Placement Testing

Testing Information

Marion Technical College uses a “multiple measures” approach for placement into your first-semester courses. MTC offers the Next-Generation Accuplacer placement assessment for reading, writing, and math.  We also offer “home-grown” placement exams for science and technology skills; these are only required for specific majors who do not have the appropriate high school or college coursework. The following measures may be used for placement:

• High school coursework completed within the past 3-5 years
• ACT/SAT scores taken within the past 3-5 years
• Previous college coursework
• Placement assessments

Next-Generation Accuplacer

Placement assessments are used to help you and your academic advisor determine which courses you are ready to register for. Placement assessments are typically taken before you meet with an advisor to sign up for classes.  Because information from this assessment is used to make important course selection decisions, it is highly recommended that you take the time to review and prepare for it adequately.

Reading and Writeplacer Tests

MTC offers the Next Generation Accuplacer Reading and Writeplacer assessments.  You may not need this if you took high school English, the ACT, or college level courses within the last five years.

Successful completion of the Next Generation Accuplacer Reading and/or Writeplacer indicates if have the prerequisite skills to enroll in ENG1000 English Composition I. If you do not achieve the score needed for ENG 1000, you will be required to take ENG0975 Reading and Writing Essentials or ENG1001 English Composition Plus as your first English course.

To access preparation materials for the Writeplacer assessment, click here.

To access preparation materials for the Reading assessment, click here.

Advanced Algebra and Functions Test

MTC offers the Next Generation Accuplacer Advanced Algebra and Functions (AAF) assessment.  You may not need this test if you took high school math, the ACT, or college level math in the past three years.

Successful completion of the Next Generation AAF Test indicates if you have the prerequisite skills to enroll in MTH1245 College Algebra. If you do not earn the necessary score on the AAF test, it will take MTH1246 College Algebra Plus as your math course if College Algebra is required in their program of study.  This course fulfills the same requirement in your program of study as College Algebra, but has additional review and embedded support to help you be successful.

To access preparation materials for the AAF test, click here.

Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Test

MTC offers the Next Generation Accuplacer Advanced Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS) assessment.  You may not need this test if you took high school math, the ACT, or college level math in the past 3 years.

Successful completion of the Next Generation QAS Test indicates if you have the prerequisite skills to enroll in MTH1240 Statistics or MTH1230 Quantitative Reasoning. If you do not earn the necessary score on the QAS test, you will complete MTH1241 Statistics Plus or MTH1231 Quantitative Reasoning Plus as your math course if Statistics or Quantitative Reasoning are required in their program of study. These courses fulfill the same requirement in your program of study but have additional review and embedded support to help you be successful.

To access preparation materials for the QAS test, click here.

Science Placement Test

MTC offers a Science Placement Test; this is only required for specific health majors.  You may not need this test if you took high school or college level biology and chemistry in the past 5 years. 

Successful completion of the Science Placement Test indicates if you have the prerequisite skills to enroll in SCI1200 Anatomy and Physiology I. If you do not earn the necessary score Science Placement Test, ou will be required to take BIO1050 Principles of Biology and Chemistry as their first science course.

To request preparation materials for this placement test, please email testing@mtc.edu.

Technology Skills Test

This assessment is used to determine readiness for specific computer courses.  It includes Windows and basic Microsoft Office navigation.  This is only required for Computer Information Technology (CIT) majors who have not taken a previous computer applications course in high school or college.

Successful completion of the Technology Skills Test indicates if you have the prerequisite skills to enroll in certain CIT courses.  If you do not successfully complete the Technology Skills Test, you will need to complete self-paced learning modules that cover basic computer skills and retake the placement at a future date or enroll in OIS 1240 Computer Applications as your first course.

To request preparation materials for this placement test, please email testing@mtc.edu.

Appointments

To schedule any type of placement assessment, call 740-389-4636 ext. 1193 or schedule online using your My MTC username and password.  If you have any issues using the online scheduling platform, please email testing@mtc.edu.