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Information on the Accuplacer Math Placement Examination

This page is maintained to provide accurate information about the Accuplacer Exam which the Department of Mathematics uses for placement into its classes. For more details about placement, please visit the Math Department's Placement Guide.

• The Accuplacer Exam is a nationally recognized standardized exam produced by the College Board. (The College Board is the same organization which produces the SAT and AP exams.) See the College Board's webpage for more details.




• Every higher educational institution in the Utah System of Higher Education uses the Accuplacer exam for math placement. In particular, the use of the Accuplacer is not new, nor is its use specific to the University of Utah.




• Didn't score as high on the Accuplacer as you expected? You may retake it as often as you'd like. The only requirement is that you wait at least one week before retaking the exam. In between retakes, a wealth of preparatory materials is available to students including our Refresher Boot Camp Workshops and U of U Math online lectures and notes. The Khan Academy has many short videos on a huge variety of mathematical topics. A casual Google search turns up many practice exams. There are even apps available for mobile devices to review and prepare for the Accuplacer.

  
  

• The Accuplacer is an untimed exam. The Accuplacer is not timed by the online program. But, the Accuplacer is administered at the Testing Center, and the realities of running a test center require that there be some predictability in scheduling. Thus, because the average test taker finishes within 90 minutes, the Testing Center allows test takers a maximum of two hours to finish the exam.




• The Accuplacer is a dynamic exam. The exam unfolds adaptively to identify your strengths and weaknesses. If a student does well on the initial 12 Elementary Algebra questions, the remaining 20 questions are devoted to College Level Math.

  
  

• Where do I take the Accuplacer Exam? You may take the Math Placement Accuplacer Exam at the testing center.