Tests Offered at UWM
The UWM Testing Center provides a variety of services to meet your testing and assessment needs. Whether you need to take your ACT test, placement test or test to earn college credit, the Testing Center can assist you.
UWM Tests
National Tests offered at UWM
The UWM Testing Center administers the following tests on various weekends throughout the year. Registration is required for all National Tests offered at UWM. Visit the appropriate web site listed above to register and for more information.
National Testing Links
The UWM Testing Center provides a variety of services to meet your testing and assessment needs. Whether you need to take your ACT test, placement test or test to earn college credit, the Testing Center can assist you.
UWM Tests
| Online Test Registration | Find out test availability and to schedule an appointment |
| Accommodations for Students with Disabilities | If you have a documented disability and require non-standard testing conditions contact the UW-Milwaukee Testing Center to schedule your appointment |
| New Freshman Placement Testing | New Freshmen are required to participate in UWM's testing program. Placement testing must be completed prior to registering for classes. |
| Test | Description |
| ACT (Residual) Testing | This college entrance exam is used to determine admission to the university. |
| Admissions Test Series | This series of tests is required of applicants who do not meet UWM's standard admission criteria. |
| Challenge Exams | Challenge exams are offered through various departments and serve to exempt a student from specific department prerequisites. |
| CLEP (College Level Exam Program) | CLEP is a series of examinations that allow individuals to earn college credit for what they already know. |
| Correspondence Testing | The UWM Testing Center provides proctoring services for candidates participating in distance education, independent study, and correspondence testing for colleges, universities, or organizations. |
| ESL-PIC (English as a Second Language - Placement in Composition Test) | If you use a language other than English at home, you should take this test. |
| Miller Analogies (MAT) | This test is a series of analogies designed to measure a person's reasoning ability. It is an entrance requirement for some graduate programs. |
| Placement Testing | These tests help determine which classes you are able to take in the given subject. Transfer students and re-entry students may be required to take placement tests depending on previous course work and intended major. All incoming New Freshmen admitted to UW-Milwaukee are required to register for the New Freshman Testing Session. |
National Tests offered at UWM
The UWM Testing Center administers the following tests on various weekends throughout the year. Registration is required for all National Tests offered at UWM. Visit the appropriate web site listed above to register and for more information.
National Testing Links
- ACT - American College Testing Assessment
- CLEP - College-Level Examination Program
- FSE - Foreign Service Exam
- GMAT - Graduate Management Admission Test
- GRE - Graduate Record Examination
- LSAT - Law School Admission Testing
- MAT - Miller Analogies Test
- MCAT - Medical College Admission Test
- ONCC - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
- PPST-Pre-Professional Skills Test
- Praxis II professional assessments for beginning teachers
- TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
- PCAT - Pharmacy College Admissions Test
- DANTES National testing program for credit