Illinois Virtual Schools and Academy offers a virtual, 2-semester Transitional Math: Quantitative Literacy and Statistics course for students. This course is eligible for reimbursement through the Illinois Virtual Course Catalog (course number 02201A001).
Course Description
This course is designed as a transitional course for high school seniors to prepare them for a general education college-level math course. The course will serve as a prerequisite for General Education Statistics, General Education Mathematics, Quantitative Literacy, Elementary Mathematical Modeling, or a technical/occupational mathematics pathway. To that end, the ultimate goal of this course is mathematical maturity.
The Quantitative Literacy and Statistics pathway is for seniors who have met the high school math graduation requirement. Transitional math courses are intended for students who are not projected to be ready for college-level math as of the end of their senior year, as identified by multiple measures (SAT, grades, etc.) data at the end of their junior year.
While a student projected ready for college-math should take an early college credit math course (e.g., Advanced Placement or dual credit) during his or her senior year, the student may enroll in a transitional math course if such enrollment is determined in consultation with a counselor to be in the student’s best interest.
Students in this course will focus on attaining competency in general statistics, data analysis, quantitative literacy, and problem solving. This pathway is intended for students whose career goals do not involve occupations related to the College Algebra Math Pathway, or for those who have not yet selected a career goal. This pathway is the default pathway for students who are undecided in their major or career. In accordance with and subject to the PWR Act, successful attainment of transitional mathematics competencies in the Quantitative Literacy and Statistics Pathway guarantees student placement into a community college General Education Core Curriculum mathematics course, not in a calculus-based course sequence, which includes general education statistics, general education mathematics, quantitative literacy, or elementary math modeling.
Students wishing to pursue postsecondary education in a field that requires College Algebra should take a Transition to College Algebra course. The Transition to Quantitative Literacy and Statistics course does not meet the prerequisite for College Algebra. Students who change to the College Algebra Pathway are subject to local college placement requirements.