Admissions Testing and Course Placement

All degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students requesting to register in a math or English course, are required to complete an assessment of academic abilities prior to enrollment. This requirement can be fulfilled in one of the following ways:

• Complete a pre-enrollment placement exam through Northeast’s Testing Center.

• Provide current ACT, SAT, Accuplacer, or MAP scores.

• Submit an official college transcript demonstrating successful (“C” grade or better) completion of a college-level English and/or math course. Placement test scores and previous college transcripts must be on file in the Admission and Registration Office prior to class registration. Scores and transcripts will be reviewed during advisement and used to determine appropriate levels of coursework.

If students do not have current placement test scores and have not successfully completed a college-level English or math course, a pre-enrollment assessment will be administered at the Norfolk campus or any of Northeast’s extended campus locations. Distance learning students who cannot access testing services at these locations need to arrange for testing at a site near them and transfer their scores to Northeast.

For further information regarding course placement testing, please contact the Testing Center.