Math Placement Exam

If your ACT score does not meet a prerequisite, you will need to take a Math Placement Exam. You can take the Math Placement Exam in three ways:

1. Check at your local college to see whether one of these tests is offered. Only the COMPASS or AccuPlacer exam will be acceptable to UW's Math Department. If you choose this option, the Placement Exam score report will have to be sent to UW's Math Department. Your course eligibility will be determined by your test score(s) as compared to the established cut-offs of UW's Math Department. Please send the Placement Exam score report to:

David Anton: [email protected] Math Placement Coordinator University of Wyoming Dept 3036, 1000 E. University Avenue Laramie, WY 82071

2. The Compass exam is currently being offered by appointment in the Math Lab. Please contact David Anton (Ross Hall 30, 766-6577, [email protected]) to schedule an appointment. The ACT Compass requires approximately 20-60 minutes to complete, although a student is allowed to take longer. Most calculators are allowed, with the exception of the TI-89, TI-92 and TI- Voyager. There is a $15.00 exam fee, payable in cash or check, due at the exam. You will also need to bring a photo ID.

3. You can also take the exam online. To access the exam: 1. Login to WyoWeb through the link on the University of Wyoming homepage: http://www.uwyo.edu/. 2. The Math Placement Exam is listed under your Destination You-W Checklist items (screenshot is on the back of this page)

There is a $15 fee, which is paid through CASHnet in WyoWeb (you’ll be led there during the process above). You will usually receive results within two business days of taking the exam, which will be sent to your preferred email address on record (frequently this is your UWyo account).

Preparing for the Math Placement Exam Do not take the MPE unprepared. The Math Placement Coordinator recommends the following study guides to help you prepare for the MPE, they’re at the library, but you can also buy them fairly cheaply on Amazon:

 Schaum's Outline of Elementary Algebra  Schaum's Outline of Intermediate Algebra

Some study material for the College Algebra and Trigonometry portions are also here: http://www.math.colostate.edu/placement/MPE_instructions.html.

For more information about the Math Placement Exam , please visit: http://www.uwyo.edu/math/math-placement/math-placement-exam.html.