Placement

Accessing Placement Exams

All testing is completed online through the UW Center for Placement Testing. UW-Parkside does not offer in-person testing.

Instructions on how to complete placement testing can be found below. 

1. Navigate to the UW Center for Placement Testing website.
2. Click the "Registration Form" link on the website.
3. You will be directed to select your institution. Select UW-Parkside and click the "Go" button.
4. You will then be directed to login to your Parkside account. This is the same information you use to login to your Ranger Mail. *If you have not activated your account, you will need to do so at this point. Your account activation steps were sent to the email you listed on your application when you applied to the University. If you cannot find this email, please contact us at placement@uwp.edu with your first and last name and date of birth and we can resend this message for you. 
5. Once you login with your Parkside credentials, you will need to authenticate with Okta. *If you have not set up Okta, you will need to do so at this point. These instructions can also be found in your account activation steps. 
6. After logging in, you will be taken back to the testing homepage. Click the "Registration Form" link once more to be taken to the registration page.
7. Fill out the registration form. Please list your Ranger Mail as your email address so that messages from the UW Center for Placement Testing do not go to your junk/spam folder. The questions that are greyed out at the bottom do not need to be filled out. 
8. After you submit the registration form you will be emailed a registration code to the email you listed on the form. Check your email to enter the registration code that was sent to you from regionaltesting@exams.wisc.edu. Make sure to check your junk/spam folder if needed. 
9. After you enter the registration code, you will be taken to the instructions page. Here, it will explain that you will receive an email from candidatesupport@meazurelearning.com with instructions on how to access your placement exams online. This may take up to 30 minutes to receive. Again, make sure to check your junk/spam folder if needed. If you do not receive an email, please reach out to the UW Center for Placement Testing directly at (608) 262-5863. UW-Parkside is NOT able to troubleshoot at this step. *Please note that the instructions webpage will include information on Math test A and Math test B. Parkside does NOT require students to complete a proctored Math test which is Math test B. Please proceed with the instructions below using Math test A. 
10. The email you receive will have the testing instructions and will include the link to the testing website, your username, and password. You ONLY need the information listed in the "On-Demand, Unproctored" section of the email. Everything else you can disregard. 
11. Navigate to the testing website using the link in the instructions email and enter the username and password sent in your instruction email. 
12. You will then see you have access to all five UW System exams. You only need to take the exam that you need for placement. 
13. You will see there is the option to take a sample test to become familiar with the testing site. This optional to complete. 
14. You will receive confirmations after each test you complete. Please remember, it does take 48 hours to receive your exam results. 

What If I Don't Have Access to a Computer/Internet? 

If you do not have access to a home computer or internet please contact placement@uwp.edu or give us a call at (262) 595-2721 and we can set up a time for you to come to campus to complete the placement exam(s) needed.

Placement Testing Questions

If you are completing the registration steps above through the UW Center for Placement Testing and run into a problem, please contact them directly at (608) 262-5863.

For other questions/assistance, please email placement@uwp.edu or give us a call at (262) 595-2721.

Students requesting accommodations for the Online Placement Exams should do so through the UW Center for Placement Testing website.

Students who have taken Advanced Placement tests or International Baccalaureate exams in math, English or Foreign language should submit official test results.  After we receive your official score, we will review and adjust and your course placement as necessary.

To review the AP equivalencies, please click here.

To review the IB equivalencies, please click here.

Questions? Email placement@uwp.edu.