UTSA ALEKS Math Placement, Preparation, and Learning

Sep 26, 2026

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UTSA Testing Services explains the ALEKS Math Placement Assessment and how to prepare for accurate course placement. The assessment spans Basic Math through Precalculus, and students are encouraged to spend several days in the ALEKS Prep and Learning Module. After the assessment, a targeted module helps review and improve placement. The document provides registration steps via UTSA student accounts and outlines topic mastery requirements, including PreCalculus placement into MAT1093 and Calculus placement into MAT1214 based on specified mastery percentages for each ALEKS PPL topic area.

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Registration and Preparation

ALEKS assessment overview

Using the ALEKS Prep and Learning Module

After-assessment targeted learning

Course Placement Criteria

PreCalculus placement (MAT1093)

Calculus placement (MAT1214)

ALEKS Math Placement, Preparation, and Learning UTSA Testing Services For questions about ALEKS: email: [testinfo@utsa.edu](testinfo@utsa.edu)[ ](testinfo@utsa.edu)[phone: 210-458-4125](phone: 210-458-4125) The ALEKS Math Placement Assessment covers material from Basic Math through Precalculus. • All students are strongly encouraged to spend several days using the ALEKS Prep and Learning Module. • Time spent in ALEKS will better prepare you for your assessment. • After the assessment, a targeted Prep and Learning Module is available for you to review and learn material to improve your math placement. Register Log into your UTSA student ASAP account (UTSA Passphrase Information at [https://passphrase. utsa.edu/](https://passphrase. utsa.edu/) ) • Click on the “Student Services” tab • Scroll down to “Testing Services Office (Test Registration)” • Click on “ALEKS” at the bottom of the list • Follow instruction and click on “Launch ALEKS System” 1. Take the ALEKS initial assessment 2. Master the Assessment Modules 3. Register for Calculus I during Orientation! ALEKS Information-[https://future.utsa.edu/ready/calculus-ready/](https://future.utsa.edu/ready/calculus-ready/) PreCalculus Topic Mastery Topic(s) inALEKS PPL Real Numbers Equations & Inequalities Exponents & Polynomials Lines & Systems Functions & Graphs Rational Expressions Radical Expressions Exponents & Logarithms Geometry Trigonometry Percent of Mastery Required in Topic 95% 95% 95% 90% 90% 80% 80% 50% 50% 0% Course Placement MAT1093 MAT1093 MAT 1093 MAT1093 MAT1093 MAT1093 MAT1093 MAT1093 MAT1093 MAT1093 Note: Students who achieve or exceed the percentage of content mastery listed for each of the aforementioned topics in theALEKS learning modules will be placed in PreCalculus, MAT1093. Students are given until the first class day of the semester to reach mastery in theALEKS learning modules {as indicated by table for specified course) . Calculus Topic Mastery Topic{s) inALEKS PPL Real Numbers Equations & Inequalities Exponents & Polynomials Lines & Systems Functions & Graphs Rational Expressions Radical Expressions Exponents & Logarithms Geometry Trigonometry Percent of Mastery Required in Topic 95% 95% 95% 90% 90% 90% 90% 90% 80% 80% Course Placement MAT 1214 MAT 1214 MAT 1214 MAT 1214 MAT 1214 MAT 1214 MAT 1214 MAT 1214 MAT 1214 MAT 1214 Note: Students who achieve or exceed the percentage of content mastery listed in each of the aforementioned topic areas will be placed into Calculus. All topic mastery levels must be obtained to be placed in Calculus. Students are given until the first class day of the semester to reach mastery in the ALEKS learning modules (as indicated by table for specified course) .

FAQs

What subjects does the ALEKS Math Placement Assessment cover?

It covers material from Basic Math through Precalculus.

How should students prepare before taking the assessment?

Students are strongly encouraged to spend several days using the ALEKS Prep and Learning Module so the time spent in ALEKS better prepares them for the assessment.

What scores are required for placement into PreCalculus or Calculus?

For PreCalculus (MAT1093), students must meet the listed topic mastery percentages across the ALEKS PPL topics. For Calculus (MAT1214), placement requires achieving the mastery levels in all listed topic areas; students are placed into Calculus only when all topic mastery levels are obtained.

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