Math Advising - Summer/Fall 2024

Each Math Department has a Master Tutor who is empowered to handle ALEKS-related and other math placement questions. If the Math Chairs need to get involved, the Master Tutors will let them know. Please have students reach out to them at mathplacement@montgomerycollege.edu.

For your information, here are the Master Tutors:

• Germantown: Nafeesa Azizi, nafeesa.azizi@montgomerycollege.edu
• Rockville: Xiaoni Zhang, Xiaoni.Zhang@montgomerycollege.edu
• Takoma Park/Silver Spring: lori.christy@montgomerycollege.edu

General Information	For immediate assistance or general questions, contact Ms. Amanda Wu and she can direct you appropriately. She can be reached at amanda.wu@montgomerycollege.edu or 240-567-7722. Her office is located in HS 255.
Math Placement & ALEKS Questions	If you are a student seeking help with ALEKS and math placement, please email mathplacement@montgomerycollege.edu. You can expect to hear promptly back from one of the MSDS Master Tutors: Nafeesa Azizi, Lori Christy or Xiaoni Zhang.
Math Advising	If you have advising questions about MATH courses, selection of elective courses for Mathematics majors, credit by examination, course equivalencies, etc., please email MathAdvising@montgomerycollege.edu
Data Science Inquiries	If you are interested in the Data Science program or DATA courses, please reach out to Professor Rachel Saidi at Rachel.Saidi@montgomerycollege.edu
PREREQUISITE OVERRIDE REQUESTS	If you need a math course prerequisite override, submit your request and, as applicable, any relevant documentation (college transcript, AP/SAT/ACT/CLEP exam scores, etc.) using this form: https://forms.office.com/r/suqXCmYGKE . Please do so while you are logged in to your MC account to ensure all uploads are successful.
On-Time Registration AppealS	If you are a student seeking permission to register for a class after it has already started, please go to https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/admissions-registration/register.html and scroll down to review the few exceptions to the Montgomery College's policy regarding on-time registration. If you believe that you qualify for an exception, please submit your information using this form:  https://forms.office.com/r/8reNGbr7BU. Please do so while you are logged in to your MC account to ensure all uploads are successful.

 

 

L. Desir 

Professor |Department Chair 

Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science  

Montgomery College |Germantown Campus 

20200 Observation Drive 

Germantown, MD 20876
Office: HT 317 
Email: luc.desir@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: (240) 567-5220 

 

 

 

OVERRIDE REQUESTS: If you need a math course override, submit your request and, as applicable, any relevant documentation (college transcript, AP/SAT/ACT/CLEP exam scores, etc.) using this form: https://forms.office.com/r/suqXCmYGKE. Please do so while you are logged in to your MC account to ensure all uploads are successful.