If you believe you qualify for a mathematics course above the level of MA 181, please see an advisor in the Mathematics Department. A Fast Track Arithmetic and Algebra Review course will be offered each August and January. AND you have passed Algebra I or above in high school. After completing this 2 week course, you may retake the placement test. All students who take the placement test begin with a 12-question elementary algebra test.
All questions are multiple-choice.
The test is taken on a computer that will score your test right after you finish it. Scores range from 20 to 120. The questions cover three major topic areas. 1. positive and negative numbers, absolute value, and square roots 2. For students who score high enough on the algebra test, the computer will automatically ask an additional 20 questions on college mathematics.