First-Year Placement Tests

Existing Criteria for Math Placement not Requiring Math Placement Test

Students who intend to take MAT 101, after checking to make sure the course meets the math requirement of their intended major.

Students who took the ACT Math Test and received a sufficiently high score:

• Students scoring 22 or higher may take MAT 111, STT 210, or STT 215 without taking the math placement exam.
• Students scoring 27 or higher may take MAT 112, MAT 115, or MAT 151 without taking the math placement exam.
• Students scoring 29 or higher may take MAT 161 without taking the math placement exam.

Students who took the AP Calculus Test and received a sufficiently high score. (Students who are taking AP Calculus and have not yet received the AP Test score will be placed with CVDMAT as described above. As test results arrive at a later date, a higher placement may be used.)

• Students scoring a 2 on AP Calculus AB or BC may register for MAT 151 or MAT 161 without taking a math placement exam.
• Students scoring a 3 or higher on AP Calculus AB will get credit for MAT 161 and may take MAT 162.
• Students scoring a 3 or higher on AP Calculus BC will get credit for MAT 161 and MAT 162 and may take MAT 261.

Students who have passed a CLEP, math exam or already have college-level credit for MAT 111, MAT 112, MAT 115, MAT 151, MAT 161 , MAT 162 or IB Math (minimum score: 5).

Accessing Earned Test Scores (AP, TEX, SAT, or ACT)

1. Log into SeaNet using your ID number (850) and 6-digit pin
2. Click on Student Services and Financial Aid
3. Click on Student Records
4. Click on Student Information
5. Your test scores should appear at the bottom.

The Foreign Language Placement Tool is offered online for French, German, Latin, and Spanish. For languages other than these four, please email Dr. Derrick Miller, Chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures.

All UNCW students are required to take at least one course in a foreign language to complete University Studies requirements (some circumstances may require more).

Everyone should use the placement tool except:

• Students who never took a high school course in the language they intend to study at the University or only took one course of that language in high school.
• Students who are transferring foreign language credit from another institution.

World Language Placement Tool

Students continuing to study a foreign language that they studied in high school must take the Foreign Language Placement Exam prior to Orientation. This tool is crucial for registration so please do this prior to attending Orientation.

University Studies required students to obtain proficiency through the 201-level in a language previously studied or the 102-level in a second foreign language not previously studied. Those who wish to take a language not previously studied and those with no high school language and/or no college transferred languages do not need to take the placement tool.

For more information, visit the Foreign Language requirement website or the Foreign Language Placement website.