  {"id":13235,"date":"2025-09-03T15:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/math\/?page_id=13235"},"modified":"2026-02-28T18:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:39:19","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/math\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"MATH FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Mathematics Department FAQ&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Anek Gurmukhi||||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#1c2eff&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: Where do I go if I have trouble in the Math class I&#8217;m taking now and need tutoring?&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;tutoring&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; closed_title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; closed_title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Cantarell||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>We have a Math Lab located in Kiely Hall room 331 that offers free tutoring to students taking 100-level courses (<em>excluding Math 110<\/em>), and to the extent possible, on 201, 223, 231 &amp; 241. For more detail, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/qc-math-tutoring\/home\">Math lab<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: What is the minimum grade needed to move on to the next level Math course?&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;min grade&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; closed_title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; closed_title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Cantarell||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>For all mathematics courses, the minimum grade needed to move on from one level to the next is <strong>C- <\/strong>except the following cases:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To move from MATH 115 to any section of MATH 131, you need a minimum grade of <strong>A-<\/strong> in MATH 115. (However, there is a special extended section of MATH 131 which you will need a minimum grade of <strong>B-<\/strong> in MATH 115.)<\/li>\n<li>To move from MATH 122 to MATH 151, you need a minimum grade of <strong>B-<\/strong> in MATH 122.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: I disagree with the grade that a professor gave me. What can I do?&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;not satisfy with the grade&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; closed_title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; closed_title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Cantarell||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>According to the campus bylaws, the only person who can change your grade is the professor who gave the grade. The Undergraduate Scholastic Committee (USC) only has the authority to cancel the grade if it finds that the grade is inappropriate. Therefore, communicate with the professor first. If you are not satisfied with the answer from the instructor, then contact the deputy chair of the department, Mr. Steven Kahan, at Steven.Kahan@qc.cuny.edu for a further review. Finally, if you are still not satisfied, then you can file an appeal to USC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: I have a math class or an exam that needs to use a calculator but I don&#8217;t have one. Where can I get a calculator?&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Calculator Rental&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; closed_title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; closed_title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Cantarell||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>The Mathematics Department rents calculators to students on a daily basis during our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/math\/administration\/\">hours<\/a> that we are open.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Type of calculator:<\/strong> TI-84 Graphing calculator ONLY<br \/><strong>Rental Fee:<\/strong> $ 1 each day (CASH ONLY)<br \/><strong>Duration:<\/strong> Same day return for classes have a starting time after 9:30am or ending time to be 4:30pm. For classes that run during early morning, evening or weekends, the calculator can be returned the next business day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: Who do I contact if I still have questions?&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;More question&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; closed_title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; closed_title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Cantarell||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>For Math Placement related questions, first read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/math\/placement\/\">Placement info<\/a> page. Then if you still have additional questions, please email <a href=\"mailto:MathPlacement@qc.cuny.edu\">MathPlacement@qc.cuny.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For Math registration related, please email to <a href=\"mailto:MathRegistration@qc.cuny.edu\">MathRegistration@qc.cuny.edu<\/a> through your <strong>college issued email<\/strong>. Please include (a) CUNYfirst ID#, (b) Class information, (c) action (register or swap) when sending the email.<\/li>\n<li>For all other questions, please email <a href=\"mailto:Math@qc.cuny.edu\">Math@qc.cuny.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Transfer CR Related Questions&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_heading _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title=&#8221;Questions related to Transfer Credits&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: I\u2019ve taken some math classes at another college (either as a transfer student or for my first degree) but the credits did not transfer correctly. What should I do?&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;transfer credit&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; closed_title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; closed_title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Cantarell||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>For credit evaluation, if the math credit(s) were taken at<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>another United States school, then email Dr. Alan Sultan at <a href=\"mailto:Alan.Sultan@qc.cuny.edu\">Alan.Sultan@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>a school outside of United States, then email Mr. Blendi Koroveshi at <a href=\"mailto:Blendi.Koroveshi@qc.cuny.edu\">Blendi.Koroveshi@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Documents needed when sending email to the evaluator:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Syllabus or detail course description (obtain from the HOME school&#8217;s website not handwritten)<\/li>\n<li>transcript to show the grade received<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/01\/Adm_TransferCreditEval_EForm_FA18.pdf\">Transfer credit Evaluation form<\/a> (only filled out the information on top and shaded portion, the rest will be from the advisor.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Registration Related Questions&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_heading _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title=&#8221;Questions related to registration&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: I have completed the prerequisite or I was placed into a math course yet I cannot enroll in classes via CUNYFirst because of prerequisite blocks. What should I do?&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;have prereq but unable to register&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; closed_title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; closed_title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Cantarell||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Please send your email to <a href=\"mailto:MathRegistration@qc.cuny.edu\">MathRegistration@qc.cuny.edu<\/a> using your college issued email and include all necessary information for office staff to review and assist.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a non-degree or visiting student from a non-CUNY school, please also attach your unofficial transcript so our office staff can verify the prerequisite.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: Does being a math major help me get into classes that already full and closed?&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Advantage for full course registration&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; closed_title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; closed_title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Cantarell||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>No<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Major\/Minor Related Questions&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_heading _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title=&#8221;Question related to Major and Minor in MATH&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: How to declare my undergraduate major in Mathematics?&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Declaration&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; closed_title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; closed_title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Cantarell||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/math\/undergraduate-degrees\/\">undergraduate programs<\/a> and their respective requirements. Each concentration has different objectives and you can switch between them, as well as into and out of the concentration, quite easily. Once you are ready to declare your major (except Data Science), email the filled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/registrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/04\/Forms_Declaration_of_Major.pdf\">declaration form<\/a> to the department at <a href=\"mailto:Math@qc.cuny.edu\">Math@qc.cuny.edu<\/a> for signature. Those who wish to declare a concentration in Data Science must send the completed form to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/math\/advisors\/\">Data Science Advisor<\/a> for signature.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: How to drop my Math major or Math Minor&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Dropping&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; closed_title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; closed_title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Cantarell||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/registrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2023\/04\/Forms_Declaration_of_Major.pdf\">declaration form<\/a> and send the completed form to Registrar office directly.<br \/>No department signature needed for dropping major or minor.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: I am a Second degree students (2nd BA), how to declare a major in Mathematics?&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#068212&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;2nd BA Declaration&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; closed_title_font=&#8221;Carrois Gothic||||||||&#8221; closed_title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Cantarell||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>If you are pursuing a 2nd BA at ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ and wish to declare a major in Mathematics, please make sure to complete the following<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Your first degree cannot be MATH.<\/li>\n<li>Please read the college&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/admissions\/secondbachelorsdegree\/\">2nd BA requirement<\/a>\u00a0at Admission office&#8217;s webpage<\/li>\n<li>Fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/01\/Declaration-of-Major-Form-2nd-BA-Fillable.pdf\">2nd BA declaration<\/a> form and send the respective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/math\/advisors\/\">advisor<\/a> for signature approval.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: There is a problem with Degreeworks. 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