COMPASS™ placement measures are designed to assist the institution in placing students into appropriate "standard" level courses or into developmental or preparation courses, as appropriate.
The three measures produce up to seven possible placement scores (one each in Writing Skills and Reading and up to five in Mathematics):
- Mathematics Placement Measures
(up to 5 scores)- Numerical Skills/Prealgebra
- Algebra
- College Algebra
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Reading Placement Measure
- Writing Skills Placement Measure
(Usage/Mechanics and Rhetorical Skills)
The measures may be used individually or in different combinations.
Visit Sample Questions to view sample placement items online or to download sample items and additional information for the placement and diagnostic measures.
COMPASS also includes the ACT ESL Placement Test, a complete course placement system for English as a Second Language students.