University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

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Scheduling Your New Freshman Placement Tests
If you are admitted to UW-Milwaukee for the fall semester, you will receive information about your testing options beginning in February or soon after your admittance. If you are admitted for the spring semester, testing information will be mailed out in October. New Freshmen must wait until they are admitted and receive their testing information before attempting to schedule their placement tests.

Register for New Freshman Placement Testing at UW-Milwaukee

Register for Regional Testing at Another UW Campus

How do I schedule my tests? Placement testing is scheduled on line. You will need to activate your ePantherID and password at epantherid.uwm.edu before you can register for your placement testing at UW Milwaukee.Remember your password as you’ll need this when you sign up for testing and anytime you log into your PAWS accounts (Panther Access to Web Services).Once you receive your testing information, you will be instructed to register for your placement testing. Testing must be completed before you can register for classes.

What are my testing options?
  1. Placement Testing at UW-Milwaukee You may register to complete your placement tests at UW Milwaukee. Schedule your New Freshman Placement Testing at UW-Milwaukee.
  2. Placement Testing at another UW Campus (Regional Testing) You may register to complete your required placement tests at a campus that is more convenient for you through Regional Testing. UW campuses participate in testing new freshmen on certain weekends during the spring. To sign up for a Regional testing date, you must sign up on the UW System website .
What’s the difference between testing at UW-Milwaukee or at another campus (Regional Testing)? If you test at UW-Milwaukee during New Freshman Placement Testing, you will have your photo taken for your UWM campus ID, hear from representatives from Testing and Orientation, and will be able to move forward in the enrollment process more quickly. English, math, foreign language, chemistry and ESL-PIC (English as a Second Language) tests are offered at UW Milwaukee.

Testing at a Regional location will allow you to take the UW-System placement tests at a site more convenient for you. If you are admitted for the fall semester and do not live in the Milwaukee area, placement testing is available at other UW campuses on several Saturdays in March and April through the Regional Testing program. Registration for regional testing begins February 1st. English, math and foreign language are available through Regional Testing. The chemistry and ESL-PIC (English as a Second Language) tests are not offered during Regional Testing, which includes UW-Milwaukee’s Regional dates. The chemistry and ESL-PIC are only offered at UW-Milwaukee on non-regional test dates.

Please Note: UW-Milwaukee will host regional testing for students attending other UW schools and will not offer the chemistry and ESL PIC placement tests on these particular Saturdays.