OSU Math Placement Exam
Oklahoma State University requires all incoming freshman and transfer students to complete the Math Placement Exam to access preparation for math courses. The OSU Math Placement Exam is designed to find the strengths and weaknesses of students' mathematical knowledge, report results to students, and, if necessary, provide online learning modules for improving their knowledge to prepare for the appropriate course.
Oklahoma State University has found through years of analysis that ACT and SAT scores are not a strong predictor of student success in college math courses. The OSU Math Placement Exam is a much better predictor of what content students know and what material they are ready to learn next.
Additional information regarding the OSU Math Placement exam can be found here.
Fees
There is a $10 fee payable to OSU-Tulsa. Fees can be paid by using credit card (cardholder must be present with ID) or current students may charge to their OSU Bursar account.
Registration
Walk-in testing is not available. Students/examinees may contact the Testing Center by phone or emailto arrange an appointment for the Math Placement Exam during the Testing Center's normal hours of operation.
If you are scheduling by email, be sure to include:
- First and last name
- OSU Math Placement Exam
- A preferred date and time
We offer the Math Placement Exam appointments Monday-Friday with starting times between 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The OSU Math Placement Exam is also offered at other additional physical locations listed here or it can be taken online through ProctorU.
Required Identification
Examinees must present an acceptable photo ID before being permitted to test. Acceptable forms of identification include a driver's license, school I.D., military I.D., health department I.D. or current passport.
What to bring
Examinees must bring their okstate.edu email address and password and CWID number. Examinees will not be permitted to test without these three pieces of information. To find CWID number, students may log in to O-Key.
Important Notes:
Calculators are not permitted.
Do not take the practice exam within 24 hours of your appointment or you will be unable to take the exam until 24 hours after it's completed.
Scoring Information
A percentage and a pie chart will be generated at the end of the exam. The pie chart shows strengths and weaknesses and the percentage will show which course the examinee places in.
| To be placed in: | Course Description | OSU Math Placement Exam | OR Minimum Grade of "C" in: |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATH 1493 with corequisite | Applications of Modern Mathematics (MATH 1493 with corequisite) | 15-24 | None |
| MATH 1493 | Applications of Modern Mathematics | 25 | MATH 1483 or 1513 |
| MATH 1483 with corequisite | Mathematical Functions and Their Uses (MATH 1493 with corequisite) | 25-34 | None (Sections are only for students who do NOT require "Prep for Calculus or Calculus) |
| MATH 1483 | Mathematical Functions and Their Uses | 35 | MATH 1513 |
| MATH 1513 with corequisite | College Algebra (MATH 1513 with corequisite) | 30-39 | None |
| MATH 1513 | College Algebra | 40 | MATH 1483 |
| MATH 1583 | Applied Geometry & Trigonometry | 50 | MATH 1483 or 1513 |
| MATH 1813 with corequisite | Preparation for Calculus (MATH 1813 with corequisite) | 53-55 | None |
| MATH 1813 | Preparation for Calculus | 56 | MATH 1513 |
| MATH 2144 with corequisite | Calculus I (MATH 2144 with corequisite) | 70-74 | None |
| MATH 2144 | Calculus I | 75 | MATH 1613 or MATH 1715 or MATH 1813 |
| CHEM 1215 | Chemical Principles I | 56 | MATH 1483 or MATH 1513 |
| CHEM 1314 | Chemistry I | 56 | MATH 1483 or MATH 1513 |
| PHYS 1114 | College Physics I | 56 | MATH 1513 |
Note: This is not the complete scoring chart.
Please visit the MATH Placement Exam website for more information.
Retest Policy
Students must wait 24 hours between exam attempts and are permitted no more than five attempts in an 11-month period (including practice exams).
The test is highly reliable, and a student's score is unlikely to change between subsequent testing sessions unless action is taken through using the learning modules in the OSU Math Placement Exam, participation in tutoring sessions or participation in some other type of math refresher activity. Students can access learning modules by logging back into the OSU math placement exam system. An option to access the learning modules will be available.