Math Placement Exam
If your ACT score does not meet a prerequisite, you will need to take a Math Placement Exam.
take the Math Placement Exam in three ways:
You can
1. Check at your local college to see whether one of these tests is offered. Only the COMPASS
or AccuPlacer exam will be acceptable to UW's Math Department. If you choose this option, the
Placement Exam score report will have to be sent to UW's Math Department. Your course eligibility
will be determined by your test score(s) as compared to the established cut-offs of UW's Math
Department. Please send the Placement Exam score report to:
David Anton: danton@uwyo.edu
Math Placement Coordinator
University of Wyoming
Dept 3036, 1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
2. The Compass exam is currently being offered by appointment in the Math Lab. Please
contact David Anton (Ross Hall 30, 766-6577, danton@uwyo.edu) to schedule an appointment.
The ACT Compass requires approximately 20-60 minutes to complete, although a student is
allowed to take longer. Most calculators are allowed, with the exception of the TI-89, TI-92 and TIVoyager. There is a $15.00 exam fee, payable in cash or check, due at the exam. You will also
need to bring a photo ID.
3. You can also take the exam online. To access the exam:
1. Login to WyoWeb through the link on the University of Wyoming homepage:
http://www.uwyo.edu/.
2. The Math Placement Exam is listed under your Destination You-W Checklist items
(screenshot is on the back of this page)
There is a $15 fee, which is paid through CASHnet in WyoWeb (you’ll be led there during the process
above). You will usually receive results within two business days of taking the exam, which will be sent to
your preferred email address on record (frequently this is your UWyo account).
Preparing for the Math Placement Exam
Do not take the MPE unprepared. The Math Placement Coordinator recommends the following study
guides to help you prepare for the MPE, they’re at the library, but you can also buy them fairly cheaply on
Amazon:
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Schaum's Outline of Elementary Algebra
Schaum's Outline of Intermediate Algebra
Some study material for the College Algebra and Trigonometry portions are also here:
http://www.math.colostate.edu/placement/MPE_instructions.html.
For more information about the Math Placement Exam , please visit: http://www.uwyo.edu/math/mathplacement/math-placement-exam.html.