Accuplacer Scores Below College-level in Banner

A few counselors have encountered incoming students that completed their Accuplacer at MCPS but have scores that are below College level in Banner and they’re inquiring why this is.

The reason for this is due to the Accuplacer License used at the time of testing. For example, a student may have physically completed their Accuplacer at MCPS but the MC Accuplacer license could have been used if it was Academic Initiatives providing the test.

·         When looking at the testing code/site in Banner MCPS scores received by the College are only in banner under MCPS (M) and when their license is used - only college ready scores are sent to MC/coded in Banner

·         All other Accuplacer scores in Banner are administered by the College (MC Accuplacer license codes are: RV, GT, TP or Academic Initiatives) and when the MC Accuplacer license is used all score results will show in Banner (regardless of the physical location the student completed the test). 

So it is not necessarily the physical location where the test is taken that matters, it’s the Accuplacer License that determines if only College ready or all placements will be coded in Banner.