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Placement Tests

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Placement tests are given in English, Mathematics, and Foreign Languages (Spanish, French and German). The purpose of the placement tests is to provide the university with information to place students at the correct level of academic skills in a particular subject.

Tests Required

Note: New Students attending UW-Stout will not be required to take the Wisconsin Placement Test. Please contact your advisor if you have further questions. Current and Transfer students should also contact their advisor if they have questions regarding the need to take a placement test.

Regional Testing (for all UW Stout) 03/08/08, 04/12/08, 04/19/08

210 Applied Arts Building Please arrive at 7:45 am

• Regional Placement Testing Dates have now pasted, please see residual testing dates.
• Most UW system freshmen will take these tests during regional placement test dates. The UW Center for Placement Testing administers the tests at sites throughout Wisconsin.

Registration

Registration for the 2007 regional testing program will begin in Feburary, 2007. Check back for exact dates, register on-line at Wisconsin Testing and Evaluation and navigate to the Regional Placement Testing Program. The schedule of testing dates and sites is available at this website, along with the answers to many FAQ's.

Actual registration for the regional placement tests are done on-line at the Wisconsin Testing and Evaluation website.

Residual Testing

Residual placement testing is available for any UW Stout Student not able to complete placement testing during regional dates. There is a $5.00 per test administration fee to take a residual test.(If you take English and Math you would pay $10.00). Please bring cash or check made out to UW-Stout.

Remember to bring a non-graphing calculator, a #2 pencil and know your social security number (not your stout ID). There will be a short break between testing sessions. For test Accommodations, contact Deb Shefchik at Disability Services: 715-232-2995.

Upcoming residual test dates

Note: Only Math and English will be administered on the following dates:

See regional testing dates

If your questions aren't answered at Wisconsin Testing and Evaluation Services, please contact Colleen Davis at (715) 232-2468.

Directions to Campus

If you are unsure where to go for your testing, please contact the counseling center or Colleen Davis. If you need directions, view Finding Your Way Around UW-Stout and look for your designated building and parking lot.