Accuplacer Placement Testing Information

All Tech Prep Students must complete a Sinclair Application in the beginning of their junior year prior to taking any Proficiency Test or Accuplacer Test. Completion of the Sinclair application process is required to allow us to: transcript proficiency and articulated credit, record Accuplacer test scores and for Tech Prep Students to receive a Scholarship.

To complete a Sinclair Application Visit: http://www.sinclair.edu/admissions/Application/

Class/group testing requires an appointment with the testing center. You must call Registration at 937.512.2618 to schedule. Be sure to schedule early to get the test date(s) you want. Class size is limited to 20 students per appointment.

After scheduling with Anne, visit our website at www.mvtechprep.org/campusvisit/campus_visit_form.cfm to submit your Tech Prep Campus Visit Request Form. You must upload your class list file, which must contain Last name, First name, Middle Initial, and Social Security number of student (this file must be a Word, Excel, or Text file). So therefore, they can be registered to take the Accuplacer placement test.

If you require metered parking for buses, lunch tickets, etc. please complete the online Tech Prep Campus Visit Request Form.

Failure to complete any of the above steps will results in the cancellation of your appointment with the testing center.

If a student has taken a placement test at Sinclair and tested into a college-level course or has scored a 21 or above in reading and/or math and/or an 18 or above in writing on the ACT, they do NOT need to take that section in Accuplacer. (The student’s ACT scores must be sent directly to Sinclair from ACT.)

If a student has taken a placement test at Sinclair and tested into a DEV course, they may retake that section in Accuplacer.

Testing time for Accuplacer is approximately two hours — please schedule accordingly.

Test scores are given upon completion of the test — please advise students of scores and keep a copy of scores on file.

Testing policy remains one (1) free test per calendar year; one (1) retest per calendar year, $15.00

(During Tech Prep, student may test three (3) free times if this schedule is followed: Once during junior year, September – December; once during January – June of junior year OR once during September – December of senior year; and once during January – June of senior year) $5.00 retest fee is the responsibility of the student.

Students are not permitted to use cellular devices, calculators, dictionaries, etc. It is strongly encouraged that students take the placement test in their junior AND senior year (if needed) to test out of developmental courses. Developmental courses are NOT covered by the Sinclair scholarship.

Thanks for your kind attention.

FERPA (FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT) 34 CFR Part 99

Reminder: FERPA requires encryption on all files that contain personal information. It is highly recommended that all spreadsheets, databases, and other files that contain personal information or other sensitive information MUST BE encrypted and password protected when being transmitted to someone else via email, CD, etc. The Tech Prep Office and Sinclair Community College use WinZip 9.0. For you convenience, I have included an alternative free software encryption program that is compatible with most computer systems, is AxCrypt. http://www.mvtechprep.org/AxCrypt_Software/axcrypt.htm