1. Placement testing: Students can take placement tests in the subtest area(s) in which they score below the readiness standard or do not have ACT scores. (For example, a student who scores 19 in ...

If you have previous language experience and plan to continue your modern language studies at Michigan Tech, you must take the German, or Spanish placement test. Beginning students with no previous ...

College readiness is getting examined like never before. As tricky as it is to define exactly what “college readiness,” it could be even trickier to figure out how to assess such readiness. Colleges ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. Imagine you’re 16. You’ve just passed ...

EdSource · From housing to basketball, Fresno schools invest in the whole child Mathematics plays a central role in winnowing opportunities for students to enter and succeed in college. In California, ...

Miami University Regionals prides itself on “meeting you where you are.” If math, writing, or critical reading have been an obstacle for you in the past, we have special courses and supports available ...

ACT has announced it will phase out using its Compass placement tests, citing declining use and research questioning their predictive value. Officials from the Iowa City, Iowa-based testing company ...

Completion of our Language Placement Process does NOT satisfy the Core Language Requirement! The process is intended to identify the appropriate language course for you to take based on your skill ...

Do tests or high-school grades better determine whether a student is ready for college-level math and reading? For public universities and community colleges, increasingly the answer is both—or no ...

Research released earlier this year found that commonly used placement tests fail to adequately determine whether incoming college students need remedial coursework. Yet most colleges rely exclusively ...

ACT is phasing out Compass, a popular but controversial college placement test that colleges use to determine whether students need to take remedial courses. Community colleges and nonselective ...

California State University's 23 campuses are eliminating math and English placement exams for incoming freshman and ending mandatory remedial courses that some students complained delayed their ...