course placement & placement testing
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Course Placement&
Placement Testing
Knowing which courses to take each semester is an important part of being a college student. You’ll learn more about how to do this in future modules on curriculum, advising, and registration.
But for now, you need to know whether you need to take placement tests, and if so, which ones, and when.
Oxford students have many choices when selecting courses each semester.
However, for some courses, it is necessary
to ensure that you have the appropriate
knowledge or skill level before enrolling in
the course you want to take.
Oxford accomplishes this in
several different ways that
vary by academic
discipline.
Where possible, we use your high school transcript and standardized test scores to determine your appropriate level in a discipline.
This is the case in: - French, Spanish, Latin, Arabic, Biology; - English for native speakers with SAT verbal scores at or above 550, or ACT scores at or above 23. You and your advisor will be informed at orientation of the level of course you are eligible to take.
In other cases, students must take actual
placement tests, administered on-campus
during orientation.
This is the case for:
English courses for non-native English speakers;
Students w/lower than 550 verbal SAT;
Students w/below 23 on the ACT).
You and your advisor will both be notified
of your placement before you register
during orientation.
Math placement is accomplished through a
combination of:
- self-placement based on previous
coursework taken
- on-line self-placement tests taken over
the summer - a placement exam
taken on-campus at orientation
Students wishing to take Chemistry must
complete an on-line placement test by
August 1 to determine correct placement.
The links on the following slides will take you to the
Chemistry test and the required mathematics self-
placement tests, as well as to more thorough explanations
of how placement is determined in each curricular area.
These links will take you to explanations
of the placement requirements for
courses you wish to take in English,
Foreign Language, Biology, Chemistry,
and Mathematics.
Follow the links to the Chemistry exam
and math self-placement tests as
needed.
Placement Links
Language Courses
Mathematics Courses
Science Courses
Swim Courses
Course Placement&
Placement Testing
Good Luck!