Transfer students who plan to major in the biological, physical, or mathematical sciences; computer science; business; pharmacy; or sociology also should take an MPT. It is an especially helpful advising tool for students who have yet to satisfy the majority of their General Education Program requirements.

There are three levels of the test. From the descriptions below, select the level most suited for 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 and when to take the MPT

• You'll need your Hawk ID and password to access the test through your Admissions Profile on ISIS.
• You’ll be given 60 minutes for the test, however, plan to allow two hours so you can take the Entering Student Survey (20 minutes) and the 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.)
• 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.