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Placement Testing

Placement Testing

Academic skills assessment and course placement activities are designed to evaluate an individual's skills in reading, English grammar , writing, mathematics and foreign language. There is no pass or fail! The results of the assessment will place you in classes that best meet your needs, ensuring that your classes are neither too difficult nor too easy for you.

Students may take the placement tests after completing the enrollment application unless the Placement testing process is waived. SAT scores of 530 Reading and 480 Math or ACT scores of 22 Reading and 20 Math will waive the placement testing process. All new students, transfer students, and special students will need to come to the testing center to receive documentation of testing clearance.

Placement Testing is administered Monday through Friday from 8:30am until 2:00pm. Although an appointment for this service is not required, we strongly encourage students to set an appointment so that there is no scheduling conflict with other examinations that may be in process.

General Information about ACCUPLACER

What is ACCUPLACER?

ACCUPLACER is an assessment which can help students identify their academic strengths and needs to assist in planning an appropriate schedule of coursework at North Carolina Central University.

ACCUPLACER was developed, standardized, and validated by the College Board, a division of the Educational Testing Service (which also administers the SATs, GREs, and TOEFL tests). ACCUPLACER is used at more than 1,000 colleges nationwide, in an On-line format.

Each ACCUPLACER test is designed using adaptive techniques. Meaning that the computer automatically determines which questions are presented based on responses to prior questions. This technique "zeroes-in" on just the right questions to ask you without being too easy or too difficult. Because the test is adaptive, students will only have to answer 17 to 22 questions in each section. All questions are multiple choice and answers are selected using easy "point and click" methods. The test is also un-timed so students are able to do their very best

Tips for Taking ACCUPLACER

Relax! ACCUPLACER was designed to facilitate your success in college. Your score helps you and your advisor to determine which courses are most appropriate for your current level of knowledge and skills. Once your academic strengths and needs are identified, we can find the help you need to improve underdeveloped skills before they interfere with your learning.
You will be able to concentrate better on the test if you get plenty of rest and eat properly prior to the test. Plan on arriving a few minutes early so you can acquaint yourself with the environment and gather your thoughts before the test begins. If you wear glasses, remember to bring them!
Make sure you understand all administrative and test directions before you begin the Accuplacer. The testing administrators present will be able to address any of your questions or concerns.
Because this is an "adaptive test", questions are chosen for you on the basis of your answers to previous questions. You must answer every question when it is first given and there is no returning to previous questions.
If you do not know the answer to a question, try to logically eliminate one or more of the choices then pick one of the remaining choices.
You are not allowed to use dictionaries, calculators, notebooks, or textbooks of any kind on the test. Scratch paper for solving math problems will be provided by the test administrator. Any student who gives or receives help during the test, or uses notes or books of any kind will not be allowed to continue the test. Following your test period,
Following your test period, no test materials or notes may be removed from the room.
Remember to bring your social security number and some form of picture I.D. with you to the testing session.
Good luck!!
No test materials or notes may be removed from the room.
Remember to bring your social security number and some form of picture I.D. with you to the testing session.
Good luck!!

Sample Questions for Accuplacer (hyperlink to accuplacer website)

Online /Distance Education Proctoring Services

Students taking classes or training through other colleges and institutions by correspondence or other long-distance methods often are required to take exams. The University Testing Center agrees to provide supervision and a secure testing environment for those exams. Usually this involves a correspondence or online class through a university, but various types of organizations make use of this service. The Testing Office has proctored exams for institutions around the country, and welcomes international organizations as well.

Exams Proctored

Paper-pencil exams and online exams are the most common exams proctored, but with advance notice almost any type exam can be accommodated.

The fee for proctoring services is $30 per test

Babies and children are not permitted into the exam rooms at any time. They must be supervised outside the Testing Office. Testing staff will not provide child supervision for any reason.

Computer Based Testing

NCCU's testing center is a certified Prometric testing center, our center offers the following graduate admissions and professional licensure/certification exams in a computer-based testing format:

GRE
(Graduate Record Examinations General Test)
MCAT
(Medical College Admissions Test)
PRAXIS PPST
(Pre-Professional Skills Test)
TOEFL
(Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Appointments for testing can be made Monday through Saturday, excluding university holidays, between the hours of 8:00am and 10:00pm. Appointment times will vary based on availability and length of exam taken. Payment of the exam registration fee by VISA, Mastercard, or American Express is required at the time of appointment. Individuals wishing to pay by check or money order should visit the University Testing Center during regular business hours to complete the registration process. Cancellation and rescheduling fees may apply.

To make an appointment or obtain further information, please call 919-530-7490.

Directions

From Raleigh (via I-40)

From Interstate 40, take NC 147 North (exit 279 B) toward downtown Durham. Exit at NC 55/Alston Avenue (Exit 11). Turn left on Alston Avenue. Go down approximately 4 traffic lights to Cecil Street. Turn right onto Cecil Street. At the first traffic light turn right onto Lincoln Street. Make the first right onto Nelson Street and The University Testing Center is located on the Left hand side in the Leroy T. Walker Sports and Recreation Complex on the 3^rd floor room C304 and C305.

From Fayetteville (I-95 to I-40)

Take Grove Street to Hwy 301 N. Take a left. Merge onto Interstate 95 North. Go 25 miles north on I-95 to I-40 junction. Take Exit 81 toward Raleigh (westbound on I-40). Go 49 miles on I-40 to NC 147 North (exit 279 B), toward Durham/Downtown. Merge on NC - 147. Take the NC-55/Alston Avenue exit, (exit 11). Turn left on Alston Avenue. Go down approximately 4 traffic lights to Cecil Street. Turn right onto Cecil Street. At the first traffic light turn right onto Lincoln Street. Make the first right onto Nelson Street and The University Testing Center is located in the last building on the Left hand side in the Leroy T. Walker Sports and Recreation Complex on the 3^rd floor room C304 and C305.

From Greensboro/Charlotte/Winston-Salem (I-40)

Take I-40 E to exit 276 (Fayetteville Rd. / Southpoint mall exit). Turn left onto Fayetteville Rd. Travel approximately 8 miles before reaching NCCU's campus to Nelson Street. Turn right onto Nelson Street. The University Testing Center is the last building on the left side. The Testing Center is located in the Leroy T. Walker Sports and Recreation Complex on the 3^rd floor room C304 and C305.

From Henderson (I-85)

Take I-85 S. Take the Roxboro Road/Avondale Drive exit (Exit 177) and turn left onto Avondale Drive (NC 55). Go 0.8 miles and turn right on Alston Avenue (remaining on NC 55). Continue south on Alston for 2.2 miles to NCCU campus. Go down approximately 3 traffic lights to Cecil Street. Turn right on Cecil Street. At the first traffic light turn right onto Lincoln Street and then turn right onto Nelson Street. The Testing Center is located in the Leroy T. Walker Sports Recreation Complex, on the 3^rd floor rooms C304 and C305.

N. Scherrye Williams

Direcor of Testing

University Testing Center

919-530-7721 919-530-7670(fax)

nwilliams@nccu.edu

Khristy Horne

Office Manager

University Testing Center

919-530-7279 919-530-7670(fax)

khorne@nccu.edu

Toni White

CBT Administrator