Placement Exams

THEA/ACCUPLACER Exam

Texas A&M University at Galveston offers the ACCUPLACER test as an alternative to the THEA test.  The ACCUPLACER is delivered over the internet from The College Board.  It is a fast and accurate determination of whether a student has the skills to take a freshman college course or would benefit most from development work in reading, writing or mathematics.

There is a $30 fee for each section of the ACCUPLACER test that you take. The ACCUPLACER test has a Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Math section.  The fee is payable to TAMUG by cash, check, money order.   

Math Placement Exam

The Math Placement Exam is a diagnostic test used to evaluate the math skills of students new to Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG).  Your score on the exam will allow us to place you in the most appropriate math class when you register for classes at your New Student Conference (NSC).  The exam is available on-line and can be taken any time after your application is complete, BUT must be taken no later than one week prior to attending a New Student Conference.  Arriving to your NSC without a Math Placement score on file will interfere with the registration process for your courses. 

Two different kinds of introductory Calculus courses are offered at TAMUG with a separate Math Placement Exam for each.  Your declared major will determine which of these two exams you should take.  Please refer to the outline below.   

Math 147/151/171 exam MATH 131/141/142/166 exam     MATH 147/151/171 exam
  • Marine Engineering Technology    
  • Marine Science
  • Maritime Systems Engineering
  • Ocean and Coastal Resources
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Administration
  • Maritime Studies
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Fisheries
  • University Studies

Use the above majors to determine which exam you will take.  There are practice exams available to students on the site as well.  Please be aware that if you are taking the practice exam for MATH 147/151/171, it only has 25 questions whereas the actual exam has 33.

If you have already completed all the required math courses for your degree, you may contact Laurissa Noack at 409-741-4340 or noackl@tamug.edu to be exempted from taking this exam.

Advanced Placement

Texas A&M University at Galveston accepts scores on certain College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Program examinations for credit in selected courses. Up to three semesters of credit in a subject may be awarded. Interested students should contact their high school counselors for information on registration and test sites. Students should refer to the current University catalog to determine which courses apply to their degree programs. The AP examinations are administered annually in the late spring at high schools, usually those offering the College Board Advanced Placement courses.

To get your AP credit, students who take these examinations should have the College Board report their scores to Texas A&M University at Galveston. Scores from the Spring testing will not be received until late July. The College Board Code for Texas A&M University at Galveston is 6835.  Check this listing to determine if you have a qualifying score for credit to be awarded.

In order to accept AP credit from high school and have the credit hours applied to your unofficial transcript please visit the Office of Academic Enhancement.  Your AP credit scores will be identified and then you must sign off on the credit hours so that they can be applied to your transcript. If the AP credit currently does not show up on your unofficial transcript then it has not been applied. You must show your TAMUG picture ID to accept the AP credit in Room 4213, Mariner Hall.  The credit will then be applied immediately to your transcript. 

Accepted AP Exams Listing

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