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Math Placement Test (MPT) - Used for placement in to appropriate math course - Enrolling in the correct math course is critical for your academic success.  Attempting a math course without a solid foundation of the proper prerequisite material often leads to failure in the course.  Effective Summer 2011, students majoring in Business, Engineering, Health Care Science (not nursing), Innovation degrees, Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology or certain Education programs (secondary options in biology, chemistry, math or physics), or who are preparing for Pre-Medicine, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Physician's Assistant and Pre-Veterinarian areas will be advised into a math course based upon their scores offered on an online math placement test. If you plan to take a math course beginning summer 2011, you should now take the new math placement test to ensure proper math course placement. If you are an incoming freshman and are receiving college-level math credits from a different college or anticipate college-level credits from AP/IB tests, please contact Bev Kratzer, Director of the Career Center, 719-255-3745 or bkratzer@uccs.edu, to discuss the need to take the math placement test. For specific information regarding the online Math Placement Test, including directions to the website, please visit the Math Department website at www.uccs.edu/math and click on the Math Placement Test Information banner at the top of the page.  If you need accommodations in order to complete the test, please contact the UCCS Disability Services Office at 719-255-3354 V/TTY or dservice@uccs.edu. The math placement scores and appropriate courses are as follows: If you score on the you should do this 80%+ <80% Math 99 test Math 99 test Take Math 99 (Register through Extended Studies) Take Math 90 (Register through Extended Studies) 50%+ <50% College Algebra test College Algebra test Take Math 1040, College Algebra Review College Algebra and take test again or take the Math 99 test   50%+ <50% Elementary Functions for Calculus (Pre-calculus) test Elementary Functions for Calculus (Pre-calculus) test Take Math 1050, Elementary Functions for Calculus    Review Pre-Calc and take the test again or take the College Algebra test 87%+ AND 50%+* <50% College Algebra test AND Calculus for Business & Economics test Calculus for Business & Economics test Take Math 1120, Calculus for Business and Economics *This scoring combination also tests you out of MATH 1040, College Algebra Take Math 1040, College Algebra   87%+ AND   50%+   <50% Elementary Functions for Calculus (Pre-calculus) test AND   Calculus test   Calculus test       Take Math 1350, Calculus I   Take Math 1050, Elementary Functions for Calculus If you have any questions, please contact Bev Kratzer, Director of the Career Center, at 719-255-3745 or bkratzer@uccs.edu. last updated 4/26/11