Students are required to complete a Quantitative Reasoning and Math Competency requirement as part of the General Education program. Some courses require a Math Placement Score or transferred math credits to determine proper placement. 

The ALEKS Math Placement exam is used by the university to determine proper placement of students into a math class at Northern Michigan University. Students will be contacted by NMU prior to attending orientation with information on how to complete this assessment.

Students who take the ALEKS math placement test are able to retake the ALEKS Math Placement test two additional times if they choose to. Prior to retaking the test, a student must complete five hours of remediation within the ALEKS system and wait one week between test dates.

For more information about your specific placement or further testing, please reach out to your assigned advisor or the Student Success Office at success@nmu.edu.

NMU Math Placements based on ALEKS Test Score

ALEKS ScoreMath Placement at NMU
0 -9MA080 - Pre-Algebra
10-29MA090 - Beginning Algebra
30-45MA100 - Intermediate Algebra
46-60

DATA 109 - Introduction to Statistics

MA111 - College Algebra - Calculus Prep

MA113 - Finite Mathematics​​​​

61-75MA115 - Precalculus
76-100MA161 - Calculus 1

NOTE: Some non-Math courses have Math placement prerequisites. Please refer to the Catalog for course prerequisites or meet with your Advisor to determine the requirements for your program. 

If you have questions about any of this, please contact your advisor.

At this time, we do not have specific math retesting dates scheduled. If you are looking to retest though, please send an email to success@nmu.edu with your name, IN and email address and we will reach out to you with retesting options.