Department: Mathematics & Computer Science

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science prepares students to be productive members of the global community through developing problem solving and critical thinking skills.  Mathematics and Computer Science are disciplines vital to both the liberal arts curricula and to research in the natural and social sciences. The department offers AS degrees in both Mathematics and Computer Science.

Office: Carl Polowczyk Hall [CP], Room 315
Phone: 718.289.5411 or 718.289.5412
Website: www.bcc.cuny.edu/academics/academicdepartments/mathematics-and-computer-sciencedepartment/

Department Chairperson: Dr. Evangelia Antonakos, Assistant Professor

MATHEMATICS COURSE PLACEMENT
CUNY is no longer administering placement exams for incoming students. Instead, students who are not exempted by Regents/SAT scores will receive a Math Proficiency Index (MPI) based on previous academic performance, such as high school grades. Please see the following link for more information about exemption and the proficiency index: https://www.cuny.edu/academics/testing/testing-faqs/

For the 2024-2025 Academic Year, course placement based on the MPI is reflected in the tables below.

Non-Algebra Sequence Major*

*Majors with “open” Required B Mathematics (MTH 21 or 23), such as AA Liberal Arts, AA Criminal Justice, etc.
**Students with significant math skills need should consider CUNY Start/Math Start.

Algebra Sequence Major+

+Majors that require at least one of the following: MTH 28,

MTH 30, MTH 31, such as AS Science and AS Business.

++Students with significant math skills need should consider CUNY Start/Math Start.

+++CUNY Math Proficient students must meet a more restrictive MTH 28 requisite standard in order to enroll in MTH 28. That is, a student must be CUNY Math Proficient and meet one of the following criteria: (1) Mathematics high school GPA of at least 70 and successful completion of a course beyond Algebra 1; or (2) New York State Regents Trigonometry Score of at least 65, or (3) New York State Regents Common Core Algebra 2 Score of at least 65. Students who do not meet one of these criteria must enroll in MTH 28.5. If a student meets the MTH 28 standard, higher placement is possible as follows:

(1) A student is eligible to enroll in precalculus (MTH 30) if ANY of the following conditions are met: (a) Math high school GPA of at least 85 and successful completion of at least Algebra 2; (b) New York State Regents Trigonometry Score of at least 70; (c) New York State Regents Common Core Algebra 2 Score of at least 70.

(2) A student is eligible to enroll in calculus (MTH 31) if ANY of the following conditions are met: (a) Math high school GPA of at least 94 and successful completion of a course beyond Algebra 2; (b) New York State Regents Trigonometry Score of at least 85; (c) New York State Regents Common Core Algebra 2 Score of at least 80.

EXEMPTIONS
CUNY Math Proficiency may be demonstrated by one of the following exemptions. All students with exemptions should meet with an advisor. 

• SAT

Math Section score of 530 or higher (exam date March 2016 and thereafter)
Math score of 500 or higher (exams taken prior to March 2016)

• ACT

Math score of 21 or higher

• NY State Regents

• Common Core Regents¹:

• Algebra I score of 70 or higher OR
• Geometry score of 70 or higher OR
• Algebra 2 score of 65 or higher

• Non-Common Core Regents¹:

• Integrated Algebra score of 80 or higher OR
• Geometry score of 80 or higher OR
• Algebra 2/Trigonometry score of 80 or higher

• Score of 75 or higher in

• Math A or Math B OR
• Sequential II or Sequential III

• Prior College-Level Work

• Students who transfer in math college credit are CUNY Math Proficient.

• AP Exams scores of 4 or 5 have the following course equivalencies:

• AP Precalculus score of 3 = MTH 28
• AP Precalculus score of 4, 5 = MTH 30
• AP Calculus AB/BC score of 3 = MTH 30
• AP Calculus AB score of 4, 5 = MTH 31
• AP Calculus BC score of 4, 5 = MTH 32
• AP Statistics score of 3 = MTH 99
• AP Statistics score of 4, 5 = MTH 23

¹Common-Core and Non-Common-Core Regents are distinguished in CUNYFirst. Names of Common-Core Regents end with ‘CC’ (such as ALGCC, GEOCC and TRGCC), while names of Non-Common Core Regents do not end in ‘CC’ such as ALGEB, GEOM and TRIG).

Exemption Examinations
Qualified students may take exemption examinations for all courses offered by the Mathematics and Computer Science Department upon application to the department. A grade of C or better will qualify for exemption.