Placement Testing
The UASK campus requires that all new students who are degree seeking or planning to enroll in six credits or more take our placement assessments before enrolling in any UAS courses. The testing requirement will be waived for transfer students who provide transcripts for previous college work. Placement results will indicate the starting level for students and may require specific courses as prerequisites to college-level work.
The battery of Mathematics, English, and CIOS Computer placement tests can take up to four hours to complete. They do not all have to be completed in one sitting; however, you must complete the essay portion in one sitting. Math and English assessment is conducted with a computer-based program called ACCUPLACER.
The CIOS computer placement test allow students with advanced computer skills to waive CIOS 105 as a pre-requisite to taking higher level CIOS courses. The test consists of two parts. Part one is a one hour multiple choice test which students must pass with a score of 80% or higher in order to proceed to the second part of the placement test. Part two is comprised of four computer activities. Students must pass both part one and part two with an 80% or higher to waive CIOS 105.
Retake policy: Students cannot retake the writing assessment for one year, and they may only retake the math assessment once within one year. Tests may not be used to skip courses in a sequence.
Students who would like to have test results forwarded to another school should provide school contact information, including address, phone number, and fax number. Students will also be asked to sign a Release of Results form which grants us permission to distribute placement results (under 18 requires parental signature).
Beginning August 2005, all placement testing will be assessed a fee. Retakes will be charged an additional $10 per session, subject to the retake policy.