Your success is important to JCCC.
Most of our degree and certificate programs require some level of math class and we want
you to be ready for that level of math.
The Accuplacer Placement Test will determine what level of math class you are ready to
take.
Students that prepare for the placement test tend to score better.
To help you prepare for the Accuplacer Placement Test there is an Accuplacer Study App.
Do an online search for Accuplacer Study App or go to accuplacerpractice.collegeboard.org.
Please note there will be a new study app available for a next-generation Accuplacer
Placement Test beginning in Fall 2016.
But JCCC will still be using the older version of Accuplacer until at least 2018.
You will want to be sure you have the version that is not called, "Next Generation."
On the Study App page, the left side of the screen has a sign in for returning users.
On the right side, follow the steps for signing up and purchasing the Study App for zero dollars.
Be sure to click, "College Board Store" before you click, "Sign Up."
You will select, "Accuplacer Web-Based Study App" then add it to your cart and click, "Check
Out."
Then complete the requested information and click, "Continue."
Click, "Continue" again and complete the process.
Then log in to your email and find the email you received from the College Board store.
When you get to the email, find the access code and order number, which you will need
to complete the registration process.
Go back to the Accuplacer Study App webpage, click, "Sign Up," put in your information
including your access code and order number from your email.
Then click, "Register" to complete your registration process.
After you have signed up, enter your Username and Password on the left to get started.
You can click on the left and right arrows to find the level you want to practice, Elementary
Algebra, Arithmetic, or College Level Math.
If you select, "Learn as You Go," you will receive feedback after every problem you answer.
If your answer is incorrect, you will see a detailed description of how to get the correct
solution.
If you select, "Sample Test," you will work a short test and receive a percent score at
the end with an analysis of the problems grouped by type.
You can click on, "Review All" to look at your incorrect answers with a detailed description
of how to get the correct solution.
If you want to stop and come back later, the app will show you an, "In Progress" tab and
keep your place so you can return to finish it later.
With either the Learn as You Go or the Sample Test, you should work the problems out on
scratch paper and not just guess at the answers.
When you take the Accuplacer Placement Test in the Testing Center, a calculator will appear
on the screen on a few specific questions.
You cannot use a personal calculator on the actual test so when you practice using the
study app, you should not use a calculator.
You will take the Placement Test in the JCCC Testing Center on a computer.
The test is multiple choice but don't guess.
Work out each problem on scratch paper and then choose the best answer.
You should try to answer each question to the best of your ability.
Depending on how you do within the first group of questions, the test may move you up or
down a level.
You can't skip a question and come back to it.
Like a video game, if you do well, you will keep going to higher and higher levels.
We suggest that you allow at least an hour to take the math part of the Placement Test.
You can check the JCCC Testing Center webpage for their hours and policies.
We at JCCC do not want you to have to take classes that are lower than your degree or
certificate requirement unless you really need those courses to refresh math that you
have forgotten.
Getting into the right course can save you time and money.
So please prepare for the Placement Test, take it seriously, and good luck.