ACCUPLACER ASSESSMENT

Placement testing is mandated by Board Policy for community college students who are:

Seeking a degree or certificate. This includes all new students and continuing students who switch from unknown to degree seeking
and/or Enrolling in College-level English or math.

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. The 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,orientation, and advising PRECEDE registration. The assessment test is a user-friendly "ACCUPLACER Assessment."

The ACCUPLACER is an UNTIMED test and results are available immediately. Retest policy-The Accuplacer can only be taken 3 times in any one year period. After the first time testing a second time can be taken as early as the next day. A 30 day wait period precedes the time a student can test for the third time.  Students must wait one year from the date of the third time testing to test again. The Biology Accuplacer can only be taken one time. The cost for the Accuplacer is $10 for the first time assessing. The cost for retests is $10 per section.

For Study Guides, please visit the online study resource.

Exemptions from Accuplacer are as follows:

ACT/SAT Scores

• ACT-Reading 17, English 18, Math 19 (the math score only gets you into MAT120 not MAT 121)
• SAT-Verbal/Reading 440, Math 460 (the math score only gets you into MAT 120 not MAT 121)

Previous College Credit

• English 121 &/or 122 will suffice for Accuplacer Reading & Writing.
• MAT 120 & higher will suffice for Accuplacer Math, PTA students must take the Math Accuplacer regardless of past college credits.
• Biology credits are good for Nursing students for 7 years and MLT 10 years
• The Accuplacer Biology test can test a student into BIO 201 Human Anatomy & Physiology with a score of 75 out of 100.  The cost is $10 and can only be taken one time.