Scheduling First-Year Writing and Math for New Students

New Students Starting Fall 2025

To prepare for your first semester, most new students need to take a survey to self-place into a first-year writing (English) course. Most students also need to take a mathematics placement. These placements need to be completed before Student Success can develop your first semester schedule.

If you believe that you have prior learning credit for Math or English, including Advanced Placement or transfer credits, that may meet certain course requirements, please submit your official college transcripts/scores to determine how your credits will transfer to admissions@pennwest.edu.

Students may also see how credits will transfer by using our self-service tool here.

In the meantime, we suggest that you still take the English placement and that you also take the Mathematics placement if required for your program.

Please click below for information about each of these placements.