COMPASS PLACEMENT TESTING
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COMPASS PLACEMENT TEST
No Fee
Available During General Testing Hours on the Main Campus (testing ends 10 minutes before the office closes)
No Appointment Necessary
Placement tests also available at the Harmony and Wilsonville Campuses:
Placement exams @ Harmony Campus—Call 503-594-0636
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9-4, Friday 9-2
Placement exams @ Wilsonville Campus—Call 503-657-6958 x 4609
Hours: Monday-Thursday 7-6, Friday 7-3
The basic placement assessment consists of three parts (reading, writing, and math) and is administered on a computer. Students can choose to take one, two, or all three of these tests. The tests are not timed, and students should allow at least 1 ½ hours to complete all three tests (approximately ½ hour for each test). Scores are available immediately after students finish their test. New students should plan to take this test prior to meeting with an academic advisor. Students may bring their own calculator.
What to expect…
Writing
The writing assessment is a multiple choice test. Students are asked to read and edit essays.
Reading
The reading assessment is a multiple choice test. Students are asked to read and answer questions on reading comprehension passages. The reading comprehension passages included in this assessment are: practical reading, prose fictions, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
Math
The math assessment is an adaptive, multiple choice test. The questions begin at the pre-algebra level and increase in difficulty with each correct answer. Students should review their basic math skills before taking the math assessment since questions are given in a sequence starting with basic math and continuing to advanced math. Basic math questions must be answered correctly before more advanced math questions are given. When a student can no longer perform the level of math required for the questions given, the test ends. Since the number of questions given to a student depends on their ability in math, the time needed for this test varies.
STUDY RESOURCES
www.act.org/compass/sample/index.html