Math placement

Find out more about NAU’s math placement

All students are required to have math placement before enrolling in NAU mathematics and statistics classes in order to foster a positive learning opportunity and maximize the likelihood of student success.

• Math placement can be determined from a combination of 4 years of the appropriate high school math classes (high school graduates Spring 2015 or later), SAT or ACT math subscores (dated August 2012 or later), AP exam credit or college transfer math credits.
• If a student has no math placement, the student must take the NAU Math Placement Test to establish their placement.
• All students may take the NAU Mathematics Placement Test to attempt to improve their math placement.