ACCUPLACER

eorgia Southern Student On-Campus: $10
Georgia Southern Student Remote: $10 + testing site fees
Non-Georgia Southern Student: $25

Testing Appointment Options:

1. On-Campus Testing: Schedule By Appointment Only, Monday through Friday, based on availability or through Group Appointments
2. Remote Virtual Testing through Georgia Southern Testing Office (with Zoom): Scheduled by appointment based on availability, and appointments must be made at least 5 days in advance. (Contact the Testing Office in Statesboro for appointments regardless of campus.)
3. Remote Campus Testing: Testing at another campus testing center (Pay the $10 registration fee and all fees associated with proctoring)
4. Remote Virtual Testing: Testing is offered through Meazure Learning/ProctorUExamity (Pay the $10 registration fee and all fees associated with proctoring)

All options must still be scheduled through the Georgia Southern Office of Testing Services.

It is recommended that examinees schedule their appointment at least two weeks before their desired test date and at least one week before orientation to allow for retest opportunities. Only three attempts are allowed per semester.

Schedule Your Exam:

To schedule your appointment or to receive a remote voucher, please contact the offices based on your campus location:

• If you want to test on the Savannah Campus, call 912-344-2582 or e-mail testingsav@georgiasouthern.edu.
• If you want to test on the Statesboro Campus, or Remote with ProctorU, Fully Online, or with Zoom, contact the Office of Testing Services- Statesboro Campus at 912-478-5415 or email testing@georgiasouthern.edu.
• If you want to test on the Liberty Campus, contact the Liberty Center Operations Manager at 912-877-1909 or email bdouglas@georgiasouthern.edu. 

Note: All Zoom appointments must be requested at least 5 days in advance.  For remote options, a fee of $10.00 must be paid before a remote testing voucher is created. Please allow a 1-2 business day response time to fulfill your request. (NOTE: The institution where you decide to test will require an additional proctor fee.)

Payment by Credit Card or Web Check: 

Payment for the exam can be received through a credit card, debit card, or web check at the Office of Testing Services Marketplace. Click on the Accuplacer Icon and select the correct campus location for testing. Then select the exam option. You must pay prior to testing.  

If you have any questions, please contact the office at testing@georgiasouthern.edu (Statesboro/Online Campuses) or testingsav@georgiasouthern.edu (Savannah/Liberty Campuses).

Click Here to Register/Pay for the Exam

The Admissions Office will determine which components of the exam are needed and can be reviewed on your Admission status page. If you are transferring ENGL 1101 with a C or better, you may only need to take the math portion of the ACCUPLACER. If you are transferring MATH 1001, 1101, or 1111 with a C or better you may only need the English portion of the exam. If you are not transferring any course from another college, you will be required to take all three parts of the ACCUPLACER. For Presidential Exceptions, it may depend on your SAT/ACT scores and whether they meet the state minimum requirements.

Remember: You must test before attending SOAR or registering for classes!

• If you took the ACCUPLACER exam at another University System of Georgia (USG) institution, the Office of Testing Services can pull those test scores with your permission. Contact the Office of Testing Services to request the scores.
• Scores can be sent directly from ACCUPLACER, by submitting a request to have your scores to Georgia Southern University. To request your scores, click here and following the directions on the ACCUPLACER website.
• If you took the exam at a non-USG institution, you can request your test scores be sent to Georgia Southern University by e-mail or fax from the previous institution.  
• Scores cannot be accepted from students unless the scores are in a sealed and signed envelope.   
• The score will be evaluated to determine if the applicant will need to take any portion of the exam again. All scores are valid for one year.  If your test scores are older than a year, you must take the exam again.

Retests are allowed and can be for the section that is needed based on the score.

July 2022 Updated Accuplacer Retesting Policy

Testers may retest up to three times per semester. The following guidelines apply:

• Testers must wait at least 7 days prior to the second attempt.
• Testers seeking a third attempt must wait 30 days before retesting and complete the required study materials.
  • Contact the Georgia Southern University Coordinator of Testing Services for access to the review material.
    • Armstrong Campus (Savannah)- 912-344-2582 or e-mail testingsav@georgiasouthern.edu.
    • Statesboro Campus- 912-478-5415 or email testing@georgiasouthern.edu.

Plan accordingly.

The University System of Georgia requires the Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, & Statistics; Reading; and WritePlacer exams to be administered to complete a student’s admission into the system. Click here for additional test preparation information. Be Prepared by reviewing for the exam before testing. This will allow you to understand the format of the exam and review the required math concepts.

