MPE FAQ

When can I take the MPE?

1) At a specified and well-publicized time during Freshman Orientation each Fall.

2) Once a month during the regular school year and most weeks during the summer. No appointment is necessary if you show up at the time and place posted at the Mathematics Department Office. You can get your score in a few minutes after completing the test.

3) The MPE is given near the end of school each spring at participating Seventh-day Adventist academies (high schools) in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

What can I do to improve my MPE score? You can study on your own, using a textbook, ALEKS, or you can take a course at Andrews or another college. For more information, see Preparing for the Mathematics Placement Exam.

Can I take the MPE a second time? Yes, but no less than three months after you took it last. If you took it in August, you could take it again in December; if you took it in December, you could take it again in April.

I am enrolled as an Andrews student, and I plan to take College Algebra at another school and transfer the credit back. Do I have to take the MPE? Yes.

I had AP Calculus in high school and got a "3" on the AB test. Do I need to take the MPE? No.

I had precalculus in high school and got a "B". Do I need to take the MPE? Yes, and you will probably do well on it.

What are my options if I do really well on the MPE? You can try to "CLEP" College Algebra (receive credit for the course by taking an examination), or you may take a more advanced math course.

I took a Mathematics Placement Examination at another College. Can I transfer that score? No, because we don't know what the score means. All colleges and universities have their own testing schemes and they are not standardized or interchangeable, sometimes not even among different campuses of the same university.