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To ensure that students are proficient in the skills
necessary to successfully complete general education coursework, student
competencies in reading, writing, and math are evaluated. All incoming,
degree-seeking students must provide valid Enhanced ACT scores or complete
computerized placement tests in reading, writing and mathematics. To be valid,
the student must have taken the Enhanced ACT examination within five years of
the date of enrollment. For all students without valid ACT scores, the ACT
COMPASS (computerized placement tests) will be used to determine placement in
English, math, and reading courses.
Because computer skills are critical to DSU's
mission, student's computing skills are evaluated using a multiple-choice
computer skills test.
Should
students
study
before
taking
the
placement
tests?
Sample
questions for each
area
are
available
for review
prior
to taking the COMPASS tests..
They
are
available
in
the
Assessment
Office
or
checkout
the
assessment
website
at
http://www.departments.dsu.edu/assessment.
What
do
the
results
mean?
Students
and
their
advisors
receive
a
placement
report
with
their
scores
and
specific
course
requirements.
All
courses
that
are
prerequisites
to
general
education
courses
must
be
completed
prior
to
attempting
24
credit
hours
of
coursework. |
