Welcome to the Ohio EMPT Program web site. The Ohio Early College Mathematics Placement Testing Program is a high school mathematics intervention program designed to help high school students make decisions about taking mathematics courses while still in high school.

The Ohio EMPT Program tests are administered to high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors to give them an indication of where they stand in terms of mathematics knowledge. The premise is that after receiving their results and placement level, students will talk to a counselor and/or math teacher for advice on what is the best math class to schedule for the next term and/or school year to ensure that students are prepared for mathematics courses beginning their first year of college. Typically, the need for remedial mathematics courses will be eliminated or diminished, thus, cutting the cost of college tuition for students (and parents), and saving money for state-supported colleges and universities Further, no extra time will be added to students' college matriculation.

The tests are a guideline for individual students. Test results are not placed in a student's permanent record and the tests are not a local, state, or federal requirement. Also, the tests are not used for admission requirements to colleges or universities and are not used in place of ACT and/or SAT scores.

The tests are similar to mathematics placement tests offered at large 4-year state-supported universities in Ohio. They give students a good indication of where they stand in terms of mathematics placement if they were to enter college on that day, yet it leaves the student with their remaining time in high school to correct any deficiencies before college (if deficiencies exist). The EMPT tests are available as pencil and paper or online.