Placement Test 

You are required to take the Mathematics Placement Test only if:

• You scored below 20 on ACT Math or below 510 on SAT Math within the last three years; OR
• It has been three years or more since you last took the ACT, SAT or the AUM placement test.

If your ACT Math score is 25 or higher (SAT 600 or higher), you are cleared to register for Calculus (MATH 1610 or 1510), though you may still register for Finite Math (MATH 1100) or Precalculus (MATH 1150) if either is required for your major.

If you must take the placement test, please note that the Department of Mathematics uses the COMPASS ACT Mathematics Test . You can find information about the test (including sample test questions) by going to http://www.act.org/compass/. We administer only the Algebra, College Algebra, and Trigonometry tests. To see a list of topics covered on the Placement Test, click on Placement Test Topics.

Instructions:

Choose from the testing dates on AUM's campus- Room 302 Taylor Center.

        Tuesday 8:30-10 a.m.

         Wednesday 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.

         Thursday 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.

          Friday 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

No Placement Testing Tuesday, May 28,  Wednesday July 3, or Thursday, July 4, 2013

Visit the Compass Web site to find another testing location.  Students wishing to take the Math Placement Test at another location should contact Freida Warren at 334-244-3721.

• Students wishing to take the Math Placement Test at AUM will need to pay a $10 test fee in the Cashier's Office and bring the receipt with them to the testing session. Students who come to take the test after the Cashier's Office closes on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. will not be allowed to take the test without a receipt, so they should make arrangements to pay their testing fee before the Cashier's Office closes.
• The test takes an average of 30 minutes, so you will need to allow at least 30 minutes for testing. You can start testing at any time during the testing session, unless there are less than 30 minutes remaining in the test session.  Make sure you arrive in time to finish the test before the testing session is over.  No student will be allowed to start the test when there are less than 30 minutes remaining in the testing session for the day.
• No appointment is needed.  At one of the specified times above, go to Room 302 Taylor Center (Mathematics Computer Lab).

What to bring:

• Your receipt from the Cashier's Office.
• Picture ID 
• Calculator (No graphing calculators are allowed.  The Windows calculator is included online with the test.) 
• Pencil 
• Your student ID number (S number)

NOTE: YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO TURN IN YOUR CELL PHONE WHILE TESTING.  IT WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE REPORT OF YOUR TEST RESULTS.

We will generate a printout of your test results together with our placement recommendations when you complete the test. You need to show this printout to your advisor before registering for a math class. This is particularly important in case your test results qualify you to take one of several options of math courses.

 It is the policy of AUM to provide students with disabilities appropriate testing accommodations on the Mathematics Placement Test.  Students with disabilities are encouraged to provide a minimum two weeks notification and appropriate documentation to the Center for Disability Services (CDS) for Mathematics Placement testing accommodations.  Students may contact CDS in Room 101 Taylor Center or call CDS at (334) 244-3631 prior to or upon enrollment at AUM.

Transfer Credit:

If you have taken a math course at another college, come to the Department of Mathematics office, Room 213 Goodwyn Hall, to be cleared to the appropriate AUM Mathematics course. Bring copies of your college transcript showing the math course(s) you have passed. An unofficial transcript is okay for this purpose. Also bring a course description of the highest level mathematics course you have taken.