Mathematics, Noncredit MAT

4 courses · Merced College · 2026-2027 Catalog

MAT-101 Math I: Operations of Whole Numbers

Advisory
ENG-121

Course duration: 45-63 hours Total; open entry

This course is designed for the adult student who has not earned a high school diploma, equivalency of a high school diploma or a GED. This is an introductory course of the whole number system, including counting, notation, and the number line. Particular emphasis is placed on the basic computational skills, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The course is 45 to 63 hours in duration and is an open entry format. (4/20)

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

MAT-102 Math II: Applications of Whole Numbers

Advisory
ENG-121; MAT-101

Course duration: 45-63 hours Total; open entry

This course is designed for the adult student who has not earned a high school diploma, equivalency of a high school diploma or a GED. This is an introductory course of the whole number system, with an emphasis on application problem solving. Particular emphasis is placed on the area, volume, and perimeter of geometric figures. The course is 45 to 63 hours in duration and is an open entry format. (04/20)

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

MAT-103 College Prep Math III: Operations on Fractions

Advisory
ENG-121

Course duration: 36-54 hours

This course is designed for the adult student who has not earned a high school diploma, equivalency of a high school diploma or a GED. Topics covered within this course includes a short review of whole numbers, exponents, and order of operations. The course will review the meaning of fractions and the four basic operations using them with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Special emphasis will be placed on thought problems, including life skills. The course will include introduction into ratios, rates and proportions. The course is 36 to 54 hours in duration and is an open entry format. (03/18)

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

MAT-104 College Prep Math IV: Operations on Decimals

Advisory
ENG-121

Course duration: 36-54 hours

This course is designed for the adult student who has not earned a high school diploma, equivalency of a high school diploma or a GED. Topics covered within this course includes a short review of fractions, decimals and basic operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. A special emphasis will be placed on thought problems, including life skills. The course will conclude with an introduction to unit conversion and basic geometry. The course is 36 to 54 hours in duration and is an open entry format. (03/18)

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

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