{"id":202,"date":"2014-06-26T11:10:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T16:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/math\/?page_id=202"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:38:31","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/math\/students\/undergraduate\/undergraduate-resources\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion uwm-p-accordion--icon-left-circle\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\"><strong>Can I retake my Placement Test?\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/registrar\/students\/enrolling\/before-you-enroll\/freshman-course-placement\/\">policy on placement test retakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\"><strong>Which developmental math class should I take?<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/math\/students\/undergraduate\/undergraduate-resources\/advising\/\">consult your advisor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\"><strong>I want to take a class, but the section I want is full. 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