All students who do not have valid scores (ACT, SAT, Placement) or who have scores (ACT, SAT, Placement) older than five years can take the ACCUPLACER Exam. Students should contact the Spearfish Campus Testing Center at 605.642.6099 (BHSPTestingCenter@BHSU.edu) to take this exam.
Standardized Tests
The ACCUPLACER is administered at the Spearfish Campus Testing Center, located on the Second Floor of the E.Y. Berry Library-Learning Center, Room 240. For more information on Testing Center Services please call 605.642.6099 or email BHSU/Spearfish Testing Center at BHSPTestingCenter@BHSU.edu.
The ACCUPLACER is the comprehensive, computerized assessment and diagnostic system that determines placement into appropriate college-level Mathematics and English (writing) courses. This measure is required of all entering students who have not submitted valid ACT, or comparable scores, (within the past five years) for admissions purposes. Students with no valid scores will incur no extra charge when taking the ACCUPLACER.
Students wishing to challenge their valid scores or course placement may also take the ACCUPLACER. The challenge fee is $20. You may challenge your placement up to two (2) times.
The scales used to determine placement are listed below:
Mathematics Placement | |||||
Course | GPA | Math Index | Accuplacer NextGEN | Smarter Balanced-Math | Challenge Index |
MATH 101 or MATH 103+093* |
Basic Placement: anyone can take these courses; there is no placement or prerequisite requirement for these courses. | ||||
MATH 114+094* | 2.34-3.029 | MI 950+ | QAS 224-254 | 2543-2627 | CI 950+ |
MATH 103 MATH 114 |
3.03-3.55 | MI 1150+ | QAS 255-300 or AAF 200-249 | 2628+ | CI 1150+ |
MATH 120 MATH 281 |
3.55+ | MI 1300+ | AAF 250-300 or Calc. Accuplacer 1-15 |
NA | CI 1300+ |
MATH 123 | 3.55+ AND Calc. Accuplacer 19+ | MI 1300+ AND Calc. Accuplacer 19+ | AAF 250+ AND Calc. Accuplacer 19+ |
NA | CI 1300+ AND Calc. Accuplacer 19+ |
*These classes do not satisfy degree requirements.
Math Index (MI) = (250 x HS GPA) + (17 x Math ACT subscore).
Example: If a student has a high school GPA of 3.4 and a math ACT subscore of 24 , their Math Index would be 1174 and placed into MATH 102, MATH 103 or MATH 104.
(250 x 3.4)+(17 x 24) = 1233
Challenge Index (CI) = (290 x HS GPA) + AAF + 20
English Placement | ||||
Course | ACT English Score | Accuplacer NextGEN Writing | Smarter Balanced English | SAT Reading & Writing (ERW) |
ENGL 101C + ENGL 032* | 1-17 | 200-262 | 0-2582 | 200-470 |
ENGL 101 | 18+ | 263+ | 2583+ | 490+ |
*These classes do not satisfy degree requirements.
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