Math Diagnostic Placement Exam

Faculty and advisors across the schools have determined that initial placement in the appropriate level of mathematics is essential to student success in science, engineering, economics, business and many other fields (for the majority of students who take math in their first year, the choice is between a course in the first-year calculus sequence [Math 103, Math 104 and Math 114] or Math 170, 180 or 210). In response, the Math department is introducing an online placement diagnostic exam to help incoming freshman choose the math course most suited to the student’s current abilities and academic ambitions. The online diagnostic is to be taken this summer as part of Advance Registration.

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After logging in, students will see a “course” titled "Penn Math Diagnostic Group x," where x is a number between 1 and 9. Click on this to enter the course. The system provides a link to the Math placement diagnostic exam and a date by which the student is asked to complete it. Students should be sure to take the diagnostic exam during an uninterrupted time block.