Indiana University Northwest

Student Testing and Assessment

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Math Placement

  • Students may select which math test they wish to take, basing their choice on their previous grades in mathematics courses and the length of time since taking a math course. It is a pencil and paper test.  Follow the link to the appropriate practice test.  Students may chose:

    Test A   Arithmetic and Elementary Algebra
    Test B   Intermediate Algebra
    Test C   College Algebra/Pre-calculus and Trigonometry

  • Students MAY NOT use calculators.
  • Students have 50 minutes to complete the test.
  • Students exempt from the test:

    Transferred in an elementary algebra class or higher

  • Students receive their test results immediately
  • Students MUST register for the course in which they have placed. Students will be unable to register for a math course higher than the one in which they placed.
  •  If a student feels the placement is incorrect he/she may contact the Department of Mathematics for further evaluation.