MATH-0042/2903 Entrance Test

The next MATH-0042/2903 entrance test will be held in-person at the University of Winnipeg on April 25th, 2025 at 1:00pm-2:30pm.

The registration deadline for the April 25th Entrance Test is 4:30pm on April 11th.

Calculators, formula sheets and/or notes are not allowed.

Students must receive 65% or above on the entrance test to pass.

Registration fee is $40.

TOPICS COVERED ON THE ENTRANCE TEST

Arithmetic: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, long division involving whole numbers, integer (negative numbers) and decimals
Fraction arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
Order of operations
Place value and rounding
Converting between decimals and fractions
Percentages
Exponents and exponent laws, simplifying radicals
Algebra: solving linear equations, factoring quadratics, factoring sums/differences of cubes, solving quadratics by factoring and with the quadratic formula, sketching quadratics
Polynomials: adding, subtracting, multiplying, polynomial long division (or synthetic division)
Absolute values
Geometry: Pythagorean theorem, area, volume, surface area
Lines: finding slope, equations of lines, sketching

The following worksheets will give you an idea as to what types of questions you may see on the entrance test.

Arithmetic, fractions, order of operations: Arithmetic worksheet

Percentages, converting between fractions and decimals: Percentages worksheet

Absolute value, exponents and radicals: Exponents and radicals worksheet