Placement
Any of these sound familiar? "The last time I read a textbook was 20 years ago!" "I haven't written a paper since high school!" "I'm not sure about my math skills." "Which writing course should I take?" "I never took algebra!"
We will help you with your questions, and provide you with appropriate options for learning.
Our staff and faculty want you to succeed in your educational experience with us. That is why we have selected the College Board's Accuplacer program to help you achieve your educational goals.
Accuplacer is an assessment tool that identifies your academic strengths and needs so that you can plan your course work at the college.
The scores from your Accuplacer assessments, also called Computerized Placement Tests or CPTs, provide us with information about your level of skill in reading, writing and mathematics.
We require these assessments to help match your skill level to your course expectations, as well as for admission into a degree program. You and your advisor can then use this information to make appropriate course selections.
Please use our Assessment Guide to learn more about the Accuplacer program. Find out who must take assessments, what assessments you must take, where and when to sign up for an assessment session, and much more.
About Accuplacer:
The College Board developed and maintains the Accuplacer Online program. The college determines which Accuplacer assessments, or Computerized Placement Tests (CPTs), you should take. The assessments cover reading, writing and mathematics.
To learn more about Accuplacer, read the Accuplacer Student Guide online or in PDF format. online or in PDF-Format.
Who must take assessments:
- Any student who wishes to enroll in a math course and in selected science and management courses.
- Any student who wishes to enroll in CRIT 500, ENG 500, math courses and selected science and management courses unless prior education or testing warrants a waiver.
Which assessments should you take:
- Any student who wishes to enroll in
- CRIT 500 and ENG 500 must take the Reading and Sentence Structure assessments, unless prior education testing warrants a waiver.
- any math course and in selected science and management courses must take the Arithmetic assessment and depending on the score, for certain courses, an Algebra assessment, unless prior education or testing warrants a waiver.
How we use your assessment scores:
Accuplacer assessments are designed to help you choose the right courses. They are tools for you and your advisor to use in planning your academic studies.
How to take assessments:
You will take the assessments using a computer connected to the Internet at the college. Computer skills are unnecessary. You will use either the keyboard or the mouse to enter your multiple-choice answers, and supply other information. Accuplacer assessments are easy to follow, and a test administrator will always be present should you have any questions or problems. Assessments are untimed, and take approximately 30 to 45 minutes each. Scoring is immediate. Results are confidential. Two retakes are available per assessment.
When & Where to take assessments:
You must take your Accuplacer assessments before you register for your courses. Assessment sessions are available on a regularly scheduled basis at all college learning centers. Your advisor will help you detetermine which assessments to take, where and when to take them.
How to prepare for assessments:
Visit any of these Web sites to prepare for Accuplacer assessments.
In addition, our learning centers offer an array of services available, ranging from computer-assisted tutorials, workshops and private tutoring to developmental courses. Your advisor can help you find the skill-building resources you need.
Sentence Skills:
Sentence Skills measures your understanding of sentence structure (how sentences are put together and what makes a sentence complete). 20 questions.
Reading Comprehension:
Reading Comprehension measures your ability to understand what you read. Topics include social sciences, natural and physical sciences, human relations and practical affairs, and the arts. 20 questions.
Arithmetic:
Arithmetic measures your ability to perform basic arithmetic operations; whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, and to solve problems involving fundamental arithmetic concepts. 17 questions.
Elementary Algebra:
Elementary Algebra measures your ability to perform basic algebraic operations; integers and rational numbers, algebraic expressions (monomials and polynomials), and to solve problems that involve elementary algebraic concepts; solving equations, inequalities and word problems. 12 questions. Download Sample Questions
Accuplacer assessment tips:
Accuplacer was designed to facilitate your success in college. Your scores help you and your advisor to determine which courses are most appropriate for your current level of knowledge and skills. Once your academic strengths and needs are identified, we can help you improve underdeveloped skills before they interfere with your learning.
- You will do better on your Accuplacer assessment if you prepare and practice before your assessment. Use the Accuplacer Student Guide to help you. The Student Guide is available:
online or
in PDF-Format.
- You will be able to concentrate better on your Accuplacer assessment if you get plenty of rest and eat properly prior to the assessment session. Plan on arriving a few minutes early so you can acquaint yourself with the Granite State College lab environment and gather your thoughts before the assessment begins. If you wear glasses, remember to bring them!
- Make sure you understand all administrative and test directions before you begin your Accuplacer assessment. The testing administrator present will be able to address any of your questions or concerns.
- Because this is an "adaptive test", questions are chosen for you on the basis of your answers to previous questions. You must answer every question when it is first given and may not return to previous questions.
- If you do not know the answer to a question, try to logically eliminate one or more of the choices then pick one of the remaining choices.
- If you have a documented disability, appropriate accommodations will be provided.
- You are not allowed to use dictionaries, calculators, notebooks, or textbooks of any kind on the Accuplacer assessment. Scratch paper for solving math problems will be provided by the test administrator. Any student who gives or receives help during the assessment session, or uses notes or books of any kind, will not be allowed to continue the session. Following your assessment session, no test materials or notes may be removed from the room.
- Remember to bring your social security number and some form of picture I.D. with you to your assessment session.
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