Assessment and Placement

Who
All certificate and degree-seeking students are required to have their skills assessed in reading, writing, and mathematics.

When
The college strongly recommends that students complete the assessment before the first semester of enrollment. However, students may register for six credit/billable hours before completing the assessment if the classes do not require developmental prerequisites.

Where
Placement tests are offered in the Testing Centers on each campus (Catonsville, Dundalk, Essex).

How
CCBC’s placement test, the Accuplacer, is administered on a computer. Students with currently documented disabilities are eligible for test accommodations. When appropriate, students may retest or appeal placement test results.

Exceptions

Students may be exempt from placement testing if they can provide:

• documentation of enrollment in courses from other colleges or universities
• the results of placement tests administered at other Maryland community colleges
• recent SAT or ACT scores (within two years of application to CCBC)

Students who audit a class are exempt from the assessment/placement policy unless the course registration is changed to credit status.