Next-Generation Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS) consists of 20 questions to assess the following knowledge and skills:

The Next-Generation Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics placement test is a computer-adaptive assessment of test-takers’ ability for selected mathematics content. Questions will focus on a range of topics, including computing with rational numbers, applying ratios and proportional reasoning, creating linear expressions and equations, graphing and applying linear equations, understanding probability, and set notation, and interpreting graphical displays. In addition, questions may assess a student’s math ability via computational or fluency skills, conceptual understanding, or the capacity to apply mathematics presented in a context. All questions are multiple-choice in format and appear discretely (standalone) across the assessment. The following knowledge and skill categories are assessed:

• Rational numbers
• Ratio and Proportional Relationships
• Exponents
• Algebraic Expressions
• Linear Equations
• Linear Applications and Graphs
• Probability Sets
• Descriptive Statistics
• Geometry Concepts

Next-Generation Reading consists of 20 questions to assess the following knowledge and skills:

The Next-Generation Reading test is a broad-spectrum computer-adaptive assessment of test-takers’ developed ability to derive meaning from a range of prose texts and to determine the meaning of words and phrases in short and extended contexts. Passages on the test cover a range of content areas (including literature and literary nonfiction, careers/history/social studies, humanities, and science), writing modes (informative/explanatory, argument, and narrative), and complexities (relatively easy to very challenging). Both single and paired passages are included. The test pool includes both authentic texts (previously published passages excerpted or minimally adapted from their published form) and commissioned texts (written specifically for the test). Questions are multiple-choice in format and appear as both discrete (stand-alone) questions and as parts of sets of questions built around a common passage or passages. Four broad knowledge and skill categories are assessed:

• Information and Ideas (reading closely, determining central ideas and themes, summarizing, understanding relationships)
• Rhetoric (analyzing word choice rhetorically, analyzing text structure, analyzing point of view, analyzing purpose, analyzing arguments)
• Synthesis (analyzing multiple texts)
• Vocabulary

WritePlacer (Essay)

The WritePlacer test measures your ability to write effectively, which is critical to academic success. Your writing sample will be scored on the basis of how effectively it communicates a whole message to the readers for the stated purpose. Your score is based on your ability to express, organize and support your opinions and ideas, not the position you take on the essay topic. The following five characteristics of writing will be considered:

• Focus: The clarity with which you maintain your main idea or point of view
• Organization: The clarity with which you structure your response and present a logical sequence of ideas
• Development and Support: The extent to which you elaborate on your ideas and the extent to which you present supporting details
• Sentence Structure: The effectiveness of your sentence structure
• Mechanical Conventions: The extent to which your writing is free of errors in usage and mechanics

To complete your admission process at Georgia Southern University, some students will be required to take the ACCUPLACER exam. You must be classified as a non-traditional student or a presidential exception, unless you are enrolling at the Georgia Southern University – Liberty Campus.  A non-traditional student or non-traditional transfer, has been out of high school at least 5 years; holds a high school diploma or GED; and has earned fewer than 30 transferable semester credit hours.

Traditional students have been out of high school less than five years and are admitted based on SAT and/or ACT scores only on the Statesboro Campus & Savannah Campus; unless you are enrolling at the Georgia Southern University – Liberty Campus, which will allow you to be admitted using ACCUPLACER scores regardless of your classification.

The University System of Georgia has placement policies for all students entering the system regardless of classification for placement into English and Math.  Typically STEM, business majors, or majors that require College Algebra for their minimum Math requirement,  so some students who were accepted into Georgia Southern University based on their ACT/SAT scores, may be required to take the ACCUPLACER for placement into College Algebra. Click on the tab below for STEM Placement Policy.

The Office of Testing Services has purchased a site license to the Longsdale Publishing ACCUPLACER Online Course & Practice Exams for incoming students who need to take the Accuplacer to register for classes or have a STEM Hold. Be prepared prior to taking your Accuplacer exam by following the instructions below to access the Longsdale Publishing ACCUPLACER Online Course:

1. Contact the Testing Office by phone or email to obtain the School Number and School Key to access the free materials, preferably from your Georgia Southern email account, and include your school ID number (Eagle ID).
   • Savannah/Liberty Campus – testingsav@georgiasouthern.edu or 912-344-2582
   • Statesboro/Online Campus – testing@georgiasouthern.edu or 912-478-5415
2. Connect to Longsdale Publishing ACCUPLACER Online Course.  (https://www.longsdalepub.com/courses/accuplacer/start/index.html)
3. First-time users: Click on the “Register New Account” button. Enter the School Number and School Key.  Make sure to use your Eagle ID for the school ID.
4. After you register, you will be issued a username and password.  SAVE this information for future log-in access.

Sections to use in the Longsdale Publishing Online Course (listed in order of site):

1. Introduction
2. Reading (English Hold)
3. Mathematics – Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra & Statistics (QAS) (Math Hold) – Read the Introduction and then select the QAS materials
4. Written Essay (English Hold)

Assessment Basics & ACCUPLACER Related Sites: (Remember to select Next-Generation Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS).)

Test Preview – ACCUPLACER page
Union Test Prep
Mometrix Academy ACCUPLACER

Algebra Review & Exercises (Remember to select Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS).)

WebMath
AAA Math
Purple Math
Math.Com
Mometrix Academy

Grammar

Grammar Bytes
Major Tests (Use Critical Reading & Writing for the SAT)
English Grammar Guide
Grammar Book

Writing Exercise & Reading

Purdue Online Writing Lab