Alabama
Alabama is a Launch Years Initiative state. This year they have focused on Expanding Opportunities and Modernizing Mathematics through a focus on Quantitative Reasoning.
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Focus on Courses
Alabama is focused on removing placement barriers while expanding course options for all students.
Governing authority: Alabama State Board of Education
State education agency: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
Chief state school officer: State Superintendent of Education
Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE)
Alabama Math Policy Highlights
Explore key Alabama policies and guidance shaping math instruction, pathways, college readiness, and transfer.
ACCS requires developmental math support and pathways into college-level math.
See ACCS Policy 722.01, Developmental Education. Colleges must offer developmental math, advise placed students, and provide a plan leading from developmental coursework into college-level study.
Alabama Transfers connects common math courses to public university majors.
See Act 94-202 and Ala. Code §16-5-8(e). ACCS standardizes math course names, numbers, hours, prerequisites, and descriptions; Alabama Transfers shows how approved courses apply to majors and receiving universities.
Alabama High School Diploma offers options for core math credit requirements.
See Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-1-.02(8),Alabama High School Diploma. Option A requires four math credits; Option B requires Algebra I and Geometry plus flexible additional credits.
Alabama Numeracy Act requires K-5 math screening, interventions and supports.
See Ala. Code §16-6H-1 et seq., Alabama Numeracy Act. Establishes math supports and K–5 students assessments and targeted interventions to improve proficiency.
Eligible students can earn high school and college credit through college math.
See ACCS Policy 801.03, Admission: Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit. Eligible students may take college courses for both college and secondary credit; approved math courses can satisfy a high school math credit.
Launch Years Initiative
States across the country are building math pathways that align student goals, classroom learning, and career opportunities.
Removing Placement Barriers
Alabama scores at a 2 out of 3 in indicators related to placement, meaning they are well on their way to implementing formal placement policy at scale.
Higher Ed Math Pathways
of LYI states have public higher ed systems with multiple math pathways.