The Accuplacer assessment is available at no cost to students and is the most common way Ivy Tech students demonstrate their readiness for college-level coursework. The Accuplacer is a placement instrument, created by CollegeBoard, and used by post secondary institutions in Indiana and surrounding states to place college students into coursework appropriate for the students' skill level. The Accuplacer replaced the COMPASS in Fall 2012.
| The following chart shows the Accuplacer and COMPASS scores needed for placement into the following ENTRY-LEVEL courses: | ||
| Courses: | Accuplacer Scores: | COMPASS scores: |
| ENGL 111 English Composition (TransferIN) and other entry-level college courses | 80+ Sentence Skills & 76+ Reading | 70+ Writing & 80+ Reading |
| MATH 118 Concepts in Mathematics (TransferIN) or MATH 117 The Art of Geometry | 40-52 Elementary Algebra | 35-51 Algebra |
| MATH 136 College Algebra (TransferIN) and other algebra and trigonometry-related courses (MATH 121, 127, 128, 129, 135, 136, 137, 141) | 74-120 Elementary Algebra & 0-85 College Level Math | 66+ Algebra or 0-45 College Algebra |
| The following chart shows the Accuplacer and COMPASS scores needed for placement into the following REFRESHER courses: | ||
| Courses: | Accuplacer Scores: | COMPASS scores: |
| ENGL 083 Reading Strategies for College | 55-75 Reading | 49-79 Reading |
| ENGL 093 Introduction to College Writing | 60-79 Sentence Skills | 32-69 Writing |
| MATH 015 Fundamentals of Algebra I or MATH 080 Math Principles with Algebra | 30-59 Arithmetic | 25-54 Pre-Algebra |
| MATH 023 Essentials of Algebra I | 60-120 Arithmetic | 24-34 Algebra, or 15-23 Algebra and 55+ Pre-Algebra |
| MATH 035 Fundamentals of Algebra II | 40-52 Elementary Algebra | 35-51 Algebra |
| MATH 043 Essentials of Algebra II | 53-73 Elementary Algebra | 52-65 Algebra |