.
Students must earn an "S" grade to move from the pre-requisite to the next course.
- MATH 80 – Preparatory Mathematics
- Multi-level self-paced course - at the end of the quarter, students earn credit for the equivalent Math course that they complete (Math 81 to MATH 98)
- Could be a pre-requisite for: MATH 81, ABE 81, MATH 84, ABE 84, MATH 85, ABE 85, MATH 97, MATH 98, ABE 98, and EET 109
- Math 81 or ABE 81 – Pre-Algebra
- Pre-requisite for: MATH 84, ABE 84, MATH 97 and EET 109
- MATH 84 or ABE 84 – Elementary Algebra I
- Pre-requisite for: MATH 85 and ABE 85
- MATH 85 or ABE 85 – Elementary Algebra II
- Pre-requisite for: MATH 98 and ABE 98
- MATH 97 – Elementary Algebra
- Pre-requisite for: MATH 98 and ABE 98
- MATH 98 or ABE 98 – Intermediate Algebra
- Pre-requisite for: MATH&107, PHIL&120, MATH&146, MATH 116, and MATH&141
Students must earn at least a 2.0 to move from the pre-requisite to the next course.
Professional Technical
- EET 109 – Mathematical Applications for Circuit Analysis
- Not a pre-requisite to another Math/QSR course
- EET 109 is only for specific professional technical programs, please talk to your advisor or retention specialist.
Arts, Humanities, and Language
- MATH&107 – Math in Society (QSR)
- Not a pre-requisite to another Math/QSR course
- PHIL&120 – Symbolic Logic (QSR)
- Not a pre-requisite to another Math/QSR course
Social Sciences, Health & Medical, and Human Services
- PHIL&120 – Symbolic Logic (QSR)
- Not a pre-requisite to another Math/QSR course
- MATH&146 – Introduction to Statistics (QSR)
- Not a pre-requisite to another Math/QSR course
Business & Accounting
- MATH 116 – Application of Math to Management, Life, & Social Science (QSR)
- Pre-requisite for: MATH 211 and MATH&148
- MATH&148 – Business Calculus (QSR)
- Not a pre-requisite to another Math/QSR course
Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM)
- MATH&141 – Pre-Calculus I (QSR)
- Pre-requisite for: MATH&142, MATH&148, and MATH 211
- MATH 211 – Elements of Statistical Methods (QSR)
- Not a pre-requisite to another Math/QSR course
- MATH&142 – Pre-Calculus II (QSR)
- Pre-requisite for: MATH&151
- MATH&151 – Calculus I (QSR)
- Pre-requisite for: MATH&152
- MATH&152 – Calculus II (QSR)
- Pre-requisite for: MATH&163 and MATH 238
- MATH 238 strongly recommends completion of MATH&163
- Pre-requisite for: MATH&163 and MATH 238
- MATH&163 – Calculus III (QSR)
- Pre-requisite for: MATH 220 and MATH 224
- MATH 238 strongly recommends completion of MATH&163
- MATH 220 – Linear Algebra (QSR)
- Not a pre-requisite to another Math/QSR course
- MATH 224 – Vector Calculus (QSR)
- Not a pre-requisite to another Math/QSR course
- MATH 238 – Differential Equations (QSR)
- Not a pre-requisite to another Math/QSR course