Learning & Testing

Student Placement

Students who would like to use a 博天堂官方 provided placement should email Testing Services. All correspondence should include full name, student ID number, and which placement tool you are interested in completing (e.g. Math, Writing, or both). Please see Testing Services for hours and other information.

Your Placement and Course Options

Writing

All students can take WR 121Z and its support course WR 121Q (students needing to satisfy specific program requirements or who want to work on their skills first can take WR 115).

 

Math

Choose the appropriate Math pathway for your major:

Statistics Pathway

No placement test is required.  All students can register for MTH 105Z and MTH 105Q.  See the student advising guide to MTH 105Z and MTH105Q for more information.

Do you need MTH 105Z? This course satisfies the math requirement for the following programs:

  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Communication
  • Creative Writing
  • Early Childhood Education
  • English
  • History
  • Human Development & Family Studies
  • Journalism
  • Music
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Sociology
  • World Languages
Calculus Pathway

Students with sufficient algebra skills may take MTH 111Z  with the corequisite course,  MTH 111Q. See the student advising guide to MTH 111Z and MTH 111Q for more information.

ALEKS placement assessment score or transcript is recommended to determine appropriate placement.

ALEKS Score Range Course
0 - 13 MTH 15 (or meet with a math advisor)
14 - 29 MTH 75
30 - 45 MTH 95
MTH 111Z + MTH 111Q
46 - 59 MTH 111Z + MTH 111Q  
MTH 211 
MTH 213
60 - 74 MTH 112Z 
MTH 241
MTH 245
75 - 100 MTH 251

Do you need MTH 111Z? This course satisfies the math requirement for the following programs:

  • Agricultural Sciences
  • Biological Sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Equine Science
  • Exercise and Sport Science
  • Fisheries and Wildlife
  • Food and Fermentation Science
  • General Science
  • Geology
  • Health Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Merchandising Management
  • Nutrition
  • Physics
Elementary Education Pathway

For this pathway, MTH 111Z is not required. Students in the Elementary Education pathway are required to pass or place out of MTH 95 before taking MTH 211.

ALEKS placement assessment score or transcript is recommended to determine appropriate placement.

ALEKS Score Range Course
0 - 13 MTH 15 (or meet with a math advisor)
14 - 29 MTH 75
30 - 45 MTH 95
MTH 111Z + MTH 111Q
46 - 59 MTH 111Z + MTH 111Q  
MTH 211 
MTH 213
60 - 74 MTH 112Z 
MTH 241
MTH 245
75 - 100 MTH 251

Note: some programs have different math requirements. Refer to the specific program for more information.

Unsure about your pathway? Talk to a math advisor or a program advisor.