Math Placement Test (MPT)
The Math Placement Test (MPT) is an online test used to place students in mathematics courses appropriate for their ability level.

• First-year students—All incoming first-year students are required to take the MPT.
• Transfer students—Transfer students who plan to major in the biological, physical, or mathematical sciences; computer science; business; pharmacy; or sociology should take the MPT.
  • It is an especially helpful advising tool for transfer students who have yet to satisfy the majority of their General Education Program requirements.

Which level to take
There are three levels of the MPT. Select the level that best suits your background and skills:

• MPT Level 1 is for students who have had three years of high school mathematics (e.g., two years of algebra and a year of geometry; or Core-Plus Math 1-3; or Integrated Math 1-3).
  • Don't count statistics or computer courses—those topics won't appear on the test.
  • Topics that will appear include simplification of algebraic expressions, factoring, using exponents, and solving systems of linear equations.
  • Note: Engineering students should not take MPT Level 1.
• MPT Level 2 is for students who have had four years of high school mathematics, including pre-calculus and trigonometry.
  • Your fourth-year course may have been called pre-calculus, senior math, or Integrated Math 4.
  • Don't count statistics, discrete math, or computer courses—those topics won't appear on the test.
  • Topics that will be covered include algebra, geometry, trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, and solutions of triangles.
• MPT Level 3 is for students who have had four years of high school mathematics, including one year of high school calculus (not pre-calculus), or a college calculus course.
  • Topics include limits, differentiation, basic integration, curve-sketching, simple applications, and trigonometric functions.

How to take the MPT
Use your Hawk ID and password to access the test through your Admissions Profile on ISIS.

• You’ll have 60 minutes to complete test, but plan to allow for 90 minutes so you can also take the tutorial and practice test (30 minutes) beforehand.
• The MPT is designed to be taken without the use of a calculator, books, notes, or any other materials or resources.
  • You may use scratch paper. (If you get help or use restricted materials, you’ll likely place yourself in a course that will be too difficult for you.)

When to take the MPT
If you are currently taking a high school or college mathematics course, wait until late in the semester to take this test, but be sure to complete it no later than 14 days before you arrive for Orientation.