Placement Criteria

Placement into developmental mathematics classes is determined by your math ACT score, your math SAT score, or your COMPASS score on the algebra test according to the following chart.  

DEVELOPMENTAL MATHEMATICS PLACEMENT CHART

ACT

Math Score

SAT

Math Score

COMPASS

Algebra Score

COURSE PLACEMENT

18 or higher

430 or higher

35 or higher

College Level Math

15,16,17

350 – 420

30 – 34

MAH 095

14 or below

340 or below

29 or below

MAH 090

 

 

Mathematics Challenge (Placement) Test

You may challenge your placement by taking the Mathematics Challenge Test before (Orientation Day).  Practice problems for the Mathematics Challenge Test are

Practice Problems as a Word document

Practice Problems as an Adobe PDF document

 

Check your Northern Exposure materials for times and locations for Challenge Test at www.nku.edu/~testing/.