College Placement Testing

College Placement Testing

New Jersey’s community colleges administer the ACCUPLACER® exam to determine student placement levels in Math and English courses for your general education requirements. 

ACCUPLACER® is an untimed, multiple choice test taken on a computer. (Some colleges use a timed, paper version.) It consists of reading comprehension, sentence skills, essay writing, and math. The computer version of ACCUPLACER® is a computer- adaptive test where the questions you see are based on your answers to previous questions.

We HIGHLY RECOMMEND you adequately prepare for ACCUPLACER® before taking the exam using any of the free resources listed below.   Taking the time to prepare now could save you a lot of time and money if you place immediately into college-level courses which will count toward your degree.

General Test Information and Sample Questions:

• The College Board, publisher of ACCUPLACER®

• TestPrepPractice.net (good explanation of Accuplacer test structure and scoring)

On-Line Skill Building & Review Materials:

• NEW Accuplacer Study App from the College Board

• TestPrepReview.com

• Math.com

• StudyGuideZone.com

• Brookdale Community College

• A Guide for Writing a Five-Paragraph Essay for the ACCUPLACER

Practice Tests:

• Huntington University

• New England Institute of Technology, Academic Skills Center 

• WritePlacer® Guide with Sample Essays

A+dvancer College Readiness Online™:

A+dvancer is an on-line diagnostic and test preparation tool designed to address your individual weaknesses in the subject areas ACCUPLACER® tests:  Mathematics, Elementary Algebra, College Algebra, College Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry, Sentence Skills, and Reading Comprehension.  A+dvancer then prescribes refresher coursework based on your individual needs to help you perform your best on ACCUPLACER®.

NJ PLACE has a limited number of free seats for eligible program participants who are serious about preparing for ACCUPLACER® and pursuing their college degree.  If you would like to request access to one of these seats, please contact us.