Navigating Credits, Courses, and

Placement Testing: All About Tech

Academics

Can I get credit for that?

• Advanced Placement (AP)

• International Baccalaureate (IB)

• CLEP

• Official scores must be sent directly to Michigan Tech from the

appropriate testing agency. Our school code for AP scores is

1464

• Any course schedule changes resulting from the receipt of AP,

IB, or CLEP credit will be made by the Registrar's Office

College Credit

• Dual Enrollment/Early College

• Youth Options Program

• PSEO

• Credit granted for appropriate courses (the class must also be one that

regular college students can take)

• Must have earned a grade of “C” or higher in the class(es)

• Official transcripts must be sent directly from all colleges

• Any course schedule changes resulting from the transfer of credit will be

made by the Registrar's Office

Math Placement

To place you in the most appropriate math course, Michigan Tech requires

incoming students without qualifying AP, IB, or CLEP scores or earned college-

level math credit to take the online ALEKS Placement Assessment

• The ALEKS Placement Assessment covers material from basic math through

pre-calculus. The cost is $25 plus tax ($26.50)

• It will take approximately 90 minutes to complete

• You must access the assessment online, from any computer, through your

MyMichiganTech account

• We will also be sending you a survey through your MyMichiganTech account

to verify your math status, and whether you should take the assessment test

Math Placement Test

• Who has to take the ALEKS Placement Assessment?

• Incoming first-year students who are not planning to take the AP Calculus, IB Higher Level

Mathematics, or CLEP Pre-calculus or Calculus exam

• Incoming first-year and transfer students who are not receiving college math credit for

College Algebra, Pre-Calculus or Calculus

• Incoming first-year students who earn a 1 on the AP Calculus exam, below a 5 on the IB

Higher Level Calculus exam, or below a 50 on the CLEP Pre-calculus or Calculus exam

• When? ALEKS must be taken between May 1-June 30

Math Placement Test

• Students who are planning on taking the AP Calculus exam or IB

Higher Level Mathematics exam

• We generally receive the test results in early July

• Students who scored a 1 on the AP Calculus exam or below a 5

on the IB Mathematics exam, will take the ALEKS Placement

Assessment between July15-31

Math Placement

There is a session today on ALEKS and Math Placement. It takes

place at:

Fisher Hall (#15) Room 139 at 10:45-11:30am

• Questions?

Contact Ann Humes of the Mathematics Dept. 906-487-2068

amhumes@mtu.edu

Computer Science Placement Test

• All students in Computer Science, Software Engineering and Computer

Engineering will take the assessment test online in June.

• Students typically start in CS1121 – Introduction to Computer Science I

• Helps determine if you should take the accelerated introductory computer

science course, CS1131 – Computer Science I

• Students in other majors may also take the assessment test and should

contact the Computer Science Department to make arrangements for taking

the test

Questions? Contact Computer Science

csdept@mtu.edu

906-487-2209

Modern Language Placement Test

• If you plan to continue studying French, German, or Spanish, you

must take the placement test to ensure you are placed at the

appropriate level of study (unless a score of 3 or higher is earned

on the AP language exam)

• Take online at any time or during Orientation

• Credit is awarded after a grade of “B” or higher is earned in a

validation course

• There is no cost for the exam

SCHEDULING

• Michigan Tech’s Registrar’s Office will schedule all students in

mid-July. Transfer students with 30 or more credits can

schedule anytime after 11:00pm on Sunday, March 25

• Final touches to your schedule will be done during Orientation

Week

ORIENTATION

• Move in weekend—Saturday, August 25 or Sunday, August

26

• Program starts on Sunday, August 26

• Transfer student Orientation is Friday, August 31

• More information will be sent during the Spring/Summer

Enrollment Deposit

• $100 enrollment deposit due May 1

– Pay online through MyMichiganTech (Banweb)

– Mail check or money order

– On campus in the Student Financial Services Center (11:30 AM to 3:30 PM

today)

– Must be paid in order to complete the Housing Contract

• Fully refundable through May 1

• Incoming students intending to enroll for fall 2018 in engineering

or engineering management are required to have a laptop for

in-class instruction in required engineering fundamentals courses

(this does not include students in software engineering)

• Please check with your academic advisor if you have any

questions

Learning Centers

• Questions?

• Admissions Office will be open in the John Edgar McAllister

Welcome Center from 11:30am-3:30pm