Placement Testing
Placement tests, also referred to as the Basic Skills Inventory, are required of all first-year students and are administered online by The Center for Academic Achievement and Retention. All first-year students are required to take placement tests in the following three academic areas:
| Composition |
(Required unless credit for a college-level English Composition course is transferred or a score of 4 or 5 is achieved on the AP Language/Composition test) |
| Mathematics |
(Required unless credit for a college-level mathematics course is transferred or a score of 4 or 5 is achieved on the AP Calculus Test) |
| Foreign language* |
(Students can take French, Spanish, or German placement tests online.) |
Placement tests are generally not required of transfer students with an A.A. degree. However, if the student does not have the required prerequisites for college-level mathematics classes, the Math BSI will be required.
*Please contact The Center for Academic Achievement and Retention at 301-696-3569 if you wish to take a placement test for a language other than French, Spanish or German.