In college, the following courses come before Pre-Calculus: Pre-Algebra, Introductory Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, and College Algebra. In high school, the courses that come before Pre-Calculus are Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2.
Pre-Calculus is not hard if you have the necessary background. In other words, if you did well in Algebra and Geometry, Pre-Calculus won’t be hard. If you didn’t do well, however, or if you haven’t been in school for a long time, then you’ll want to spend some time preparing for Pre-Calculus before starting the course.
Some students are able to place all the way into Calculus with our Pre-Calculus Readiness course. However, the course is designed to place you into Pre-Calculus, so placing into Calculus is strictly a bonus.
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