Undergraduate Placement Exams
TESTS: Mathematics, Honors Chemistry, and foreign languages.
LENGTH: |
Actual testing time is 60 minutes. Please allow 90 min. from the Reporting Time for check-in, instructions, and scoring. |
LOCATION: |
Room 440 of Schmitz Hall, Testing Center |
FEE: |
$25 per test, cash or check |
REGISTRATION: |
None, test is given on walk-in basis as space permits, arrive promptly at scheduled session. Bring picture identification and #2 pencils. Know your student number.
PLEASE NOTE: Calculators are not needed and are not allowed on the Math tests. The Honors Chemistry test allows the use of a non-programmable hand calculator. |
RESULTS: |
Scores are processed for entry into the UW registration system by 5 p.m. the following business day. |
TESTING FREQUENCY: |
Math: Each type (advanced or intermediate) twice in a twelve-month period, two-week wait between tests.
Honors Chemistry: Twice in a twelve-month period, two-week wait between tests. German & Korean : Twice in a twelve-month period, 75-day wait between tests. Japanese: Once a quarter. French, Italian, and Spanish: Once every 6 months. |
Check-in begins promptly at the times listed below. Seating is available on a space available basis; note that test sessions occasionally fill-up or may be cancelled. To determine the placement prerequisites for a particular course, consult the UW Course Catalog.
If you arrive after the scheduled test time, you will not be admitted to the examination. With the exception of Honors Chemistry, aids are NOT permitted during the test. You may not bring dictionaries, books, scratch paper, calculators, or notebooks with you on the day of the test.
Test Schedule
Academic-Year Schedule
October 2 , 2007 - June 20, 2008
$25 fee per test |
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| Tuesdays | 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm |
| Wednesdays | 9:00 am |
| Thursdays | 9:00 am |
| Fridays | 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm |
*Placement testing will NOT be held on:
January 3, 2008
March 25, 2008 at 3:00 pm
May 6, 2008 at 1:00 pm
