| The ACCUPLACER ONLINE Placement Assessment covers several basic
skills areas that are important to your academic success.
It is not necessary to study, but there are websites on the Internet
that contain sample questions and tips to help you prepare for
the placement assessment. Your Responsibilities:
- Make your appointment by calling (910) 642-7141, ext. 279.
If you cannot attend, please call to reschedule your appointment.
- Arrive in "A" Building, Room 125 (Counseling Office) about
15 minutes before assessment begins.
- If you arrive after the Placement Assessment begins, you
must reschedule.
Commonly Asked Placement
Assessment Questions
Who takes the Placement Assessment?
New applicants entering Southeastern Community College are required
to take the Placement Assessment. This assessment tool is used
to determine their academic skills in reading comprehension, sentence
skills, mathematics, and keyboarding.
Students re-enrolling at the college after three years may
retake the assessment upon the recommendation of the admissions/counseling
staff.
When do I need to arrive?
Plan to arrive at the Counseling Center (“A” Building, Room
125) about 15 minutes before assessment begins.
What do I need to bring?
We supply everything you will need for the assessment: pencil
and paper. (calculators and other electronic devices
are not permitted)
Is the Placement Assessment timed?
The reading comprehensive, mathematics, and sentence skills
sections Placement Assessment are not timed; applicants work
at their own speed. Only the keyboarding section is timed. The
goal is 30 words per minute, 3 minutes with 3 or less errors.
When may I retake the Placement Assessment?
You may retake the Placement Assessment after 90 business
days (16 weeks).
You may retake the Placement Assessment after completing 35
clock hours in the Basic Skills Lab. You must bring written
authorization from the Basic Skills Lab to verify completion
of 35 clock hours in the assessment subject area.
You may be allowed to retake the Placement Assessment under
special circumstances with the recommendation of the Dean of
Students.
You may not retake the Placement Assessment if you are currently
enrolled in or have begun the developmental sequence of courses.
Who may be exempt from taking the Placement
Assessment?
Transfer Student Exemption:
A transfer student must have an official college transcript
which shows completion of a college-level English course
equal to ENG 111 or a mathematics course with a “C” grade
or better to be exempt from the English, reading, or math Placement
Assessment. SAT scores as noted below also apply to
transfer students.
SAT Exemption:
*A score of 480 or above on the SAT Verbal will exempt the student
from taking the English and reading Placement Assessment and
will allow the student to enter ENG 111.
*A score of 480 or above on the SAT Writing will exempt the
student from taking the English Placement Assessment.
*A score of 480 or above on the SAT Critical Reading will exempt
the student from taking the reading Placement Assessment.
*A score of 480 or above on both the SAT Writing and the SAT
Critical Reading will exempt the student from taking the English
and Reading Placement Assessment and will allow the student
to enter ENG 111. (SAT documentation must be in a sealed envelope
from the issuing institution or on the official high school
transcript).
* A score of 450 or above on the math SAT plus completion of
high school algebra II and geometry will exempt the student
from the math Placement Assessment and allow the student to
enter MAT 171 or a lower level math course.
Advanced Placement Exemption:
Documentation verifying a score of 3 or higher on the
high school English Advanced Placement Exam will exempt
a student from the reading and writing Placement Assessment
and award the student ENG 111 credit (CR) on his/her
Southeastern Community College transcript. (Documentation
brought to campus by students must be in a sealed envelope from
the issuing institution.)
Documentation verifying a score of 3 or higher on the high
school Algebra Advanced Placement Exam will exempt a
student from the math Placement Assessment and award
the student MAT 271 credit (CR) on his/her Southeastern
Community College transcript. (Documentation brought to campus
by students must be in a sealed envelope from the issuing institution.)
Which placement scores are acceptable?
The college will accept placement scores from the North Carolina
community colleges and high schools administering state-approved
assessments, using SCC’s cut-off scores and under the same conditions
for assessment re-take.
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