The University of Toledo

Placement Tests for New Students

You should accomplish the following tasks at least one week BEFORE attending Rocket Launch:

• Identify which placement test(s) you need;
• Take required placement tests prior to attending Rocket Launch.

Descriptions of all placement tests can be found in the “New Student” tab in the myUT Portal.

Which placement tests do you need to take?
Visit the myUT Portal at myUT.utoledo.edu and sign in with your UTAD username and password. You will be directed to the “New Student” tab in the myUT Portal. 

Why are placement tests important?
Placement tests and ACT (or SAT) scores are used by our departments to place you into the correct English, math, chemistry, and foreign language. Therefore, it is crucial to your academic success at UT that you take the placement tests very seriously. Review the subject(s) in which you need placement tests prior to taking them. Placement tests may only be taken once.

When should you take the placement tests?
You need to take your placement tests one week BEFORE you attend Rocket Launch. We cannot recommend strongly enough the importance of taking placement tests BEFORE you attend Rocket Launch. NO APPOINTMENTS ARE NEEDED. Tests are available on a walk-in basis; however, each test lasts approximately 45 minutes.

Where can you take placement tests?
Placement tests can be taken on main campus in the Memorial Field House, Room 1080.

Testing Center Hours Fall Semester 2013

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays 8:30am-4:45pm (Placement Testing 9am-4pm- all tests must be completed by close)

Wednesdays and Thursdays 8:30am-7:45pm (Placement Testing 9am-7pm- all tests must be completed by close)

Holiday/Break Hours December 16-January 3

Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:45pm (Placement Testing 9am-4pm- all tests must be completed by close)

The Test Center will be CLOSED on: 

November 11 (Veterans Day)

November 28 and 29 (Thanksgiving Holiday)

December 23, 24, and 25 (Christmas Holiday)

January 1 (New Year's Day)

No appointment is needed. 

It is highly recommended that you call the Test Center (419.530.1269) prior to driving to campus to ensure it is open, as hours are subject to change.  Please bring a valid form of picture identification with you (driver's license, passport, high school ID or state ID), UTAD username, UTAD password, and your Rocket Number to complete placement testing.

French, German, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish foreign language placement tests can be completed at the Test Center (Field House, Room 1080).  Other languages such as Arabic and Chinese must be scheduled through the Foreign Language Department.

If you have any questions regarding placement tests, please call your college. Click here for college contact information. 

Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
Advanced Placement scores will be sent to UT, and we will inform you of credits awarded, which will be posted to your UT transcripts. If you have taken Advanced Placement exams in high school, please inform you advisers during Rocket Launch so they can plan the best class schedule.

DESCRIPTIONS OF PLACEMENT TESTS/ASSESSMENT

Mathematics Placement Tests
All baccalaureate degrees at UT require at least one mathematics course. The major you plan to pursue, your math ACT or SAT score, and/or the score(s) from your mathematics placement test(s) will be used by your adviser to determine your first mathematics course. UT offers three levels of math placement tests: elementary algebra, college algebra and trigonometry.

If you are admitted into the Exploratory Studies program (also YouCollege), please click here for math placement testing information.

Practice for Mathematics Placement Tests
The Mathematics Department provides a set of sample practice placement tests for you at
http://math.utoledo.edu/placement_index.html. It is strongly recommended that you take the sample practice placement test before attempting the placement test. On the mathematics department website, you will find information that describes how your placement test score will be used to assign your math course. Scratch paper is allowed on mathematics tests, but calculators are not. The mathematics department provides information and a few practice questions on its Website at
http://math.utoledo.edu/placement_index.html .

Foreign Language Placement Test
If you have one or more years of foreign language from high school, take the placement test in that language if you intend to continue it in college. The test covers grammatical structures, vocabulary, and reading comprehension.

French, German, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish foreign language placement tests can be completed at the Test Center (Field House, Room 1080).  Other languages such as Arabic and Chinese must be scheduled through the Foreign Language Department.

Chemistry Placement Test
This test is composed of high school chemistry and mathematical concepts. You are strongly urged to review chemistry and math before taking the test so the results will place you at the correct course level. There are 44 multiple-choice questions, and use of a non-programmable calculator is permitted.

Practice for Chemistry Placement Test
The Chemistry Department provides information and a few practice questions on its website at http://homepages.utoledo.edu/ajorgen/practicequiz.asp . It is strongly recommended that you answer the practice questions before attempting the placement test.

If you have any questions regarding placement tests, please call an academic adviser in your college. Academic advisers will be available during Rocket Launch to assist you.