Placement in an appropriate initial math course is crucial to your success at Michigan Tech. Our goal is to place you into the course that will provide the best opportunity to complete your degree in four years.
Placement in Your Initial Math Course
Once you’ve been accepted to Michigan Tech, we will place you in your entry-level math course based on your highest ACT or SAT math score we have on file, or AP, IB, CLEP, or the college credit you've already earned for an equivalent math course. If you feel this placement is correct, you do not need to do anything else. If you feel this placement is incorrect, you may challenge it using ALEKS. If you do not have ACT, SAT, AP, IB, or CLEP scores, or a grade of C or higher in an equivalent math course, you will need to take the ALEKS placement.
Challenging Your Math Placement
We realize that some students will feel they have not been placed into the correct course. If you wish to challenge your placement, you must contact Ann Humes and you may choose to take the online ALEKS placement. If you have SAT or ACT scores and choose to take ALEKS to challenge your placement, you will be placed based on whichever score is the highest and places you in the highest possible math course.
Accessing ALEKS
You must access the online assessment through your Husky Portal account using the
link in your Checklist on the Prospective Student tab.
To access your math placement information and the ALEKS math placement assessment,
please log in to your Husky Portal.
Domestic
Your MyMichiganTech username and password were provided with your acceptance materials.
If you’ve misplaced your login information, contact the Admissions staff at 888-688-1885
weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (ET). Or fill out this short form and we will connect
with you.
Log in to your Husky Portal and find the section named 'Math Placement' to view the scores/credit we currently
have on file for you. If you need help logging in to your Husky Portal, please email
mtu4u@mtu.edu.
International
Use the login information provided at time of application. For assistance, email the
International Programs and Services office at ips@mtu.edu.
Log in to your Husky Portal and find the section named 'Math Placement' to view the scores/credit we currently
have on file for you. If you need help logging in to your Husky Portal, please email
international@mtu.edu.