Placement Assessment FAQ

Students who plan to major in Biology, Chemistry, Kinesiology and BS in Psychology need to take the math placement assessment.

 Exceptions:

• You have an SAT math score of 620 or higher or an ACT math score of 26 or higher and are not a Biology, Chemistry, or Kinesiology major

• You took a math course at a college or university and it meets your CORE math requirement according to your Transfer Course Evaluation (TCE) and are not a Biology, Chemistry, or Kinesiology major

Note: If you are waived from taking this placement assessment, you may still consider taking it in order to attempt to waive your terminal math course.

The math placement assessment takes approximately 90 minutes

The following students are required to take the chemistry placement assessment:

• Biology, Chemistry,  Kinesiology and Nursing majors

• Undecided majors who are considering any of the majors listed above

Note: If you did not take chemistry in high school or you feel that you would benefit from greater confidence in chemistry, you can opt into Intro to Chemistry - CHEM 1500 in lieu of taking the placement assessment

The chemistry placement assessment is untimed and generally takes about an hour to complete

Your advisor's contact information is in an email titled "Advisor Information for [your name]"

Note: If you need to take the math placement assessment, reach out to your advisor after you have completed the assessment.

The links are in an email sent to you titled “Important Next Steps for New Students ”

Note: This email is sent out after you submit your deposit

The assessments are not linked to the portal. If you are concerned if we received your placement result, you can email placement@dominican.edu

ALEKS is our assessment tool to help us determine the appropriate math course for you. The ALEKS placement assessment covers material from basic math through precalculus. After you complete the assessment, a targeted prep and learning module is available for you to review and learn material and to improve placement and eventual course outcomes.

ALEKS has two components: Assessments and Learning Modules

Once you have completed your first assessment, you can work in the learning module provided to you. After completing the learning module, you may take another assessment with the possibility of changing your course placement.

You are allowed one ALEKS account and your account comes with 5 assessments

Note: ALEKS accounts are good for one year. The learning module is good for 6 months or until your account expires

Once you created your ALEKS account, the link that was sent to you will no longer work. Instead, go to ALEKS.com and use your login name (ALEKS emailed this to you when you created your account) If you need additional assistance email placement@dominican.edu

To view your math placement assessment score follow these steps:

1. In ALEKS, go to the "Placement Assessment Results" section

2. Click on "Institution's Cut Scores"

If you score below a 30%, you must work in the learning module and take another assessment

Please email placement@dominican.edu with the day and time that you plan to take your assessment and we will temporarily adjust the settings to allow you to take your assessment via Chromebook.

Prior to the start of classes, placement assessments are not proctored. Once classes start, you must email placement@dominican.edu to schedule an appointment to take your placement assessments. You have the option of in person proctoring or via Zoom.

If you had accommodations in high school, email placement@dominican.edu Please include a summary of the accommodations you received in high school.

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