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College Placement Test
Arithmetic
This test measures your ability to perform basic arithmetic operations
and to solve problems that involve fundamental arithmetic concepts.
There are 17 questions on the Arithmetic tests, divided into three types.
• Operations with whole numbers and fractions: Topics included in this
category are addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, recognizing
equivalent fractions and mixed numbers, and estimating.
• Operations with whole numbers and fractions: Topics included in this
category are addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, recognizing
equivalent fractions and mixed numbers, and estimating.
• Applications and problem solving: Topics include rate, percent, and
measurement problems; simple geometry problems; and distribution of
a quantity into its fractional parts.
Elementary Algebra
A total of 12 questions of three types are administered in this test.
• The first type involves operations with integers and rational numbers, and
includes computation with integers and negative rationals, the use of
absolute values, and ordering.
• The second type involves operations with algebraic expressions using
evaluation of simple formulas and expressions, and adding and subtracting
monomials and polynomials. Questions involve multiplying and dividing
monomials and polynomials, the evaluation of positive rational roots and
exponents, simplifying algebraic fractions, and factoring.
• The third type of question involves translating written phrases into
algebraic expressions and solving equations, inequalities, word problems,
linear equations and inequalities, quadratic equations (by factoring), and
verbal problems presented in an algebraic context.
College-Level Mathematics Test
The College-Level Mathematics test measures your ability to solve problems
that involve college-level mathematics concepts. There are six content areas
measured on this test: (a) Algebraic Operations, (b) Solutions of Equations
and Inequalities, (c) Coordinate Geometry, (d) Applications and other
Algebra Topics, (e) Functions, and (f) Trigonometry. The Algebraic
Operations content area includes the simplification of rational algebraic
expressions, factoring and expanding polynomials, and manipulating roots
and exponents. The Solutions of Equations and Inequalities content area
includes the solution of linear and quadratic equations and inequalities,
systems of equations, and other algebraic equations. The Coordinate
Geometry content area presents questions involving plane geometry, the
coordinate plane, straight lines, conics, sets of points in the plane, and
graphs of algebraic functions. The Functions content area includes
questions involving polynomial, algebraic, exponential, and logarithmic
functions. The Trigonometry content area includes trigonometric functions.
The Applications and other Algebra Topics content area contains complex
numbers, series and sequences, determinants, permutations and
combinations, factorials, and word problems
PBCC Mathematics Courses
College Prep Courses (no college credit)
Basic Algebra I (CPT Score 0 - 44)
Basic Algebra II (CPT Score 45 - 71)
ACT Math Score 0 - 18 and/or SAT Math Score 0 - 430
Must take CPT Test
College Credit Courses (elective credit only)
Intermediate Algebra (CPT Score 72 & Higher / ACT
Score 19 & Higher / SAT Score 440 & Higher - Math)
College Credit Courses (college math credit)
College Algebra : Liberal Arts Math : Finite Math :
College Geometry : Statistics :
(CPT Score 72 & Higher / ACT Score 20 & Higher /
SAT Score 450 & Higher - Math)
Trigonometry : Pre-Calculus
(CPT Score 72 & Higher / ACT Score 22 & Higher /
SAT Score 480 & Higher - Math)
Survey of Calculus
(CPT Score 72 & Higher / ACT Score 23 & Higher /
SAT Score 510 & Higher - Math)
Calculus : Analytical Geometry
(CPT Score 72 & Higher / ACT Score 28 & Higher /
SAT Score 560 & Higher - Math)
Grade of C or higher in pre-requisite course required to advance
Preparing Your Students Now!
CPT Diagnostics Test:
We have created a district CPT diagnostics for mathematics that
will mirror a real CPT. The test, to be given in the first few days of
school for Juniors and possibly Seniors, will have 32 total
questions; 12 question from Elementary Algebra and 20 questions
from the College Level Mathematics Test.
Calculators are NOT permitted on the CPT so calculators
should NOT be used on the diagnostics mathematics test.
CPT Mathematics ‘Problems of the Day:
We have created CPT Mathematics ‘Problems of the Day’
written in power point format with slide 1 as the problem, and
slide 2 as the answer with solution. These should be used as
a warm up activity through out the school year.
SAT/ACT Mathematics ‘Problems
of the Day’
There are currently 150 SAT and 58 ACT mathematics ‘Problems of
the Day’ written in power point format. While these serve as a great
tool in preparing our students for the SAT or ACT mathematics test,
they are also very useful in preparing our students for the CPT.