Calculus Courses

UT Austin offers two parallel calculus sequences:

2-course accelerated sequence	3-course standard sequence
M 408C Differential & Integral Calculus     ↓   M 408D Sequences, Series, & Multivariable Calculus	M 408K Differential Calculus ↓ M 408L Integral Calculus ↓ M 408M Multivariable Calculus

• The accelerated and standard sequences are comparable in content and, when completed, interchangeable for purposes of satisfying degree and course prerequisite requirements at UT Austin.

• A discontinued business/economics sequence of calculus is still awarded as transfer credit.

• Some institutions offer four-course calculus sequences which present special problems in transfer.

M 408C/408D are fast-paced courses covering in two semesters the topics covered in three semesters by M 408K/408L/408M and similar calculus sequences offered at other institutions. The two-course sequence is an unusual format, and direct transfer credit equivalents are offered at only a few institutions in Texas:

course	title	credit hours	UT evaluation
Collin County Community College District
MATH 2417	Accelerated Calculus I	4.0	M 408C
MATH 2419	Accelerated Calculus II	4.0	M 408D
University of Houston (main campus)
MATH 1450	Accelerated Calculus I	4.0	M 408C
MATH 1451	Accelerated Calculus II	4.0	M 408D
UT Dallas
MATH 2417	Calculus I	4.0	M 408C
MATH 2419	Calculus II	4.0	M 408D

In the Texas Common Course Numbering (TCCN) system MATH 2417 & 2419 correspond to M 408C & 408D.

For out-transfer purposes (from UT Austin to other institutions), credit for M 408D should be equated to completion of a traditional third-semester multivariable calculus course.

M 408K/408L/408M are more traditional, slower-paced courses designed both for students who transfer to UT Austin in mid-sequence and for those in UT degree plans that do not require the multivariable content of 408D or 408M. Virtually all calculus courses from other institutions transfer as, or as variants of, 408K/408L/408M.

• M 408K/408L/408M normally carry four semester credit hours each, but in transfer evaluations the first digit of the course number may be modified to reflect three or five hours of credit awarded by the sending institution; the course nevertheless is comparable in content to the four-hour version (e.g. for degree and prerequisite purposes 308K or 508K is identical to 408K).

• To cover topics comparable to those in 408C, two courses equivalent to 408K and 408L must be taken; to cover topics comparable to those in 408D, two courses equivalent to 408L and 408M must be taken.

• Some institutions offer a four-course sequence comparable to the 408C/408D and 408K/408L/408M sequences.

In the TCCN system MATH 2413, 2414, & 2415 correspond to M 408K, 408L, & 408M.

UT Austin's former business/economics calculus sequence, M 403K/403L, was last offered in residence during the fall semester 2002. Students majoring in business or economics are now expected to select coursework from the 408C/408D or 408K/408L/408M sequences.

• For students majoring in Economics, M 408C/408D, 408K/408L/408M, or equivalent transfer credit is required for the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Economics. The discontinued 403K/403L sequence or equivalent transfer credit is not applicable toward the Economics major effective with the Undergraduate Catalog 2002-2004. Additionally, 403K/403L may no longer be used as prerequisites for ECO 420K, a course all Economics majors must take; therefore, students graduating under prior UT catalogs also should not take 403K/403L or equivalent transfer credit unless they have already completed ECO 420K.

• For students majoring in Business, M 408K & 408L or equivalent transfer credit are required in all majors under the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree; the Engineering Route to Business major further requires 408M or equivalent transfer credit. (The accelerated 408C/408D sequence applies in all BBA majors, but direct equivalents are uncommon at other institutions.) Prospective business transfer students should take the first two (Differential & Integral) courses of a normal, non-business calculus sequence; Engineering Route to Business majors should also take a third-semester (Multivariable) course. Completion of at least one calculus course comparable to M 403K, 408C, or 408K is necessary for transfer admission consideration in UT's McCombs School of Business.

Although 403K/403L are no longer offered in residence, the course numbers are still used in transfer evaluations and credit for the completed sequence satisfies the BBA calculus requirement, except in the Engineering Route to Business major. Students with transfer credit for a single business calculus course (e.g. 303K or 403K) are assessed for readiness to undertake further calculus and are directed to appropriate subsequent coursework on a case-by-case basis; typical options are to take 403L through University Extension or its equivalent (MATH 1476) at Austin Community College.

In the TCCN system MATH 1325 or 1425 transfer as 303K or 403K (three- or four-hour version). There is no equivalent TCCN designation for 403L, and only a few institutions offer a second business calculus course:

(*303L is a 3-hour version of 403L)

course	title	credit hours	UT evaluation
Austin Community College
MATH 1476	Business Calculus & Applications II	4.0	M 403L
Collin County Community College District
MATH 1376	Calculus for Business & Economics II	3.0	M 303L*
Dallas County Community College District
MATH 1370	Business Calculus & Applications II	3.0	M 303L*
Lamar University (Beaumont)
MTH 237	Calculus II	3.0	M 303L*
Rice University
MATH 112	Calculus & Its Applications	3.0	M 303L*
UT Dallas
MATH 1326	Applied Calculus II	3.0	M 303L*

While UT Austin teaches calculus in a two-course sequence (M 408C/408D) and most other Texas universities and community colleges offer a three-course sequence (comparable to UT's slower-paced M 408K/408L/408M), the institutions listed below teach calculus in a four-course format.

Such coursework does not readily fit into either of UT's two instructional patterns for calculus and, in assigning meaningful transfer evaluations, UT course numbers must be modified almost beyond recognition.

course	title	credit hours	UT evaluation
Del Mar College (to be phased out in 2007-2008)
MATH 2313	Calculus I	3.0	M 308K
MATH 2314	Calculus II	3.0	M 608LA
MATH 2315	Calculus III	3.0	M 608LB
MATH 2316	Calculus IV	3.0	M 308M
East Texas Baptist University
MATH 2301	Calculus & Analytic Geometry I	3.0	M 308K
MATH 2302	Calculus & Analytic Geometry II	3.0	M 608LA
MATH 3303	Calculus & Analytic Geometry III	3.0	M 608LB
MATH 3304	Calculus & Analytic Geometry IV	3.0	M 308M
Wayland Baptist University
MATH 2306	Calculus I	3.0	M 308K
MATH 2307	Calculus II	3.0	M 308L
MATH 3300	Calculus III	3.0	M 608MA
MATH 3304	Calculus IV	3.0	M 608MB

These evaluations are valid UT Austin course taxonomy, but are so different from UT's normal course numbers they puzzle not only students but advisors and faculty. Fortunately, such sequences are less common today than in the past.

To accommodate four-course calculus sequences, one of the three UT standard sequence numbers must be modified in credit value (e.g. M 408L becomes 608L) and halved (608L becomes 608LA and 608LB), creating a fourth course number to convey that the normal content of the comparable UT course spans two semesters. Other courses in the sequence typically are also assigned numbers with modified credit values (e.g. 408K and 408M become 308K and 308M).

In the TCCN system MATH 2316 is added to 2313, 2314, & 2315 to accommodate a four-course treatment of calculus.

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