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UM Math Placement Testing Instructions

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Testing Instructions:
  1. Register for a summer orientation session
    After you have been accepted at the University of Michigan and sent in your deposit, you will be mailed information about the summer orientation program by the Office of New Student Programs.
  2. Read the FAQ
    The placement testing FAQ answers many of the questions you might have about the test, and some which you may not have realized you had.
  3. Take the sample test
    The sample test is a short example that shows you how you'll interact with the placement testing system and how to enter your answers in it.
  4. Clear off your desk except for some scratch paper, and arrange for an uninterrupted hour to take the test.
    Turn off your cell phone, IM client, etc., to ensure that you aren't interrupted. Then take the test: note that you must be using a modern Web browser (see the placement front page), and that:
    • The test will take about an hour, and you must finish it once you've started,
    • You must take the test before coming to campus for orientation,
    • You may not use a calculator, and
    • You may not use books, other materials, the Internet, or consult with anyone on the test.

    Note: violating the testing policies forbidding calculators and use of other materials is most likely to make it harder to complete the test on time, and additionally may result in your being placed incorrectly, to the detriment of your learning and your GPA.

Testing Links

Note: to register and log in to both the sample and placement tests, your login name is your uniqname and your password is your UM ID number. This is true both at the "Test Entrance" page, and at "MapleTA" login pages.

If you have questions about the placement test, please contact the Office of New Student Programs, <onsp(at)umich(dot)edu> or 734-764-6413.

UM Math Placement Testing Instructions
Last modified: Wed May 31 09:26:35 EDT 2006
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