Placement Testing in Mathematics, Reading, and English

First-time Stevenson University students will need to complete one or more Stevenson University placement tests prior to registration.

Mathematics Placement – Effective in the fall 2015 semester, all students are required to complete the mathematics placement test prior to registering for classes

Reading Comprehension and English Placement - The sentence skills and reading comprehension placement test is required prior to registration for all students with one or more of the following:

  • SAT Critical Reading (CR) score between 400 and 510.
  • ACT combined score of English and Reading between 32 and 44.
Students scoring below a 400 on the SAT-CR or below a combined score of 32 on the ACT English and Reading sections will be placed automatically in the appropriate Developmental Studies course.