Testing Office:        Roseman 2054, 262-472-5613

Testing Requirements: If students have not met testing or course requirements, they should not enroll for English or math courses.

New Freshmen:  New Freshmen are required to submit ACT scores for admission. Their math and English sub-scores will be used for placement in math and English courses.  If students have submitted more than one set of scores, placement will be based on the highest subscore among all scores received.
Students who have their own copy of placement score results may contact the English and/or Math department chairpersons to request placement into classes.
Appeals for placement should be directed to the Math and/or English departments.
Additional testing in math may be required. (Arithmetic Skills test)

Exceptions:
International students should take the UW Math Placement test. They are not required to take English placement tests. If English is not their first language, they should enroll in English 161 for International Students, a course which will fulfill their English 101 requirement (followed by English 162.)
Out of State students  may be allowed to submit SAT scores.
Non-Traditional Age Students: Students 25 or older who do not have ACT scores or transfer courses should contact the testing office to schedule the ACT or the UW Placement tests.
Re-entry Students may have old test formats that need to be interpreted. They should contact the math and English departments for correct placement.

Transfer Students

Transfer students are not required to submit ACT scores; their placement into math and English is based on one of the following:
Primary: Coursework from a transfer institution
Secondary: ACT scores if submitted
UW Placement Tests (if neither of the above are available.)

MATH AND ENGLISH PLACEMENT

             

ACT Math Subscore	UW-Whitewater Placement
Math 14 and lower (SAT 200-340)	Take Math 040  or may take optional    Arithmetic Skills Test
Math 15-18 (SAT 350-450)	Take Math 041
Math 19-23 (SAT 460-550)	Take Math 140** or 141
Math 24 and higher (SAT 560+)	Waived from Math 141***

* If taking the Arithmetic Skills Test (contact Testing Center, 472-5613):

1.  
   1.    Take Math 040 followed by Math 041

22+    Take Math 041 followed by Math 140 or 141
** Math 140 should only be taken by students who are absolutely certain that they will not be taking higher
math, or any courses requiring Math 141 in their curriculum
**If waived from math 141, students may take Math 143 or Math 152.  Students wishing to begin with
calculus must meet with the Chair of the math department.

ACT English Subscore	UW-Whitewater Placement
English 16 and lower (SAT 200-420) (EPT 450 or lower)	Take English 090
English 17-29   (SAT 430-670) (EPT 451-636)	Take English 101 (161 for international students)
English 30 and higher  (SAT 680 +) (EPT 637+)	Waived from English 101. Take English 102 or 105*
English 24 and higher and Honors Eligibility	May take English 105.*

*English 105 is an Honors course that will cover both English 101 and 102.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Students of French, German or Spanish with no previous university level foreign language course work, who wish to continue with a language studied in high school, must take the appropriate Foreign Language Placement Exam.  Exam scores indicate appropriate course placement.  Native speakers should speak with the Foreign Language Coordinator instead of taking this exam.  Students who wish to take a different course than their placement indicates should speak with the Foreign Language Coordinator.
(See back for score cutoffs.)

SCORES USED FOR PLACEMENT IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES

French

150-411	Beginning French	French 141
412-496	Beginning French	French 142
497-590	Intermediate French	French 251
591-725	Intermediate French	French 252
726 and Above	Advanced French Language Study	French 321

German

150-381	Beginning German	German 141
382-435	Beginning German	German 142
436-526	Intermediate German	German 251
527-563	Intermediate German	German 252
564 and Above	Advanced German Language Study	German 321

Spanish

150-420	Beginning Spanish	Spanish 141
421-478	Beginning Spanish	Spanish 142
479-532	Intermediate Spanish	Spanish 251
533-600	Intermediate Spanish	Spanish 252
601 and Above	Advanced Spanish Language Study

Retroactive Credits in Foreign Language

To earn retroactive credits, students must earn a grade of B or better in a language course numbered 142 or above. They are then eligible for the retro credits for the courses below the course completed.  (For example, a student who completes Spanish 251 with an A is eligible to earn 4 credits for Spanish 141 and 4 credits for Spanish 142, earning 8 retro credits.) The course that is completed will count for Gen Ed humanities.  The retro credits are used for credits to graduation and will not count in Gen Ed.  Retro credits may, however, count in some college requirements, majors or minors.

Only UW-System courses are eligible for retroactive credits. For courses taken at a non-UW System institution,only retroactive credits that are posted on an official transcript will transfer as credit at UWW.

Students who earn credit through AP exam, must complete a subsequent course at UWW (with a B or better) to be awarded retroactive credits.

Students who are eligible for retroactive credits should fill out the request form at http://www.uww.edu/cls/students/forms/retroactive-credits-foreign-language .