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In order to correctly place students in mathematics courses at Indiana State University, students are required to take a mathematics placement exam. The exam can be taken on-line in less than an hour.
If you are an incoming ISU student, the exam must be completed before attending orientation. There is no charge to take the Math Placement Exam.
To take the Math Placement Exam, you must first take the Practice Exam. Once you have taken the Practice Exam, you will be prompted to take the Math Placement Exam.
NOTE: If you are having difficulties, please read these frequently asked questions.
Prior to logging on to the exam site, review the following to ensure your system meets specific requirements.
Internet Connection: To access (and complete) the exam, you must have access to 56K modem dial-up connection. Broadband, cable modem, or DSL Internet connection is recommended for optimal performance
System Requirements
WINDOWS, WINDOW 2000, XP, 2003, VISTA
Internet Explorer 6.x+, Firefox 1.5+
300 MHz processor or better
64 MB RAM or better
MACINTOSH OS/X (10.3, 10.4)
Firefox 1.5+, Safari 1.2.1+ (new question editor not available on Safari)
300 MHz processor or better
64 MB RAM or better
LINUX
SuSE 9.2, 10.1, 10.2; Red Hat Enterprise 3.0, 4.0
300 MHz processor or better
64 MB RAM or better
If your computer does not meet these requirements, please use a computer at the any ISU computer lab, your local library, or high school.
If you are an incoming ISU student, and you are unable find a testing site that possesses the necessary requirements to take the Math Placement Exam online, you may take the Math Placement Exam during your New Student Orientation session.
If you have questions regarding the online Math Placement Exam, please contact the Testing Office.
To help us serve you better, please write Math Placement in the subject line of your email.
University Testing
Indiana State University
John W. Moore Welcome Center
318 North Sixth Street
Terre Haute, Indiana
(812) 237-7666
testing@indstate.edu
Last updated: February 13, 2013