Precalculus

Take Precalculus online at your own pace.

Sophia Learning’s Precalculus course prepares you for the skills needed for Calculus I. In this course, you will build off the topics in College Algebra by evaluating and graphing functions, and solving systems of equations using matrices.

Precalculus course stats

• 12366 students successfully completed
• 82 partners accept credit transfer.
• 3.0 semester credits
• Recommended for credit to the ACE® and DEAC college and university networks.
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Assignments & grading

This is a pass/fail course. You must complete 17 Challenges (formative assessments) and 6 Milestones (summative assessments) with an overall score of 70% or better.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, you'll be able to:

• Evaluate and graph functions and solve systems of equations.
• Graph power, polynomial, and rational functions and model real-world situations.
• Find derivatives of functions and apply the differentiation process when appropriate.
• Analyze trigonometric functions through graphs, equations, and identities.
• Write equations of conic sections, write the nth term and find the sum of arithmetic and geometric sequences, and expand powers of binomials.

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Precalculus reviews

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• by Jorge R. on July 19, 2026: Great class, challenging
• by Jace C. on July 18, 2026: Fantastic and informative. Made for all kinds of learners!
• by Toba R. on July 16, 2026: great!
• by Dawn B. on July 16, 2026: This class was TOUGH!!!
• by Carmelo L. on July 16, 2026: very great course! I would wish there was also a practice final.
• by Jesse N. on July 16, 2026: Precalc is ALOT to take in.
• by Jose R. on July 16, 2026: Great course, recommend for sure covered a variety of topics, if have taken algebra in college you will have a good foundation.
• by Avery P. on July 14, 2026: overall it was a good experience but i was disappointed that not every topic had a video to explain
• by Tonya M. on July 12, 2026: This was a long course with a lot of material thrown in. There were not always videos available, either.
• by Jeremy W. on July 10, 2026: This course was challenging but also a great refresher. I would recommend college algebra first.