Middlesex County College requires that incoming students be evaluated in reading, writing, and mathematics skills. A College Placement Test is given to determine skill levels in these areas and to help place students in the courses appropriate to their background and needs.
Now that you have been admitted to Middlesex County College you will need to take the College Placement Test. The test is designed to provide information about your skills in the English language and in mathematics. The results will be used, along with other information, to place you in the courses appropriate to your level of preparation. In some cases this may include non-credit, developmental courses.
The Middlesex County College Placement Test consists of a 60-minute essay and a series of multiple choice tests presented on a personal computer. The multiple choice tests measure your skills in reading comprehension and elementary algebra. You will also be tested on your computation or intermediate algebra/college level math skills, depending on your progress on the elementary algebra portion of the test. Except for the essay, the computerized test is untimed although most college students complete it within two to three hours.
Middlesex County College requires that the following students take the test before they may register for classes:
Middlesex County College may exempt the following students from the College Placement Test (Beginning the Summer 2018 and Fall 2018 Semesters):
College Placement Test Study Guides:
ESL Placement Test Study Files:
Below is a document listing the current Reading, Writing, and Math placement rules (using Next-Generation ACCUPLACER scores) for the college. It also provides information about placements based on SAT scores, ACT scores, PARCC scores, challenge options/rules, and rules concerning SSD 101.