Third Attempts

Any time you take both an old course and a new course that grade replaces the old course, the combination counts as two attempts at the same subject. For example, if you take MTH 163 and then takes MTH 161, you will need the dean’s permission to retake MTH 161. The retake will be considered the third attempt.

The same relationship will not hold within each row of the table immediately below. A manual checking process will be required for third attempts in these subjects.

Original Course	Is Not Considered as an Attempt at
MTH 173	MTH 263
MTH 174	MTH 264
MTH 286	MTH 288

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Original Courses That May Substitute in New Catalogs

Future catalogs will not include the original courses. Original courses in the first column may substitute for the corresponding course in the second column.

Original Course	May Substitute in the Catalog for
MTH 126	MTH 133*
MTH 151	MTH 154
MTH 152	MTH 155
MTH 157	MTH 155
MTH 163	MTH 161
MTH 164	MTH 162
MTH 166	MTH 167
MTH 181	MTH 165
MTH 182	MTH 154, MTH 155
MTH 241	MTH 245
MTH 242	MTH 246
MTH 271	MTH 261
MTH 272	MTH 262
MTH 173	MTH 263
MTH 174	MTH 264
MTH 277	MTH 265
MTH 285	MTH 266
MTH 200	MTH 281
MTH 286	MTH 288
MTH 291	MTH 267
MTH 292	MTH 289

*MTH 126 is two credit hours, but MTH 133 is three credit hours. You may need to make up that lost credit hour with an additional elective. The additional elective does not necessarily have to be a math course.

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New Courses That May Substitute in Old Catalogs

Current Colleg Catalogs will not include the new courses. New courses in the second column may substitute for the corresponding course in the first column.

Original Course	May Be Substituted With
MTH 126	MTH 133
MTH 151	MTH 154
MTH 152	MTH 154
MTH 157	MTH 245*
MTH 163	MTH 161
MTH 164	MTH 162
MTH 166	MTH 167
MTH 181	MTH 161, MTH 245
MTH 182	MTH 161, MTH 245
MTH 241	MTH 245
MTH 242	MTH 246
MTH 271	MTH 261
MTH 272	MTH 262
MTH 173	MTH 263**
MTH 174	MTH 264**
MTH 277	MTH 265
MTH 285	MTH 266
MTH 200	MTH 281
MTH 286	MTH 288**
MTH 291	MTH 267
MTH 292	MTH 289

*MTH 157 is four credit hours, but MTH 245 is three credit hours. You may need to make up that lost credit hour with an additional math elective depending upon your program of study.

**New courses are reduced by one credit hour. You may need to make up that lost credit hour with an additional 200-level math elective depending upon the program of study.

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Prerequisites

New Course	Prerequisite New Course	Higher Level Prerequisites
MTH 1	None; corequisite: enrollment in entry-level occupational course	n/a
MTH 3	Completion of MTT Unit 0	n/a
MTH 5	Completion of MTT Units 1-3	n/a
MTH 9	Completion of MTT Units 1-5	MTH 131, any existing course numbered MTH 154 or higher
MTH 111 MTH 130 MTH 132 MTH 133	Completion of MTT Units 1-3*	MTH 131, any existing course numbered MTH 154 or higher
MTH 131	Completion of MTT Units 1-6*	any existing course numbered MTH 156 or higher
MTH 154	Completion of MTT Units 1-5*	MTH 131, any existing course numbered MTH 155 or higher
MTH 155	Completion of MTT Units 1-5*	MTH 131, any existing course numbered MTH 154 or higher
MTH 156	Completion of MTT Units 1-9	MTH 161, MTH 162, MTH 165, MTH 167, any existing course numbered MTH 261 or higher
MTH 161	Completion of MTT Units 1-9*	MTH 156, MTH 162, MTH 165, MTH 167, any existing course numbered MTH 261 or higher
MTH 162	MTH 161 with C or higher*	MTH 167, any existing course numbered MTH 261 or higher
MTH 165	Completion of MTT Units 1-9	MTH 156, MTH 161, MTH 162, MTH 167, any existing course numbered MTH 261 or higher
MTH 167	Completion of MTT Units 1-9*	MTH 156, MTH 161, MTH 162, MTH 165, any existing course numbered MTH 261 or higher
MTH 245	MTH 154 with C or higher or MTH 161 with C or higher or MTH 165 with C or higher**	any existing course numbered MTH 162 or higher
MTH 246	MTH 245 with C or higher	n/a
MTH 261	MTH 161 with C or higher	MTH 162, MTH 167, any existing course numbered MTH 262 or higher
MTH 262	MTH 261 with C or higher	any existing course numbered MTH 263 or higher
MTH 263	MTH 162 with C or higher or MTH 167 with C or higher	any existing course numbered MTH 264 or higher
MTH 264	MTH 263 with C or higher	any existing course numbered MTH 265 or higher
MTH 265	MTH 264 with C or higher	MTH 267, MTH 283, MTH 289
MTH 266	MTH 263 with B or higher or MTH 264 with C or higher	MTH 265, MTH 267, MTH 283, MTH 289
MTH 267	MTH 264 with C or higher	MTH 265, MTH 283, MTH 289
MTH 280	MTH 263 with C or higher	any existing course numbered MTH 264 or higher
MTH 281	MTH 263 with C or higher	any existing course numbered MTH 264 or higher
MTH 283	MTH 264 with C or higher	MTH 265, MTH 267, MTH 289
MTH 288	MTH 263 with C or higher	any existing course numbered MTH 264 or higher
MTH 289	MTH 267 with C or higher	n/a

*You may take these courses with up to two fewer completed units if you also enroll in a co-requisite MCR course.

**MTH 165 is not listed as a prerequisite for MTH 245 by the VCCS, but this prerequisite is up to the discretion of each college, and helpful for MTH 165 students who need six credits of mathematics.

The courses in the first column may also serve as prerequisites for new courses in the second column. Except where noted below, you must earn a grade of C or higher in the original course in order for that course to serve as a prerequisite for a new course.

Original Course	May Serve as a Prerequisite for
MTH 152	MTH 245
MTH 163	MTH 162, MTH 261
MTH 164	MTH 263
MTH 166	MTH 263
MTH 181	MTH 245
MTH 241	MTH 246
MTH 271	MTH 262
MTH 173	MTH 264, MTH 281
MTH 173 with grade of B or higher	MTH 266
MTH 174	MTH 265, MTH 266, MTH 267, MTH 288
MTH 291	MTH 289

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MCR Courses

Co-Requisite Support (MCR) Courses are developmental courses which allow you to enroll in the corresponding credit-level course with up to two units missing from the prerequisite.

New Course	Corresponding MCR Course
MTH 111	MCR 1*
MTH 130*	MCR 2*
MTH 131*	MCR 3*
MTH 132*	MCR 8*
MTH 133	MCR 9*
MTH 154	MCR 4
MTH 155*	MCR 5*
MTH 161	MCR 6
MTH 167	MCR 7*

*These courses will not be offered at NOVA in the 2018-2019 academic year.

New Student Groups:

XMCB – Completed at least three of Units 1-5; students who have earned the XMCB student group, but have not earned M154 may co-enroll in MTH 154 with a required section of MCR 4.

XMCC – Completed at least seven of Units 1-9; students who have earned the XMCC student group, but have not earned M161 may co-enroll in MTH 161 with a required section of MCR 6.