Location:
Academic Success Center
40 Campus Center

Phone:
330-244-5050
330-244-5040

Email:
starktesting@kent.edu


Contact:
Lisa Hart
Director of Academic Services
330-244-5042
lhart@kent.edu


View Testing & Tutoring Brochure

Resources:

• Stark CLEP Testing Registration Form
• Kent CLEP Testing
• Writing Center
  
  

• Call 330-244-5050 to preregister for the ACT residual test.
• Scores from the ACT residual test are
  only good at Kent State University.
• Cost for the test is $50, payable by check or money order only.
  
  

2012 ACT Residual Test Dates at
Kent State Stark

• Jan. 4, 2012 at 3:15 p.m.
• April 10, 2012 at 3:15 p.m.
• July 25, 2012 at 8:15 a.m.
• Nov. 27, 2012 at 3:15 p.m.
  

• ALEKS placement testing (may be taken online from home)
  
• ALEKS reassessment (must be taken at the Testing Center)
  
• COMPASS placement testing
• Foreign Language placement testing
• Music Theory placement testing
  
• CLEP - College Level Placement Examination
• Residual ACT Assessment
• Readers and scribes for students with disability accommodations
• Proctoring for missed and make-up exams
  

Students must be admitted in order to take Kent State University placement tests.

All new students to Kent State University are required to take the ALEKS placement test for mathematics. ALEKS is a powerful artificial intelligence-based (AI) assessment software product that zeros in on the student's mathematical strengths and weaknesses, reports its findings, and then, if necessary, provides a learning module to improve the student's knowledge and skill.

The ALEKS placement test can be taken online from home through FlashLine. Students who wish to take ALEKS placement at the Academic Success Center are welcome to do so during walk-in testing hours.

New students who have current ACT scores will be placed in reading and writing courses according to ACT reading and English subscores.

New students who do not have current ACT scores must take COMPASS reading and writing. COMPASS is a comprehensive, self-paced computer testing program that helps place students into appropriate courses and maximizes the information colleges need to ensure student success.

ALEKS and COMPASS test results are used by academic advisors to determine proper course placement.

• ALEKS and COMPASS are administered at no charge.
  
• Photo ID required for testing.
  
• The ALEKS placement may take up to 90 minutes to complete.
• COMPASS reading and writing may take up 60 minutes to complete.
  
• Appointments at the Academic Success Center are not necessary.
  
• Arrive at least two hours prior to closing to allow plenty of time to complete placement testing. If you are taking COMPASS and would like to take ALEKS on campus, you should allow yourself 2.5 hours. If you need additional time, the COMPASS test can be taken in parts. It is best to complete ALEKS in a single sitting.
  
• For more information on ALEKS, log into FlashLIne > Student Tools & Courses > Placement Assessment.
  
  

ALEKS / COMPASS / Music Theory Placement Testing Hours

July 30 - Dec. 2
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Closed Sept. 3, Nov. 12, Nov. 22 and 23.

2012 ASC Office Closings

• May 18
• June 1
• June 15
• July 20
• Aug. 17
• Sept. 21
• Oct. 19
• Nov. 16
• Dec. 21