Placement Guide

COVID19 UPDATE:
Beginning March 19, 2020, new students will be placed in math and English courses based on your ACT/SAT sub-scores or previous college-level coursework. If you have previously completed the Math Placement Test (MPT), the University will place you in math coursework according to your MPT scores. 

UWW is not accepting the un-proctored UWMPT.  Students who took the UWMPT prior to 2020 will be placed into a math course based on the UWMPT scores.  All other students will be placed into a math course based on ACT/SAT math sub-score or previous college-level mathematics coursework.  Students without the ACT/SAT or previous coursework should contact Dr. Angela Harlan, chair of the Department of Mathematics, at harrisask@uww.edu.

We ask that transfer and non-traditional aged students connect directly with your assigned academic advisor or the math department (262-472-1313) and/or English department (262-472-1036) for assistance.  Please see table below for updated placement levels based off of ACT/SAT math subscores.

In regards to World Language placement exams, French, German and Spanish unproctored online placement exams will be available no later than June 1st.  Students will need to register on the University of Wisconsin Center for Placement Testing website (https://exams.wisc.edu/placement/regionaltesting/information.php)  in order to register for the exam.  Once you have completed the registration process, within two days, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the exam(s).   There will be some lag time when UW-Whitewater will receive your scores, therefore, we strongly suggest you test (and submit your test) a few business days before your SOAR date.

New Freshmen

New Freshmen are required to submit ACT/SAT scores for admission. Their ACT English sub-score/SAT Evidence-Based Reading/Writing score will be used for placement in English courses. If students have submitted more than one set of scores, placement will be based on the highest sub-score among all scores received. Additionally, students are required to take the UW System Math Placement Test prior to their Warhawks SOAR program. Students can register for this test at the following website (registration begins February 1^st): http://testing.wisc.edu/centerpages/regionaltesting.html
Results of the placement test and corresponding course placement should be available to students during their Warhawks SOAR program pending the date in which he/she sat for the exam.  NOTE:  while students are not charged a fee the day of a Regional test date, a one-time fee (i.e., 'Course Placement Fee') will be placed on students' first tuition bill. 

Students are allowed to repeat the Math Placement Test one time, and it must be repeated at UW-Whitewater once regional testing has concluded and by individual appointment (any exceptions to this policy is at the discretion of the Testing Director). New Freshmen starting their first term of attendance in the spring semester must contact the Testing Office at 262-472-5613 to schedule an individual appointment. Residual testing for new freshman in the spring semester is available by appointment. Residual placement testing is not allowed after the tenth day of classes of a student's first term of attendance; additionally, the test administration with the highest placement will be used for placement. Appeals for placement should be directed to the Math and/or English departments.

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.)
Non-Traditional Age Students: Students 21 or older who do not have ACT/SAT scores (only used for English placement) or transfer courses should go to Schedule a Test to schedule a UW Placement test. There is a $30 fee for each test.
Re-entry Students may have old test formats that need to be interpreted. They should contact the math and English departments for correct placement or permission to take a UW Placement test. There is a $30 fee for each test.

Transfer Students
Transfer students are not required to submit ACT/SAT scores; their placement into math and English is based on one of the following:
Primary: Coursework from a transfer institution
Secondary: ACT/SAT scores if submitted (for English only)
UW Placement Tests (if neither of the above are available)-there is a $30 fee for each test.

MATH AND ENGLISH PLACEMENT

Math Placement Scores

* If student has MFUND score of 376 – 425, will be evaluated for MATH 139 or MATH 141 Moving Up program
** Students will be evaluated to determine placement directly into MATH 141

English ACT-SAT Cutoffs

English Placement Score (680)

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

WORLD LANGUAGE