Math Placement
Contents
- Information about Math Placement
- How to take the Math Placement Exam [A note for Russ College of Engineering & Technology and OPIE students]
- How to access the site and technical information about the download
- Description of placement results
1. Information about Math Placement
If you would like to improve your math placement by taking the math placement exam, please do so before you arrive at Orientation so you are prepared for your course registration. Instructions regarding how to take the math placement are included in the information below.
The University uses a student's ACT or SAT (see chart #1 below) math score to determine the student's skill level for placement unless the Tier I quantitative skills requirement has been satisfied by transfer or advanced placement credit. Students in some majors are required to have a math placement regardless of transfer or advanced placement credit in order to meet prerequisite requirements. The choice of the course in which you should enroll (if any) depends on your major, University catalog of entry, and math placement. Please discuss all course selections with your academic advisor (see chart #2 below).
- Students without ACT, SAT scores, advanced placement, or a transferable math course must take an online math placement test.
CHART #1
|
Math Placement Level |
Minimum ACT math score needed |
Minimum SAT math score needed |
|
DV |
<16-19 |
<380-470 |
|
PL1 |
20-23 |
480-550 |
|
PL2 |
24-29 |
560-670 |
|
PL3 |
30 < |
680 < |
CHART #2
|
Math Placement Level |
First Course |
|
DV |
Math D005, (Elementary Algebra does not meet General Education Requirements) |
|
PL1 |
Math 1090 (Consumer Mathematics), Math 1200 (Algebra), Math 1250 (Introductory Game Theory), PSY 1110 (Statistics), or PHIL 1200 (Logic) |
|
PL2 |
Math 1350 (Intro to Calculus) or 1300 (Pre-Calculus) or PSY 2110 (Statistics) |
|
PL3 |
Math 2301 (Calculus I) |
Color coded Math chart (pdf)
2. How to take the Math Placement Exam
If you are a new student or a current student who does not have a math placement or would like to improve your placement you may register to take the on-line math placement:
1. Go to http://seminars.admsrv.ohio.
2. Click on "Log in to Register or manage your account"
3. It will ask you for your Oak ID and Password
4. Click on "Register yourself"
5. Scroll to the bottom of the page, under "University College" click on "Placement Testing"
6. A list of dates and times of the test will appear, select the session you want.
**Note for all students about the Math Placement Exam
Students are required to bring their OHIO ID to the Math Placement Exam. A calculator will be provided.
**Note for Russ College of Engineering & Technology Students about the Math Placement Exam
Russ College of Engineering & Technology students need to contact Cimmeron Taylor, ct261610@ohio.edu, to make arrangements for the Math Placement Exam. Please provide your OHIO PID#.
**Note for OPIE Students about the Math Placement Exam
Students are permitted to take the Math Placement Test once they have been approved to take part-time academic coursework, meaning they have earned a score of 500 or better on the TOEFL test. The Math Placement Test consists primarily of word problems, so if students' English is not strong enough to understand the word problems, they will not do well on the test.
3. How to access the site and technical information about the download
Click here for required technical requirements to run ALEKS
If your computer meets these requirements and you are still having technical difficulties, you must contact ALEKS by going to http://www.aleks.com/contact/
You will find:
Forgotten password assistance (email link) Technical assistance (request form) Help with Aleks (request form) Suggestion or comment (feedback form) More information about Aleks (email link)
*Downloading via a dialup connection may take up to 45 minutes, depending on the speed of your connection.
Another way to prepare for the placement test or to get an idea what material is covered in certain math courses visit http://www.math.ohiou.edu/classes. Click on a specific course (example Math 113) to view quizzes and exams used in that course.
4. Description of placement results
Placement Level DV: This level indicates inadequate preparation to enroll in Tier I quantitative skills courses. You must complete MATH D005 before enrolling in a Tier I level quantitative skills course. We highly recommend that students with a DV placement take the math placement test in an effort to improve their level.
Placement Level 1 (PL1): Placement at this level indicates preparation for any of the courses below:
MATH 1090, 1200 (required for students planning to enroll in a higher math course)*
MATH 1321, 1322 (available only at regional campuses and through correspondence)
MATH 1101 (early childhood, middle childhood, and intervention specialist education majors only)
MATH 1250
PHIL 1200
PSY 1100
*NOTE: Students who need MATH 1350 should enroll first in 1200 and then take 1350. Students who need MATH 2301 should begin with 1200, followed by 1300 and then 2301.
Placement Level 2 (PL2): Placement at this level indicates preparation for Level 1 courses as well as the following:
Placement Level 3 (PL3): If your result is Level 3, you have demonstrated quantitative skills competence sufficient to meet the Tier I quantitative skills requirement. If your major requires that you enroll in a quantitative skills course, placement at Level 3 indicates preparation for MATH 2301 and any course in Levels 1 or 2. A Level 3 placement does NOT guarantee a waiver of college or major requirements in mathematics. Contact your college office to see if a waiver of all quantitative courses will be in effect for your major.
