Placement of Incoming Students*

Placement tests

• Accuplacer information
• ACT's COMPASS and ASSET
  • Sample COMPASS questions
  • ACT prognosis: 23% could earn C, at best, in first-year college courses
  • ACT's validity questioned via Inside Higher Ed
• ACT Benchmark for Success suggested start points for campus discussions regarding course placement
• ACT - SAT conversion tables via College Board
• THEA (formally the TASP; now known as the Texas Higher Education Assessment)
• Sample Placement Questions
  • Accuplacer Student Guide
  • ASSET Student Guide
  • COMPASS sample questions
  • Test Prep Review
• Shopping for 'cut scores' via Inside Higher Ed

Advising sites explaining the placement/advising connection to students

• AnokaRamsey Community College
• Butler Community College
• Central Washington University
• Cleveland State University
• Delgado Community College
• Hudson Valley Community College
• Indiana University East
• Johnson County Community College
• Monroe Community College
• Montana State University - Great Falls
• Montgomery Community College
• University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
• West Virginia University Placement exams
• Winthrop University Math Placement FAQs

Articles dealing with placement of incoming students

• Colleges Misassign Many to Remedial Classes, Studies Find via The New York Times

Academic Support Resources via the Clearinghouse

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