College readiness is getting examined like never before. As tricky as it is to define exactly what “college readiness,” it could be even trickier to figure out how to assess such readiness. Colleges ...

Mathematics plays a central role in winnowing opportunities for students to enter and succeed in college. In California, students can graduate from high school with just two years of math, including a ...

1. Placement testing: Students can take placement tests in the subtest area(s) in which they score below the readiness standard or do not have ACT scores. (For example, a student who scores 19 in ...

ACT has announced it will phase out using its Compass placement tests, citing declining use and research questioning their predictive value. Officials from the Iowa City, Iowa-based testing company ...

Imagine you’re 16. You’ve just passed your California driver’s test, and you’re lining up to get what you think will be your license. Instead, you’re presented with a form telling you that, though you ...

If you have previous language experience and plan to continue your modern language studies at Michigan Tech, you must take the German, or Spanish placement test. Beginning students with no previous ...

Do tests or high-school grades better determine whether a student is ready for college-level math and reading? For public universities and community colleges, increasingly the answer is both—or no ...

Students must complete their Placement Tests at least one week before their Orientation session. All Placement Tests are accessible to first-year students from the checklist in the online Applicant ...

Prompted by research questioning the reliability of placement tests, Long Beach City College is making some of its placement decisions based on students' high school grades, and not on standardized ...

Miami University Regionals prides itself on “meeting you where you are.” If math, writing, or critical reading have been an obstacle for you in the past, we have special courses and supports available ...

You want to take an English composition course but are missing a prerequisite? A placement test could meet that requirement. Incoming students: Please note that it can take several weeks to set up ...

If you have taken less than one year of high school language, you can register for 101 in Spanish and American Sign Language (ASL). For Spanish placement beyond 101, you must complete the language ...