Math Placement For Shoreline Public Schools Graduates
(This chart is not to be used for Running Start students.)
In order to be placed by a Shorewood or Shorecrest High School transcript:
• Students must also take the COMPASS math test.
• Students must have earned a C or higher in the class used for placement.
• The math class used for placement must have ended within two years of when the student is seeking placement.
Placement by this method expires two academic years after the student graduated from high school.
If you took this Math
and you earned a grade
and you completed it
your placement will be…
course…
of…
within _____ of today’s
date:
Geometry
Placement determined by
COMPASS test.
Algebra 2
B/B-/C+
One year
Math 99
Functions and Statistics
(Bridge to College Math)
UW Pre-Calculus
(using the lower of the two
semester grades for
placement)
A-/B+
One year
Two years
Math 107 or 146*
Math 99
A
A/A-/ B+/B/B-
Two years
One year
Math 107, 111, 141, 146*
Math 107 or 146* or take
COMPASS for
Math 111 & 141 placement.
With UW credit:
UW Grade 2.0 or higher
Math 148, 151
Without UW credit:
C+/B-
One year
Math 107, 111, 141, 146*
B+/B
One year
Math 107, 111, 141, 142, 146*,
148, 151
Math 107, 111, 141, 146*
Two years
AP Statistics
(Note: students scoring 3 or
higher on the AP exam can
receive credit for MATH&
146 or MATH 211.)
AP Calculus AB/BC
(Note: students scoring 3 or
higher on the AP exam can
receive credit for MATH&
151.)
A/A-
Two years
B- or higher
One year
Math 107, 111, 141, 142, 146*,
148, 151
107, 146*, or follow placement
for highest math course taken
above.
C+/C
One year
Math 107, 111, 141, 146*
B+/B/B-
Two years
Math 107, 111, 141, 142, 146*,
148, 151
A/A-
One year
Math 148 or 152 or
107,111,141,142,146*, 151
Two years
Math 107, 111, 141, 142, 146*,
148, 151
* Students wishing to take Math 146 must also have a placement into ENGL 99 or ESL 99, or higher.
ADVISORS: Please communicate to the student that if the math course seems too challenging once the quarter starts,
the student should speak with their instructor about taking a different course as soon as possible.
If you place a student into a math course using this matrix, please email Kim Streitz at kstreitz@shoreline.edu so the
student’s record will reflect the placement method.