ALEKS Math Study Plan: 14 Flexible Review Sessions

A two-week schedule can help you study consistently for ALEKS math placement. How much you improve depends on your starting skills and the time you can spend. Begin with the placement requirements for the course you want to take.

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Set your target using your college’s instructions

Write down the required course, score requirement, deadline, and retake rules. A score such as 75 does not have the same meaning at every college. Check whether your institution supplies an ALEKS preparation module and use its recommendations to choose topics.

Plan 14 sessions you can actually complete

Use the schedule as a starting point. A session can be 30 to 45 minutes; split it into shorter blocks if that helps. If you need more time on a foundation skill, repeat the session and adjust the later topics.

Make each session useful

Spend the first few minutes recalling the last skill without reading the solution. Study a worked example when you need help, then close it and solve a similar problem independently. Finish by explaining the step that caused trouble. Revisit that skill after a gap so you can check whether the method stayed with you.

Adjust when the schedule feels too fast

If equations are difficult because fractions still cause errors, go back to fractions. Covering every topic once is less useful than being able to use the foundations reliably. Your preparation module or college’s topic guidance can help you decide what belongs in the remaining sessions.

Use practice results carefully

Fixed worksheets and printed practice sets can reveal skills to review. ALEKS placement is adaptive, so those results are not an official placement score or a guarantee of a particular course. Complete the real assessment independently under your college’s rules.

Choose a resource for your next session

Use free ALEKS topic lessons for a specific skill. If you want explanations and practice in a printable book, preview ALEKS Math for Beginners. The five-PDF bundle also includes that guide, so you can choose one purchase.

Sources and college rules

For an example of assessment guidance, see University of Cincinnati’s ALEKS instructions. For course-specific requirements, see Illinois mathematics placement guidance. These colleges illustrate why you should use your own institution’s current instructions. Guidance checked October 5, 2026.