Mandated Placement Testing: Testing Center
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Placement testing is mandated by Board Policy for community college
students who are either:
- Degree seeking (not including certificates). This includes continuing
students who switch from unknown to degree seeking
and/or
- Enrolling in College-level English or math.
ACCUPLACER ASSESSMENT
If you are a first-time college student wishing to
enroll in a certificate or degree program, you MUST complete
assessment in English, Reading, and Mathematics,
The Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System
(of which ACC is a member) has determined this policy. Assessment
helps you and your advisor select courses appropriate for your educational
background, and in the long term, will help you succeed in college.
Assessment and advising PRECEDE registration.
The assessment test is a user friendly "Accuplacer Assessment." No computer experience is necessary. The
Accuplacer is an UNTIMED test and results are
available immediately.
For Study Guides, please visit the online
study resource.
Take the Accuplacer Assessment will
cost $10.00. You may retest anytime after 24 hours. Retest Fee $10.00
per section. You may retest every 30 days after your first retest.
For Accuplacer Assessment allow TWO (2) Hours testing time. You must begin
testing two hours before closing. Application to ACC & current
photo ID required.
- no-fail, un-timed test
- assess your skills in reading, English and math
- helps us recommend courses to ensure your success
- You may be exempt from Accuplacer if you have ACT, SAT, college-level
classes or completed remedial course(s).
- Some programs do not accept Accuplacer exemptions; please contact Testing
Center for more information.
Phone: 303.797.5993 or E-mail
for testing hours. More about the Accuplacer
You may be exempted from assessment if you already have a college
degree, have successfully completed college level English and Mathematics
courses at another college, or are upgrading your job skills. Accuplacer
exemption criteria can also be found in the college catalog.
| SENTENCE SKILLS (SS) |
| BELOW 25 |
Workshop & Retest;2nd test to Hyla |
| 25 - 49 |
ENG 030 (ACT: 15) |
| 50 - 69 |
ENG 060 (ACT: 16) |
| 70 – 94 |
ENG 090 (ACT: 17) |
| 95 + |
ENG 121 (ACT(E): 18, SAT(V): 440) |
ARITHMETIC (AR) |
| BELOW 24 |
Workshop & Retest;2nd to Hyla
|
| 24 - 56 |
MAT 030 (ACT: 15) |
| 57 + |
MAT 060 (ACT: 16) |
ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA (EA)
|
| 0 – 44 |
MAT 060 (ACT: 16) |
| 45 – 60 |
MAT 090 (ACT: 17) |
| 61 - 84 |
MAT 106 (ACT: 18) |
| 85 + |
MAT 121 (ACT(M): 19, SAT(M) 460) |
COLLEGE-LEVEL MATH (CLM)
|
| 63 – 102 |
MAT 122 (ACT: 25) |
| 103-120 |
MAT 201 (ACT: 28) |
READING (RC) |
| BELOW 24 |
Workshop & Retest;2nd test to Hyla
|
| 25 -39 |
REA 030 (ACT: 14) |
| 40 - 61 |
REA 060 (ACT: 15) |
| 62 - 79 |
REA 090 (ACT: 16) |
| 80 + |
NONE (ACT(R): 17, SAT(V): 430) |
Who takes LOEP? Non-native English speakers unless:
- ACT 16+ or SAT(V)420 or TOEFL=525
- 3+ years of US High school or graduate
- 12 college-level credits, C or higher
- Bachelor’s from English-speaking university
| LOEP LANGUAGE USAGE (LU)
|
| 35-59 |
ESL 021 Basic Grammar
|
| 60-76 |
ESL 022 Intermediate Grammar |
| 77-115 |
ESL 023 Advanced Grammar
|
| 2 Adv ESL courses taken = Regular Accuplacer for placement into ENG, REA
|
| |
| LOEP READING SKILLS (RS)
|
| 35-54 |
ESL 041 Basic Reading (or WP 1) |
| 55-74 |
ESL 042 Intermediate (or WP 2-3) |
| 75-96 |
ESL 043 Advanced (& WP 4-6) |
| 2 Adv ESL courses taken = Regular Accuplacer for placement into ENG, REA
|
| |
| LOEP SENTENCE MEANING (SM) |
| 35-64 |
ESL 031 Basic Conversation (LS 35-49) |
| 65-94 |
ESL 032 Intermediate (LS 50-69) |
| 95+ |
ESL 033 Advanced (LS 70-90) |
| |
| ESL Composition Courses
|
| ESL 052 |
Inter Comp (LU 57-76 & WP 2-4) |
| ESL 053 |
Advanced Comp (LU77-115 & WP 5-6) |
| |
| Other ESL Courses: |
| ESL 011 |
Basic Pronunciation (prereq: ESL 031 or 041) |
| ESL 012 |
Intermediate Pronun. (prereq ESL 011) |
| ESL 071 |
Basic Language Skills (RS&LU 35-49) |
| ESL 072 |
Intermediate Lang Skills (RS&LU 50-80 |
| ESL 055 |
Computer Basics (prereq: inter ESL & BTE 100 or coreq BTE section of ESL 055) |
| ABILITY TO BENEFIT |
| (To qualify for FA w/o GED or hs diploma) |
| SENTENCE SKILLS |
60 |
| READING |
55 |
| MATH (AR) |
34 |
Guidelines for Inquiries for Off-Site-Out of State Accuplacer
Testing
- Student needs to turn in application to ACC first.
- Students will need to pay a $10.00 fee for the Accuplacer Test
prior to taking the test. Students can pay by Credit Card (Master
Card or Visa or Debit Card).
- Testing Center will transfer students to the Cashier’s
Office who will take the information and run the payment. The
Cashier’s Office will call the Testing Center staff back
to confirm the payment was accepted.
- Student will need to locate a local college testing center that
will proctor the Accuplacer test online (Internet access only
via Internet Explorer or Netscape).
- The student is instructed to have the Proctor call or e-mail
the ACC Testing Center (at
Dawn.Stratton@arapahoe.edu
or 303.797.5808). We will then e-mail instructions for administering
the Accuplacer test.
- Once we receive the Proctors e-mail address we forward instructions
for the Accuplacer Test and ACC’s Course Recommendation
Sheet.
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