Credit Hours:3 Lecture Hours:3 Contact Hour Total:48 Pre-algebra is the study of fundamental operations of arithmetic on the rational number system, including an emphasis of signed number arithmetic, solving simple linear equations, and percent applications. Notes: Not counted toward a degree or certificate. Students with a score of 335 or less on the mathematics section of TSIA will be placed in either MATH 0308 or MATH 309. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course