ESL Accuplacer Retest Information

Procedures regarding ESL Accuplacer and Writing Assessment and

check on placement testing

I.      Procedure for NEW students

a.    Students receive their ESL Accuplacer scores and placement at an academic orientation (I-MAP) or are given them by a counselor.

b.    Students who enroll in AELP courses are given a first-day check on placement/diagnostic test.  Based on the results of this test, some students may be moved to another level of AELP or into credit-level courses.

II. Procedures for students to RETAKE ESL Accuplacer

a.    Student does not enroll in an AELP course

Student may retake ONCE in a subsequent semester with permission.	Permission is given on a case-by-case basis with approval from the AELP coordinator, chair, or designee based on student having taken language courses elsewhere or having completed some other type of language intervention
Student may automatically retake in a year.	ESL Accuplacer scores are valid for placement for one year

b.    Student enrolls in AELP course(s)

Student may not retake ESL Accuplacer while enrolled in AELP courses.
Every student who enrolls in AELP courses is given a first day check on placement/diagnostic test.	Based on the results of this test, some students may be moved to another level of AELP or into credit-level courses.
High performing students in AELP classes may be given an early skip test at the end of the semester.	Based on the results of these tests, some students may skip the next level of the AELP course sequence.

c.    Student enrolls in AELP course(s) but does not take any additional AELP courses for one or more semesters (up to a year).

Student should register for the next appropriate AELP class or classes.	Progress and placement will be evaluated through the first-day check on placement/diagnostic test.
Student should see an AELP Coordinator if courses have been taken elsewhere and the student believes this may change his or her course placement at MC.

d.    Student enrolls in AELP course(s) and then does not take any AELP courses for more than a year.

Student may retake ESL Accuplacer.
Student may register for the next appropriate AELP class or classes.	The student is not required to retake ESL Accuplacer.

e.    Student took Accuplacer and Writing Assessment, was placed into WD&CE Pre-Academic ESL, and completed a WD&CE Pre-Academic ESL course.

Student may retake ESL Accuplacer after successfully completing a WD&CE Pre-Academic ESL course.

The WD&CE counselor/coordinator or credit counselor completes the retake form.

f.     Student took Accuplacer and Writing Assessment, was placed into WD&CE Pre-Academic ESL, and did not complete a WD&CE Pre-Academic ESL course.

Student may retake ONCE in a subsequent semester with permission.	Permission is given on a case-by-case basis with approval from the AELP coordinator, chair, or designee based on student having taken language courses elsewhere or having completed some other type of language intervention
Student may automatically retake in a year.	ESL Accuplacer scores are valid for placement for one year