NC Early Mathematics Placement Testing Program (NC EMPT)

High School Counselors, High School Principals and Public Information Officers,

The NC Early Mathematics Placement Testing Program (NC EMPT) serves all high school students statewide. It has benefitted more than 750,000 participating students during the last 26 years! Sponsored by the State of North Carolina, this early intervention program is designed to offer valuable foresight into students’ college and career readiness in mathematics, at a time when high school educators can decide to either stay-the-course and/or make improvements in math skills BEFORE post-secondary plans are materialized. Participation in this low-maintenance service remains free of charge to NC high school teachers and is incredibly valuable. The NC EMPT assessment has 32 algebra-based questions, takes one hour to administer in a high school math classroom, and our staff quickly grades and returns individualized results to both participating teachers and students. Scores are confidential and offer a powerful early warning to students, parents, and teachers. Scores can also serve as another data point to help decide placement of students in a next best math course.

Classroom math teachers make this happen! Eligible students include those enrolled in NC Math 3, Algebra II, and any fourth-level math course. Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 testing are now available with four testing windows tailored to your needs. A new NC EMPT 2022-2023 placement test has been created and approved by our advisory board to be a facsimile of the actual math placement tests now being administered at colleges and universities statewide. Please discuss NC EMPT at your next department meeting. Then choose a contact person from your department to represent all math teachers in your school that are interested in giving this golden opportunity to their students. Online registration by this contact person can be quickly completed at: www.ncempt.org. We’ll take care of the rest!

If you have any questions, please reach out to:

Dr. Valerie DeBellis, Director
252-328-6418

Mrs. Ellen Hilgoe, Emeritus Associate Director
252-328-2129