All NEW Freshman and Transfer students must have a placement/milestone before they can register for math, English or a modern language course.  Initial placement will be determined by High School GPA for new freshman and by transferable math and English college credit or college GPA for transfer students.   An email will be sent to your Ranger email with your initial placement.    Please note:  International First Year students are required to take the Placement test before they can register for math or English courses. Please note:  International First Year students are required to take the Placement test before they can register for math or English courses.

To place beyond the entry level math or English course, students should  submit an ACT or SAT score, a AP/IB score or take the Wisconsin placement exam (WPT).    

Questions? Please email placement@uwp.edu from your RANGER MAIL account. 

To see your placement based on your HS GPA and/or additional scores, please check out the information below. 

 

First Year students -
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New freshman, enrolling within a few years of completing high school, will be placed based on their  GPA.   In many  cases, transfer student  placement will be determined by math  courses taken at their previous institution.  Students should review the chart below to determine whether they should submit an ACT or SAT score or take the Math placement exam.

Placement based on GPA only

GPA Placement
GPA below 2.4999 MATH 100
GPA 2.5 and above MATH 102|103 |104|111
ACT or SAT or placement test required (see chart below) MATH 114
ACT or SAT or placement test required (see chart below) MATH 221

Placement based on GPA and ACT or SAT Math Subscore

GPA   ACT Math    SAT Math  Placement
Any GPA and   16-24 OR 490-580 MTH102103104111
Any GPA and 25-27 OR 590-650 MATH 114
Any GPA and 28 and above OR 660 and above MATH 221

 

 

 

 

 


Placement based on GPA and Math Placement Exam

GPA      

Math Placement 
Test Score
MFUND

 

Math Placement
Test Score 
ALG
Math Placement
Test Score 
TAG
Placement
Any GPA  and 316 - 535 - - MATH 102103104111
Any GPA  and 536 and higher 546 and higher - MATH 114
Any GPA  and 536 and higher 546 and higher 546 and higher MATH 221

NOTE: Students who submit an AP or IB score at the required level or have successfully completed a Math dual credit course (ECCP, PACC) that meets the requirement will be placed based on this coursework. 

Example Scenarios
Student A has a HS GPA of 2.25, so their initial placement is MATH 100.   The student submits ACT results that show their math subscore is 19, their placement would change to MATH102|103|104|111. 

Student B has a HS GPA of  2.8, so their initial placement is  MATH102|103|104|111.   They decide to take the math placement exam and they achieve a MFND score of 570 and a AALG score of 546 and a TAG score of 480, they would place into MATH 114. 

Student C has a HS GPA of 3.5, so their initial placement is MATH102|103|104|111. They complete CalculusAB AP course and get a score of 4, their placement would change to MATH 222.

Students interested in improving their placement should consider submitting an ACT or SAT score or taking the Math Placement exam at least 48 hours prior to new student orientation.

Questions?  Contact placement@uwp.edu.

New freshman, enrolling within a few years of completing high school, will be placed based on their high school GPA.   In many  cases, transfer student  placement will be determined English courses taken at their previous institution.   Students should review the chart below to determine whether they should submit an ACT or SAT score or take the English placement exam.

Placement based on GPA only 

GPA  Placement
GPA below 3.249 ENGL100
GPA 3.25 and above ENGL101
ACT or SAT or placement test requested (see charts below) English Exempt

 

Placement based on GPA and ACT or SAT English Subscore

GPA   ACT English subscore or SAT English subscore  Placement
GPA below 3.249 and  21-28   550-640 ENGL101
Any GPA and 29+   650+ English Exempt

 

Placement based on GPA and English Placement Test

GPA   English Placement Score Placement
GPA below 3.249 and 460-640 ENGL101
Any GPA   650-850 English Exempt

 

NOTE:  Students who submit an AP or IB score at the required level or have successfully completed a English dual credit course (ECCP, PACC) that meets the requirement will be placed based on this coursework.

Example Scenarios
Student A has a HSGPA below 3.249 so they would be placed in English 100.  The student then submits an ACT exam with an English sub-score of 23, then their placement  would change to ENGL101. 

Student B has a  HSGPA of 3.7 so they would be placed into English 101.  The student submits an ACT English subscore of 30, then their placement would change to English Exempt.

