ACCUPLACER
What is the ACCUPLACER?
The ACCUPLACER Assessment is an untimed, computerized assessment that measures your current skill level in reading, writing and math.
All DUAL credit and degree/certificate-seeking students are asked to complete the ACCUPLACER Assessment. The ACCUPLACER Assessment provides both you and your counselor/college advisor with important information about your current skill level. This will then determine classes you will take for dual credit or upon entering college as a freshman. Placement assessments are a measurement of current abilities… there is no pass or fail.
What is assessed?
Reading, writing and math are assessed by use of computer, through College Board.
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How long will it take?
3- 3.5 hours
How important is this assessment?
It is important that you do your best on the placement assessment. This assessment will indicate if you are ready to begin dual credit courses and what level of coursework that you should enter on the college level. If you do not do your best, you may be placed into a class that is too easy for you, thus not making the best use of your time and financial resources.
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How can I prepare?
Use these resources to prepare!
General Resource for the ACCUPLACER Assessment
The official ACCUPLACER Web-Based Study App can be found by clicking here. This is a FREE app.
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Resources for the MATH portion of ACCUPLACER Assessment
It's easy to forget math after we get out of class. Practice and review to improve your math score. Register for a free account. Select "Build Your Math Skills" and then select "Basic Math Tutorials" (equivalent to MTH 096D) or "Algebra Skills".
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Visit the KhanAcademy. Use your current account or register for a free account. Take a pre-test and watch videos to brush up on what you forgot. Focus on the type of math you have learned: Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus.
What happens if I did not do very well?
You will be permitted to re-assess in reading, writing and/or math using the ACCUPLACER Assessment.
The following conditions apply.
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You may re-assess after completion of approved, documented remediation on their own, in a formal review course, or completion of developmental classes.
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You may re-assess after a minimum waiting period of 21 days.
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You will be required to pay a $10 ACCUPLACER re-assessment fee each time that you re-assess, regardless of which portion of the assessment you take.
Since the ACCUPLACER Assessment has been shown to be a highly reliable assessment, you may only take the assessment two times per year.
How do I schedule an appointment to complete the assessment?
Email Mrs. Baiza
What’s next?
After completing the ACCUPLACER, you will review the results and determine which dual credit courses you should enroll in. If you will be entering college as a freshman, your adviser will use your scores to determine courses that you should register for.
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In order to enroll in the dual credit courses, you will need:
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MATH 350
READING 351
WRITING 5 or 4 with 340
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