All incoming freshmen are required to complete the placement tests that include basic measures of reading comprehension, writing, and mathematics. As soon as you receive your Acceptance letter from the Admissions Office, you should contact the Testing Center at 651-793-1460 or email Testing.Center@metrostate.edu to make an appointment and complete the required placement tests as early as possible.
All incoming transfer students will be evaluated through the degree auditing process to determine whether exemption should be granted. You should check your Degree Auditing Reports (DARS) to see your placement assessment status and take action immediately if your are required to completed all or some of the tests. If you need to appeal, you should first review the Exemption Criteria at this site and then contact us using the phone numbers or email addresses below.
You need to contact Placement Assessment if you are granted exemption based on the criterion that you completed Accuplacer tests within the past three years in another MnSCU instituion. We need to provide the course placement to you based on Metropolitan State's curriculum.
We also acknowledge your progress if you have followed the course placement in another MnSCU institution when your test results are over three years old. In this situation, you should contact us directly. This will be handled on an individual basis.
Placement results provide important insights into students' current skill levels in math, reading and writing. Students and their advisors use the information to select or recommend those courses most suited to students' academic needs. Placement results are also used to meet the prerequisites for specific courses and/or the University's general education competency requirements in Writing I and/or college algebra level mathematics. The placement assessment requirement also helps ensure faculty provide high quality teaching to all students.
Language Proficiency Testing A new student whose native language is not English and who is not fluent in English should take the language proficiency tests. For more information, please contact Baorong Li using the phone number or email address below.
Baorong Li, Ph.D.
Director, Placement Assessment and Academic Research
Baorong.Li@metrostate.edu
Phone: 651- 793-1464
Fax: 651- 793-1565
To request accommodations for a disability, students call the Disability Services at 651-793-1540 or 651-772-7581 (TTY).