• Improving Math Placement Form

    Improving Math Placement Form

  • By default, students will be placed in Math 100 or 110. Use this form to indicate your acceptance of this or to improve your math placement using the following means:

    1. SAT math score of 530 or higher (or ACT math score of 21)
    2. Transitional Math Course in high school: Transition to Quantitative Literacy/Statistics or Transition to STEM
    3. PreCalculus (which includes trigonometry) or Calculus course in high school. (C grade or better)
    4. College Transfer course (including dual credit)
    5. ALEKS Placement Test

    Before filling out this form:

    • If you are transferring a college course to WIU, you’ll need to know to which WIU course it will transfer as.
    • If you had a Transitional Math course in high school, you’ll need to know if it is Transition to Quantitative Literacy/Statistics or Transition to STEM or another.
    • If you are interested in improving your math placement by taking the ALEKS Placement Test (which is highly recommended), please review the ALEKS information and fill out and submit the request below.

    Learn more about WIU's math placement process.

    • SAT/ACT Score(s) 

    • SAT/ACT Score(s)

    • Transitional Math Course 

    • Transitional Math Course

    • High School Math Courses 

    • High School PreCalculus or Calculus Courses

    • Transferred Courses 

    • College Transfer Courses

      It is highly recommended that you have your transfer coursework sent to WIU before filling out this form.
    • ALEKS Placement Test 

    • Request to take ALEKS Placement Test

      • The ALEX Placement Test.can improve my math placement to a higher category.
      • The test requires around two hours to complete and if I wish to retake the exam, I’m required to work on the Prep and Learning Module.
      • The cost of ALEKS Placement Test is $15.
      • After approval is granted, I will have 30 days to complete the test (and retakes).
      • I have read and understand the description and format of the ALEKS Placement test. 
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