At-a-glance
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2016 DLI Award Recipient
Enrollment for Peak Performance 2025 is now closed. Â More information on how to prepare to take the Math Placement Test can be found under the ‘Alternative Math Placement Preparation’ dropdown.
Program Information:
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Mission: To support student learning in mathematics and empower students to take responsibility for their future academic success. Our goal is to provide opportunities for students to improve their math placement and increase their comfort level with college-level mathematics and statistics courses.
- The Peak Performance program is a flexible online summer program, designed to help incoming first-year students who are looking to refresh their math skills before the fall semester.
- We offer this as a free service to help our students. Peak Performance is not a requirement.
- Students will be matched with a peer Math Coach who provides academic support during the summer and have access to an online learning platform.
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Peak Performance is a 6 week summer program, with 2025 dates set for Monday, June 2nd through Sunday, July 13th. The last day to enroll in the program will be Friday, June 20th.
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Any student that meets the following criteria is eligible to enroll and participate in Peak Performance:
- Must be admitted to NAU as an incoming first-yearÌý²õ³Ù³Ü»å±ð²Ô³Ù AND
- be one or more math courses behind the minimum math requirement for their degree plan.
The Peak Performance program is 100% online. In order to participate in the program, you will need a computer/laptop with webcam and microphone capabilities (in order to communicate with your Math Coach via Zoom), as well as a stable internet connection. It would also help to have some form of note-taking device, such pencil and paper, notebooks, tablet, etc. – whatever works best for you to take notes and work through problems!
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Students gain the most when they commit to working about 3-4 hours per week in the online learning platform. In addition to that time, students will meet weekly via Zoom for 1 hour with their Peer Math Coach who can help answer questions and keep them on track. Thus, the total weekly time commitment you should expect to put in is 4-5 hours per week. Of course, you can choose to put in more or less time, depending on your needs and summer schedule, but this is the average amount of time that students in our program who have successfully improved their math placement have invested in the past.
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We use MyMathTest, which is a powerful online tool. MyMathTest continuously assesses student performance and activity and, using data and analytics, personalizes content to reinforce concepts that target each student’s strengths and weaknesses. MyMathTest uses adaptive learning which makes studying more efficient and individualized for each student. This ensures that students don’t spend time covering material they have already mastered and allows for students to stay on track to continue to progress and meet their goals. Students enrolled in the program will continue to have access to review for the duration of the summer.
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At the end of the six weeks, or when the student feels prepared to do so, those seeking to improve placement can take the NAU Math Placement Test in an attempt to challenge and increase their previous placement.
ALL NAU Math Placement Tests must be proctored. Please go to ready to test, to learn about our online proctoring option.
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If you are unable to commit to Peak Performance and still wish to increase your math placement, you can click to enroll in the Math Placement course in Canvas. Â Once enrolled, a range of resources are provided to help you prepare for the Math Placement Test. Â Visit the for more information.