Placement Guide

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