New, Incoming Student Information
We would like to extend a warm welcome to our incoming Longhorns, and congratulations on your choice to attend The University of Texas at Austin! We have you covered for calculus at UT. Like a foreign language, calculus skills are learned through training and practice. Resources like the Math Readiness Package provide you with support to learn and implement your skills.
Online access to the Math Readiness Package and the proctored UTMA is needed for many new, incoming students.
The Math Readiness Package is designed to assess new, incoming students’ calculus skills and is a one-time $50 purchase. Included in the package are learning modules, the required UTMA warmup assessment, testing directions for the UTMA and access to the package’s content. This online learning resource ensures that you take the calculus course that aligns with your knowledge and will give you the best opportunity for success.
To help you determine if you should purchase the Math Readiness Package or if you need to take the UTMA, use the tool “Should I buy the Math Readiness Package?”
New, incoming students in the College of Natural Sciences need it.
CNS students are not eligible to be exempt as we use the UTMA for advising for other math and science courses including Chemistry and Physics. All CNS students will need the resources in the Math Readiness Package to take the UTMA and to prepare for any quantitative courses. Please discuss possible transferred credits with your academic advisor during orientation.
Students in other colleges at The University of Texas at Austin may wait to learn if they need it.
We recommend waiting for your academic advising appointment at Orientation if you are not directed by your college to purchase the Math Readiness Package in your welcome email. Academic advisors are your specialists for course information for your first semester.
Some new, incoming non-CNS students may be exempt.
Students not in Natural Sciences may be exempt if they:
- Have AP or IB test scores or transfer/dual-enrollment credit sufficient to claim credit for first-semester calculus.
- Scored 30 or higher on the ACT Math, or 670 or higher on the SAT Quantitative within the past year*.
- Have credit for M 305G (Preparation for Calculus) with a B- or higher.
*April 1, 2020 until present (Applies to both ACT and SAT scores.)
Students can provide unofficial documentation showing that they meet any of the above exemptions to the Math Ombuds for the prerequisite requirement by emailing mathombuds@math.utexas.edu.
Cockrell School of Engineering students may be exempt.
You will be contacted by Engineering Student Services with your next steps.
Please use this step by step guide for the Math Readiness Package:
Please follow the "Click to Download" link in your electronic receipt to be taken to the learning modules and the warm-up assessment. Included in the package are learning modules, the required UTMA warmup assessment, testing directions for the UTMA, a link to the online proctored version of the UTMA, and access for one academic year to the package’s content.
You will also have access to revisit modules where improvement is possible to continue to hone your calculus skills. Please plan to spend a significant amount of time practicing in the learning modules before your assessment to fully prepare for the best outcome. Your professors may refer to these modules during your calculus class; UT has the resources to prepare you to be successful in calculus courses.
The Math Department will notify students who have not met the prerequisite requirement via Secure Academic Note (SAN) prior to the start of the semester for students enrolled in: M 305G, M 408C, M 408K, M 408N, M 408R, M 408Q.
Please read this information about the calculus prerequisite requirement: Click here for pre-calculus/calculus prerequisite information.
If you did not earn calculus placement on your first assessment:
Please do not worry if you need additional calculus preparation.
We recommend at least 40 hours working in the modules before a retake. Please work in the Math Readiness Package modules to make sure that you are ready for the rigor of The University of Texas at Austin’s calculus courses and wait to retake your second UTMA attempt until you have spent significant time in the learning modules.
The University has got your back to provide the resources you need to become prepared for the rigor of UT calculus coursework. We have several resources to ensure that you learn the content so you will not struggle in your class including access to the Math Readiness Package for the full spring semester. Thus, we encourage you to utilize the Math Readiness Package while you are enrolled in pre-calculus or calculus. You will have the support of your academic advisor at orientation to discuss your options.
Exchange students and students who graduate from TAMS having completed the equivalent of M408D or M408M are exempt from the UT Math Assessment.
If you need additional support, we can help. Please send us an email with your EID and concern: readiness@cns.utexas.edu
Current UT Student Information
UTMA scores obtained in Summer 21 are valid through the Fall 21 and Spring 22 semesters.
The complementary UTMA will provide the prerequisite requirement for the following courses: M 305G, M 408C, M 408K, M 408N, M 408R, or M 408Q.
Tutoring is available at student request from the Sanger Learning Center.
To help you determine if you need to take the UTMA, use the tool “Do I need to take the UTMA?”
The UTMA is will be available on or about December 1 for spring calculus courses.
Once live the UTMA link will be added here.
Please review the Math Department UTMA Prerequisite Requirement Information:
Click here for pre-calculus/calculus prerequisite information. If you need additional support, we can help. Please send us an email with your EID and concern: readiness@cns.utexas.edu
Optional $50 Math Readiness Package:
Click Here To Purchase The Optional Math Readiness Package.
Current UT students who would like to refresh or improve their math skills have the option to prepare for the UTMA with the Math Readiness Package that includes the online warm-up assessment and learning modules, and is highly encouraged by our Mathematics Department. Please plan to spend a significant amount of time practicing in the learning modules before your assessment to fully prepare for the best outcome. Your professors may refer to these modules during your calculus class.
Use the "Click to Download" link in your electronic receipt to be taken to the warm-up assessment. Included in the package are learning modules, the required UTMA warmup assessment, testing directions for the UTMA and access for all of spring semester to the package’s content. You will also have access to revisit modules where improvement is possible to continue to hone your calculus skills.
Current UT students will need to use the link on our website to access the UTMA.
