Academic Resource Center » Placement Program for College English and Mathematics

THE COLLEGE ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT
To ensure that every student admitted to Gwynedd-Mercy College is prepared to succeed in college-level courses, many of which require advanced writing and mathematics skills, the College requires that new students take the Gwynedd-Mercy College English and mathematics placement assessments before registering for their first semester at Gwynedd-Mercy College. Transfer students must take the English and mathematics placement assessments before registering for any courses at Gwynedd-Mercy College unless they have satisfied the requirements for college-level English and mathematics through the official acceptance of transfer credits by the Registrar's Office at Gwynedd-Mercy College.

Students who score a three or above in the Princeton Advanced Placement Test in English and/or mathematics (Calculus or Statistics), or who score at least 650 in the critical reading and/or mathematics sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) are not required to take the respective assessments at Gwynedd-Mercy College.

SCHEDULING OF ASSESSMENTS
It is the student's responsibility to register for a convenient date and time. Contact the ARC at 215-646-7300 ext. 201 to schedule a placement assessment.

The placement assessment includes objective questions in mathematics and writing skills, as well as a written essay. Samples of both the mathematics and English assessments are available below for review. The placement assessment adapts to a students skill level; therefore, the student may not actually get questions in all of these areas. Placement assessments are untimed, and retests are not permitted.