Students interested in improving their placement should consider submitting an ACT or SAT score or taking the English Placement exam at least 2 weeks prior to new student orientation.

Questions?
Email placement@uwp.edu.

Students interested in taking a world language course who have not taken a college level world language course or an AP/IP world language exam with the required score, should take a world language placement exam. 

Accessing Placement Exams

All testing is completed online through the UW Center for Placement Testing. UW-Parkside does not offer in-person testing.

Instructions on how to complete placement testing can be found below. 

  1. Navigate to the UW Center for Placement Testing website.
  2. Click the "Registration Form" link on the website.
  3. You will be directed to select your institution. Select UW-Parkside and click the "Go" button.
  4. You will then be directed to login to your Parkside account. This is the same information you use to login to your Ranger Mail. *If you have not activated your account, you will need to do so at this point. Your account activation steps were sent to the email you listed on your application when you applied to the University. If you cannot find this email, please contact us at placement@uwp.edu with your first and last name and date of birth and we can resend this message for you. 
  5. Once you login with your Parkside credentials, you will need to authenticate with Okta. *If you have not set up Okta, you will need to do so at this point. These instructions can also be found in your account activation steps. 
  6. After logging in, you will be taken back to the testing homepage. Click the "Registration Form" link once more to be taken to the registration page.
  7. Fill out the registration form. Please list your Ranger Mail as your email address so that messages from the UW Center for Placement Testing do not go to your junk/spam folder. The questions that are greyed out at the bottom do not need to be filled out. 
  8. After you submit the registration form you will be emailed a registration code to the email you listed on the form. Check your email to enter the registration code that was sent to you from regionaltesting@exams.wisc.edu. Make sure to check your junk/spam folder if needed. 
  9. After you enter the registration code, you will be taken to the instructions page. Here, it will explain that you will receive an email from candidatesupport@meazurelearning.com with instructions on how to access your placement exams online. This may take up to 30 minutes to receive. Again, make sure to check your junk/spam folder if needed. If you do not receive an email, please reach out to the UW Center for Placement Testing directly at (608) 262-5863. UW-Parkside is NOT able to troubleshoot at this step. *Please note that the instructions webpage will include information on Math test A and Math test B. Parkside does NOT require students to complete a proctored Math test which is Math test B. Please proceed with the instructions below using Math test A. 
  10. The email you receive will have the testing instructions and will include the link to the testing website, your username, and password. You ONLY need the information listed in the "On-Demand, Unproctored" section of the email. Everything else you can disregard. 
  11. Navigate to the testing website using the link in the instructions email and enter the username and password sent in your instruction email. 
  12. You will then see you have access to all five UW System exams. You only need to take the exam that you need for placement. 
  13. You will see there is the option to take a sample test to become familiar with the testing site. This optional to complete. 
  14. You will receive confirmations after each test you complete. Please remember, it does take 48 hours to receive your exam results. 

What If I Don't Have Access to a Computer/Internet? 

If you do not have access to a home computer or internet please contact placement@uwp.edu or give us a call at (262) 595-2721 and we can set up a time for you to come to campus to complete the placement exam(s) needed.

Placement Testing Questions

If you are completing the registration steps above through the UW Center for Placement Testing and run into a problem, please contact them directly at (608) 262-5863.

For other questions/assistance, please email placement@uwp.edu or give us a call at (262) 595-2721.

Students requesting accommodations for the Online Placement Exams should do so through the UW Center for Placement Testing website.

Scores

Students will receive their scores via email to their Ranger Mail account 48 business hours after the test(s) is completed.

Placement Testing Questions

For questions/assistance, please email placement@uwp.edu or give us a call at (262) 595-2721.

Students who have taken Advanced Placement tests or International Baccalaureate exams in math, English or Foreign language should submit official test results.  After we receive your official score, we will review and adjust and your course placement as necessary.

To review the AP equivalencies, please click here.

To review the IB equivalencies, please click here.

Questions? Email placement@uwp.edu.

Need to brush up on your Math, English, or Foreign Language knowledge before testing – check out these practice exams!
 

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?

262-595-2721  |  placement@uwp.edu
 

NEW STUDENT SERVICES

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