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Placement Testing

Any required placement testing must be completed prior to advising and registration. This may be accomplished by either coming to campus prior to the day of orientation (preferred) or on the day of orientation.
If testing on the day of orientation, you will test at 7:00am.
Your student ID number and photo identification are required to test.
Registration for placement testing is not required.
Allow ½ hour to an hour for the test. Add an additional ½ hour for the optional foreign language test.
Hours for walk-in testing (Central Time)

Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.*
Friday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.*
*The night before an Orientation, placement testing is available
until 6:00 p.m.

Students with disabilities requesting special accommodations
- Must be registered with the Counseling Center (812/464-1867)
- Must schedule an appointment with Academic Skills (812.464-1743) at least two weeks prior to placement testing. Documentation must be received in Academic Skills before the appointment date.
More information is available
- Practice for the test - www.usi.edu/acadskil/asplacmt.asp
- English placement - 812/465-7128 or mkearns@usi.edu
- Mathematics placement – 812/465-1689 or krodgers@usi.edu
- Foreign Language – 812/461-5203
- Placement Testing 812/464-1743 or acadskil@usi.edu

Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics has mandatory placement for all entry-level mathematics courses. Placement into an appropriate course is determined by a mathematics placement test; therefore it is extremely important that one’s best effort be given in taking this test. Some students may be exempt from taking the math placement test, based on the following:

Math SAT score of at least 640 or Math ACT score of at least 29
High school GPA of at least a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and Math SAT score of least 600 or Math ACT score of at least 26

A student exempt from placement testing may select the math course, with the assistance of an advisor, which best meets the requirements of his or her program of study.

Nontraditional Students

Because students who enter courses at the proper level are more successful in college than students who take a course that is too easy or one that is too difficult, the Department of Mathematics recommends all nontraditional students take placement tests. Placement tests do not affect admission to the University; the results of the placement tests are used only to assist students in selecting the appropriate entry-level math course. Starting in the right course will help you succeed academically, which ultimately will save you time and money.

Transfer Students

All students entering USI for the first time without transfer credit to satisfy the mathematics component of the University Core Curriculum must take the math placement test prior to enrolling in a math course.

For further details about Math placement, please contact the Math department at 812/465-1689 or krodgers@usi.edu

English

The Department of English has mandatory placement for all introductory writing courses (GENS 098, ENG 100 and 101). Placement into an appropriate writing course is determined by a student’s high school GPA and Verbal SAT/ACT score. Students who don’t have a high school GPA or SAT score will be automatically placed into English 100. Transfer students’ English placement will also be based upon their transfer credit evaluation.

For further details about English placement, please contact the English department at 812/465-7128 or mkearns@usi.edu

Foreign Language

The foreign language placement test is recommended for students who studied French, German, Japanese, Latin, or Spanish in high school. Depending on the results of the test, students may enroll in a course ranging from the second to the fifth semester of language study. Achieving a grade of B or better in the course in which they are placed earns credit for all preceding courses.

Students in Japanese or Latin should contact the Department of Foreign Languages to schedule a placement interview. Students in French, German, and Spanish who take the written test on or prior to Orientation Day and who would like to discuss their test results with a language professor are also encouraged to contact the department at 812/461-5203 or by e-mail at mackay@usi.edu

The first two years of a foreign language fulfill up to nine hours of core curriculum requirements, are required for some majors, and qualify students to choose a B.A. degree.

Math Placement Testing Class Placements

Sample Questions on the Web

Accuplacer Student Guide
(USI only administers the Math Placement Test)

Accuplacer Practice Tests

Test Prep Preview

Introductory Algebra

Math Review

For more information about Placement Testing,
contact Academic Skills.

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