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Required Assessment Testing

It is the policy of the Board of Trustees of Illinois Valley Community College that: "The college requires placement testing and counseling of all students." This policy seeks to assure the successful completion of a Degree or Certificate program of 30 or more credit hours by students at this college.

  1. All first-time full-time students must complete assessment in reading, writing and math.
  2. All part-time students who enroll in on-campus or off-campus courses in composition and/or mathematics must undergo placement examinations in composition, reading, and/or mathematics prior to the first class meeting.
  3. Students transferring from other colleges and universities, with from 9 to 29 credit hours attempted, and who plan to enroll full-time, will be required to be tested in English, reading and mathematics, unless they meet the following criteria (as documented on an official transcript); (1) a 2.0 grade point average in at least 9 credit hours completed; and (2) a "C" or better grade point in college freshman English class and a "C" average or better in mathematics if needed within the curriculum.
  4. IVCC will accept ACT, SAT, PSAT (version 10 or NMSQT), HiSET or GED scores that are submitted directly from testing or on an official High School Transcript in lieu of ACCUPLACER Placement Test scores. See the IVCC Placement Interpretation Guide below for the scores that will be accepted for placement. Students whose subscores are lower must take the appropriate ACCUPLACER Placement Test to determine placement. ACT, SAT, PSAT (version 10 or NMSQT), HiSET and GED scores are valid for two years (Math content areas) or three years (English content areas) from the date of the testing.
  5. Those that have completed high school, may also submit their official high school transcript to determine if GPA and coursework may place a student into transferable or college level coursework.

IVCC Placement Interpretation Guide (https://www.ivcc.edu/assessmentcenter/placement-testing.php)

Higher level Math courses require the ACCUPLACER Math Placement Test be taken.

  1. Students whose ACT, SAT, PSAT (version 10 or NMSQT), HiSET or GED scores are lower must take the appropriate ACCUPLACER placement test to determine placement. ACT/SAT Math scores are valid for two years and English content area scores for ACT or SAT are valid for three years.
  2. Students who do not achieve minimum scores on the ACCUPLACER placement tests will be required to take appropriate developmental reading, writing or math courses.

Appointments are required for placement testing. An individual may contact the IVCC Assessment Center at (815) 224-0542, schedule their appointment online at www.ivcc.edu/assessment (http://www.ivcc.edu/assessment/), or stop in Room E215.

Appointments must be scheduled 24 hours or more in advance. Students must already have an IVCC application completed and processed.