Undergraduate spring application deadline is December 1 for spring term. | Registration opens October 21.
Preparation programs are for students whose scores on the arithmetic skills portion of the Accuplacer Exam did not meet requirements for course registration. Preparation programs are available for:
Completion of the ALEKS preparation program allows students to register for MATH 098 or MATH 110 in a subsequent semester, space permitting.
Step 1. If you have not used ALEKS before, create an account at aleks.com. If you already have an ALEKS account, log in to your account.
Step 2. Find the heading "Using ALEKS with a class" in the middle of the page and enter the class code.
Click "continue."
Step 3. Confirm your class information.
Click "confirm" on the bottom of the page.
Step 4. Indicate if you are a new or existing ALEKS user by answering the question, "Have you used ALEKS before?"
Step 5. Register for an ALEKS account by entering the requested information and creating a password. Click "continue" at the bottom of the page.
Step 6. Your assigned logon/username will be shown. Make note of this username and keep it—along with your password—in a safe place for future reference. Click "continue" at the bottom of the page.
Step 7. On the next page, you will be asked for an access code. There is no access code for this course and you will need to purchase one. Select "I need to purchase an access code" and click "continue" at the bottom of the page.
Step 8. To purchase an access code, you must first Choose Your Access Length by clicking on the drop-down menu. A 1-month course costs $19.95 and a 3-month course costs $49.95. There are more choices but a 3-month course should work for most students. If you can dedicate yourself to at least 5 hours per week, the 1-month course should work for you.
Step 9. Complete registration and pay for your course with a secure online payment.
Students enter a brief tutorial on the use of ALEKS input tools, called the Answer Editor Tutorial. Immediately following the tutorial, students enter the Initial Assessment or Knowledge Check.
The ALEKS assessment is adaptive and variable in length. This provides a baseline for each individual student and gives the student an assessment report. If you do not know an answer, do not guess. Click “I don’t know.”
After the assessment, students enter the Learning Mode by clicking on one of the topics they are ready to learn. Learning Mode assists students in mastering the required mathematical topics represented in a pie chart. ALEKS provides explanations, links to supplemental tutorial materials, and practice problems.
Once the concept has been mastered, the students is encouraged to choose a new concept from the (updated) pie chart, but more practice is available if desired.
Students who successfully master the material at the 90% level receive a certificate of completion from ALEKS and are eligible to register for MATH 098 or MATH 110 depending on which level you successfully completed.
The certificate of completion will be automatically be forwarded to Professor Cindy Kaus.
To have the math assessment hold removed on your Metropolitan State registration, email the chair of the Mathematic and Statistics Department at MATH@metrostate.edu with the following information: