Placement Testing

VU Accuplacer Placement Exam

The VU Accuplacer placement exam may be utilized for students who have not taken the PSAT, SAT, or ACT, or whose scores on these tests do not meet the minimum required reading, writing, and/or math placement scores. All students must use a VU student ID (A#) in order to take the VU Accuplacer exam. New students must complete the Dual Credit Online Application, at least one week prior to testing, in order to obtain their VU student ID. 

Accuplacer Scores from Another Institution

Students utilizing Accuplacer scores for placement into a VU dual credit course may submit scores from another institution with the following stipulations:

• Qualifying scores refer to the minimum scores required as outlined in the VU Dual Credit Crosswalk, not qualifying scores required by another institution for like courses.
• The retest guidelines follow the same criteria as stipulated below.
• For verification purposes, official report scores and documentation must be kept on file at the high school or career center for any student who wishes to utilize scores from placement test scores not administered through a VU Accuplacer test site.

Accuplacer Proctoring Requirements

Due to Accuplacer licensing requirements, a Proctor Profile must be completed for each person at the school that will be administering the Accuplacer test. The test administration responsibilities may not be delegated to another individual. It is the responsibility of the school and proctor to provide a proper testing environment that will facilitate student completion and success. The environment should be free of noise and distraction and allow the student plenty of time to complete the test(s).

The VU Accuplacer Proctor is responsible for providing students ample notice of testing dates to allow for preparation and the opportunity to access practice test sites, available on the VU Testing Center website.

To become a proctor and receive instructions on administering the Accuplacer at your school, please contact:
David Sanders, Director of VU's Testing Center
Phone: 812-888-5404
Email: dsanders@vinu.edu

Accuplacer Computer Lab/Equipment

Use of personal computers for Accuplacer testing, such as individual laptops issued to students, is prohibited per the Accuplacer License agreement. The Accuplacer test must be administered in a secure testing environment, such as a computer lab, using desktop or "permanent" computers (i.e. devices that are not routinely removed from the testing area). Allowing students to use personal or student issued laptops invites compromise of proctor login/passwords, possibilities of screen captures of content, unauthorized use of websites, calculators, etc. Violation of this policy could jeopardize the Accuplacer licensing and use of the program for the entire institution (VU) and all VU partner school locations. Students must test in an existing computer lab, under the direct supervision of an authorized VU Accuplacer proctor.

Accuplacer Retest Policy

In accordance with VU's Dual Credit Accuplacer Retesting Policy, students are permitted to take up to TWO retest sessions in a 12-month cycle, starting June 1 every year, prior to the start of the dual credit course(s). Test sessions may be completed at any approved site (including high school/career centers with approved VU proctors), subject to the following conditions:

• Retests cannot be taken within 14 days of the last Accuplacer test date, regardless of testing site or institution administering the test.
• Test-takers may retest on all or part of the Accuplacer. The three choices for retesting are the Full Test, Math only, or Verbal only. If a Math only or Verbal only test is taken, that partial test counts as a retest.
• Retests must be completed and scores reported to the VU Testing Center prior to the applicable student registration deadline. No retests for placement will be given after the registration deadline.

Testing Accommodations for Students with Diverse Abilities

Dual Credit students who wish to request accommodations for Accuplacer placement testing must register with VU's Office of Diverse Abilities and Accommodations, prior to testing. Once appropriate accommodations have been identified, all approved accommodations will be communicated to VU Testing Center staff and the dual credit partner school.

If authorized by VU's Diverse Abilities and Accommodations, a student may be allowed to test with their own computer (i.e. a student that is legally blind may be allowed to use their own computer if it is equipped with special software or hardware). The test must still be administered under the supervision of a VU approved test proctor and carefully monitored to ensure protection of the testing protocol and test content. Upon test completion, ALL internet browser history, cookies, etc. must be deleted by the proctor, and the device reverted to its "pre-test" configuration.

Student Assistance during Accuplacer Testing

No assistance may be given to any student who is testing with regard to the content of the Accuplacer test. No de-briefing of the test by the proctor or instructor is permitted. The Accuplacer test has built in accommodations for unlimited time, and for calculator use within the test on mathematics problems that allow such use. No other test accommodations (readers/scribes, unauthorized calculators, etc.) are permitted unless approved in advance by VU's Diverse Abilities and Accommodations office.

Accuplacer Practice Sites

Students may wish to visit VU's Testing Center website for additional resources and practice test sites prior to taking the Accuplacer placement test.