Accuplacer

• Reading Comprehension: 20 multiple-choice questions; not timed.

• Writing: A five-paragraph essay; timed for 1 hour.

• Reading Comprehension: 20 multiple choice questions; not timed.

• ESL Listening: 20 multiple choice listening questions.

• Writing: An essay in response to a prompt.

• Arithmetic: 20 multiple-choice questions covering fractions, decimals, and percents; not timed.

• Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS): 20 questions; used to place students into courses from Foundations of Math through Statistics; not timed.

*STEM students must take ALEKS in person on either campus.

• ACCUPLACER math scores are valid for three years. Students with scores older than three years must retest or use another placement method.

• Students may take each ACCUPLACER math test up to two times within a 12-month period. A minimum of one week is required between attempts.

• ACCUPLACER is used only for determining your initial math course. Once enrolled in a math course, students must follow the sequential math pathway for their non-STEM program.

You must have an NSCC ID number in order to test.   

1. If you have not applied to NSCC, please email admissions@northshore.edu to seek application instructions

2. If you have applied as a New Student, please sign up for a New Student Completion Event. You will be contacted by Student Support and Advising to determine your course placement and if you need placement testing.

3. If you are a Visiting Student and need to take a Placement Test in order to take a course, please email advising@northshore.edu. Please type "Visiting Student" in the subject line and list the course you would like to take. You will be contacted by an advisor to determine which test or means of demonstrating proficiency is right for you.