The Math Placement Test is a diagnostic used to help place students in appropriate first year MATH or STAT courses based on demonstration of the skills and knowledge required for success.  A particular score on the MPT is required to maintain registration in certain MATH and STAT courses.  

The use of a calculator is neither required nor permitted on the MPT.

Bring a pencil, a back-up pencil, a good eraser, and either your MUN student ID card, or a piece of government issued photo ID.  Calculators are not permitted.  Scrap paper is provided.

Online students registered in MATH 1MPT-081 must present both a MUN student ID and a piece of government issued photo ID.

On Self-Service --> Student Menu --> Registration --> Add and Drop classes:

Click the little drop-down box next to the current MATH 1MPT registration and change it to say “dropped” [Do not save/submit yet.]

Down below, in the “add classes worksheet” area, put the CRN of the new MATH 1MPT section in one of the empty text-boxes.

Then click submit/save.

If you notice you’ve been dropped from a course, don’t panic:  click the drop-down box next to that course, change it back to “registered” and save/submit. 

Your MPT score will be emailed to your @mun.ca email address, from tstuckless@mun.ca.

Early MPT results may take 3-4 weeks to process.

Start-of-Term MPT results are emailed to students late on the next business day.  If you write with the Blundon Centre please allow 2-3 business days to receive the email.  If you write the test online, your score is given when you finished the test. 

The MPT score is relevant only to your MATH or STAT course registration (and courses that have a MATH or STAT course set as a co-requisite, such as PHYS or ENGI courses). 

If you do not obtain the required mark for a Math & Stats course, you will be advised to upgrade your math skills before or concurrently with your studies at Memorial.  Some suggestions are outlined here: https://www.mun.ca/math/undergraduates/first-year-courses/#upgrading. You may visit the Program Officer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics to consult about possible paths forward. 

The MPT is not a test of knowledge, but of proficiency. It's expected that you have seen all this material before, and understand how to do the exercises.  The MPT evaluates the level of your fluency.   We do not expect students to study a particular text to prepare for this test.  Years of learning mathematics should have prepared you for this.

The Mathematics and Statistics Department does not endorse any particular resource for preparation.  We provide a sample test (on this page) and from that you can identify if there are any particular weaknesses you want to work on before you take the test.  The internet is a great source of practice problems.

Yes. When your registration time starts, register for MATH 1MPT first.  Once registered in MATH 1MPT, the system will allow you to co-register in a MATH or STAT course requiring an MPT score.  

If you cannot add a MATH or STAT course after you add MATH 1MPT, then your record might be missing an indication of your level of high school math.  You need either grade 12 academic math, or grade 12 advanced math to register for a MATH or STAT course.   If you can't see your high school records on your Self-Service, and you know they have been submitted to the University, you should contact the Office of the Registrar for assistance. 

Students who have not completed the equivalent of a grade 12 academic or advanced math course may not write the MPT and do not meet the minimum requirement to take mathematics courses at Memorial.  

The May 11, 2026 MPT will be May 11, 2026, at 7:00pm.   The start-of-term MPT from Fall 2026 onward will be in the first class lecture of the associated MATH or STAT course in which you are registered.

An answer key is not provided. It is assumed that given enough time, any incoming student can answer all the questions on the MPT.  The purpose of the MPT isn't to test knowledge, but proficiency.  You need to be proficient in arithmetic, algebra, and trigonometry to keep pace with the mathematics demonstrated in your lectures.

Under usual circumstances, the MPT may be written only once. If you have upgraded your math skills by taking a course from another institution, you may contact the Program Officer to discuss the possibility of retaking the test.

We ask that you carefully select the date and time of your Early MPT as to avoid the need to change.  That being said, if you need to cancel your Early MPT registration and book a different date/time, you can submit a new registration using the online form.  In the comment section, please note that you wish to cancel your previous registration, and note the ResponseID of the registration you wish to cancel.  The ResponseID can be found in the registration confirmation email (Subject: Math Placement Test Registration). 

In 2026, the format of the MPT was shortened from 100 to 40 questions.  The previous version (100 question test) is now referred to as the 'Long MPT'.  The new version is now called the Math Placement Test, but may be referred to as the 'short' MPT.

Starting Fall 2026, with the exception of Nursing students who need the MPT for STAT 2500, anyone taking their first MATH or STAT course will need to do the new 40-question version of the MPT.