English/Writing: ACT or SAT Test Scores

Official ACT or SAT scores are optional and used for placement purposes only for:

• all new freshmen;
• all transfer and reentry students who have not satisfactorily completed at least one college-level course in Writing Foundations;
• special (non-degree) students who want to enroll in an Writing Foundations course;
• students wishing to be eligible for intercollegiate athletics.

ACT/SAT test scores are used to provide a basis for course level placement in Writing Foundations.  While UW-Green Bay does not require the ACT/SAT for Admissions purposes, in order to enroll in a Writing Foundations course above WF 100, an ACT/SAT score is needed.

Mathematics: Wisconsin Mathematics Placement Test

The Wisconsin Mathematics Placement Test (WMPT) is required for:

• all new freshmen;
• all transfer and reentry students who have not satisfactorily completed a college-level mathematics course;
• all special students who want to enroll in a mathematics course.

WI Regional Placement Testing begins in March and are available online and unproctored using a computer.  Students not able to test online will be offered the opportunity to test on campus via paper/pencil testing.  The test results determine the course level placement for mathematics courses.