How is the math placement test used?
Placement testing in mathematics is required of all entering students at Penn College and is used for advising and for course placement in mathematics. The purpose of math placement testing is to measure a student’s knowledge of various topics in mathematics: arithmetic, pre-algebra, elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, and functions and graphs. Your math placement test results are one of several components that determines the level at which you will begin when you schedule mathematics course work at Penn College. Students come to Penn College with a wide range of preparation in mathematics. It is recognized that many students may not have covered all the topics found on the placement test. However, you should do your best on these tests so that the scores accurately reflect your working knowledge of mathematics. This, in turn, allows placement into a math course for which you are prepared and should enable your successful completion of that course.
