Staff assistance during the Math Readiness Assessment sessions is only available during regular business hours, Monday-Friday from 9 AM - 4 PM. Should you require help, please contact us at placementhelp@math.ucdavis.edu.
The Math Readiness Assessment determines your level of preparation for college-level math courses offered at UC Davis. All students who register in MAT 12, 17A, 19A, or 21A are required to take the Math Readiness Assessment. Students enrolled in Mathematics 12, 17A, 19A, or 21A without satisfying the required minimum scores will be administratively dropped from the course by the mathematics department after the end of the last Math Readiness Assessment session for that particular quarter. There are no exemptions for SAT, AP, or IB scores, as well as math coursework taken at another institution.
Please note that if you take MAT 12, you still need to take the Math Readiness Assessment again after passing MAT 12 before you can continue on to MAT 17A, 19A, or 21A.
Math Readiness Assessment
The Math Readiness Assessment is only available online. There will be two Math Readiness Assessment sessions per quarter (Fall, Winter, Spring), and a student may only take it once per session. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact the UC Davis Student Disabilities Center.
Students enrolled in MAT 12, 17A, 19A, and 21A who do not have a qualifying score before the Math Readiness Assessment sessions will be notified via email regarding when they will be able to take the Math Readiness Assessment.
FOR NEWLY ADMITTED FRESHMEN FOR FALL 2025
Incoming Freshmen will be notified on May 26th-28th about the Math Readiness Assessment. They will be sent instructions and login information via email to their UC Davis email address on May 26th-28th.
| The sessions for incoming First-Years will be: | |
|---|---|
| College of Letters and Science | June 2 (11AM) - June 9 (11AM) |
| College of Biological Sciences | June 2 (11AM) - June 9 (11AM) |
| College of Engineering | June 9 (11AM) - June 16 (11AM) |
| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences | June 9 (11AM) - June 16 (11AM) |
| School of Business | June 9 (11AM) - June 16 (11AM) |
For more information about the Math Readiness Assessment, please refer to our Math Readiness Assessment FAQ webpage.
Summer Session 2025
Math Readiness Assessment sessions for Summer Session 2025 are open to students enrolled in Summer Session courses. If you are registered in MAT 12, 17A, 19A, or 21A and have not taken the Math Readiness Assessment, or did not received a qualifying score for the course you are registered in, you will be automatically registered in the Math Readiness Assessment sessions listed below:
| Summer Session I - Math Readiness Assessment Session | Begins at 11 AM on June 16 and ends at 11 AM on June 24 |
| Summer Session II - Math Readiness Assessment Session | Begins at 11 AM on July 28 and ends at 11 AM on August 5 |
If you are not currently enrolled in one of these courses but would like to register to take the Math Readiness Assessment, fill out our manual registration form.
| Summer Session I - Manual Registration | Submit manual registration request from 11 AM on June 16 until 11 AM on June 23 |
| Summer Session II - Manual Registration | Submit manual registration request from 11 AM on July 28 until 11 AM on August 4 |
For more information about the Math Readiness Assessment, please refer to our Math Readiness Assessment FAQ webpage.
Fall Quarter 2025
Fall quarter's Math Readiness Assessment sessions are open to all students. If you are registered in MAT 12, 17A, 19A, or 21A and have not taken the Math Readiness Assessment, or did not received a qualifying score for the course you are registered in, you will be automatically registered in the Math Readiness Assessment session listed below:
| Session 1 | Begins at 11 AM on September 3 and ends at 11 AM on September 9 |
| Session 2 | Begins at 11 AM on September 24 and ends at 11 AM on September 30 |
If you are not currently enrolled in one of these courses but would like to register to take the Math Readiness Assessment, fill out our manual registration form.
| Session 1 - Manual Registration | Submit manual registration request from 11 AM on September 3 until 11 AM on September 8 |
| Session 2 - Manual Registration | Submit manual registration request from 11 AM on September 24 until 11 AM on September 29 |
For more information about the Math Readiness Assessment, please refer to our Math Readiness Assessment FAQ webpage.