English Placement Test

Information

The English Placement Test used to place an ASU student into a first-year composition course is the English section of the ACT Assessment. The ACT Assessment user handbook states that the English test:

"Measures the student's understanding of the conventions of standard written English in punctuation, grammar and sentence structure and the student's ability to make the kinds of decisions made by good writers related to strategy, organization and style. Spelling, vocabulary and rote recall of rules of grammar are not tested."

Information about placement requirements for incoming students may be found on the Orientation website. Further information regarding university testing requirements and first-year composition placement can be found in the web edition of the 2007/2008 ASU General Catalog. Other years of the catalog may be accessed through http://www.asu.edu/aad/catalogs/catalog_course-archives.html.

Schedule

Beginning on March 1, 2008, this exam will be replaced by the ACCUPLACER exam. For more information and available test dates, please see our ACCUPLACER web page.

Cost

There is no fee for the English Placement Test at ASU.

Time

The ACT English test contains 75 multiple choice questions. Although the test is 45 minutes, a student should plan to spend at least 75 minutes for the total appointment to complete necessary paperwork, receive verbal instructions prior to the exam, and take the test.

Register

Call or come by our office to schedule a test date. Appointments must be made no later than 4:30 pm, one working day before the requested test date. You must provide your ASU identification number at the time of registration.

Reschedule

Call or come by our office to reschedule or cancel your test date.

Retake

The English placement test can only be taken once. No retests are permitted.

Admission

On the day of the test, the student must present an original, valid form of photo ID. A photocopy is not acceptable. Examples of acceptable forms of ID would be a driver's license, passport or student ID. The name on the photo ID must match the registered name.

Students must report no later than 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. No one will be admitted once test booklets are distributed. No cell phones are allowed.