Math placement cut scores
Math placement at the University of Nevada, Reno is determined by ACT or SAT scores, or by two different ACCUPLACER tests:
- Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS)
- Advanced Algebra and Functions (AAF)
All students begin with the Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS) test. If they score 276 or higher on this test, ACCUPLACER will automatically lead them into the Advanced Algebra and Functions (AAF) test. Both tests are scored on a scale from 200 to 300.
| Course | QAS | AAF |
| Math 095: Elementary Algebra | 262 or lower | not required |
| Math 096: Intermediate Algebra | 263 or higher | not required |
| Math 120E: Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded | 263 or higher | not required |
| Math 126E: Pre-Calculus I Expanded | 276 or higher | 237 or higher |
| Math 120: Fundamentals of College Mathematics | 276 or higher | 263 or higher |
| Math 126: Pre-Calculus I | 276 or higher | 263 or higher |
| Math 128: Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry | 276 or higher | 270 or higher |
| Math 127: Pre-Calculus II | 276 or higher | 276 or higher |
| Math 176: Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences | 276 or higher | 276 or higher |
| STAT 152: Introduction to Statistics | 276 or higher | 276 or higher |
| APST 270: Introduction to Statistical Methods | 276 or higher | 276 or higher |
| Math 181: Calculus I | 276 or higher | 285 or higher |