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ALEKS Learning Mode

The University of Arizona requires the ALEKS Placement Exam to assess a student's prerequisite kno wledge for placement into a UA math course at or below the Calculus I (Math 124/125) level, as well as courses in other areas (ENGR, MCB, LING, PHYS, CHEM). All incoming freshmen and international students need to take this test, and should talk to a Math advisor at orientation about any college level transfer credits.

Additional information about the UA ALEKS Online test and procedures is available through the ALEKS FAQs. Please read though the information below before accessing the UA ALEKS Online Placement Test or ALEKS Learning Mode.

Please note that Learning Mode is not used for placement. Students will need to retake the UA ALEKS Online Placement Test.

ALEKS (Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces)

ALEKS is a powerful artificial-intelligence based assessment tool that zeros in on the strengths and weaknesses of a student's mathematical knowledge, and then reports its findings to the student. ALEKS Learning Mode provides the student with a learning environment for bringing knowledge up to an appropriate level for course placement. Some students can improve UA ALEKS assessment scores after working in learning mode. Others may need to take a class.

Students can purchase 6 week access to ALEKS Learning mode for $30 through McGraw Hill (not UA). Instructions on how to do this are given below. First, find out more about ALEKS Learning Mode. Student who use Learning Mode will need to retest if they want to place into UA math or improve placement.

Accessing ALEKS Learning Mode

You access UA ALEKS Learning Mode through the same screens you use for testing. If you are asked for a course code, please exit ALEKS and access the link on the final step below.
  1. If you have not already completed the UA ALEKS Online test, you will need to complete the following before proceeding:
  2. Once you access the link to the UA ALEKS Learning Mode, you will need to follow these instructions:
    • Select Option 2, Learning Module, and follow the steps to purchase an access code online through the McGraw Hill, by clicking on the purchase access code online link.
    • Under Mathematics, select ALEKS Math (6 Weeks) $30.
    • Since you are taking this for University of Arizona, select Arizona for State, and select the first University of Arizona (Receiving) listing under school.
    • Enter your 20 character Access Code, if it is not automatically entered for you, and proceed through learning mode.
    • You may be prompted to take an assessment. Following completion of your assessment, if required, you will see the ALEKS pie chart with your assessment results. You can choose topics from this pie chart to work on in Learning Mode. As you master topics from the course content, your pie chart will be progressively filled in. You should try to progress as far as you can through Learning Mode. If you want to try to place into UA Math after successfully progressing through learning mode, you will need to retake the UA ALEKS Online Assessment. You can return to your account at any time in the 6 week period.
  3. If you have technical problems, see the ALEKS Support and Troubleshooting information. For other questions, please refer to the information in the , FAQs or you can contact the Math Department .
  4. You will need to click on the down arrow on the right to proceed. You will be directed to a link to Proceed to ALEKS Learning Mode. You may want bookmark the website to access learning mode. Once you login, you will need to select Box 2, Learning Mode, on the Right (not Take the Placement Test).


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