Helping Ensure All Students are College Ready

Our tests are designed to make sure students are ready to succeed.

How to set up remote Accuplacer Testing

Please complete the electronic request to schedule Accuplacer Testing. Please allow up to 48 hours for the proctor to set up your test for you.

Who is exempt from Accuplacer testing?

• Degree-seeking students
  • If you have a high school GPA of 2.5 or higher, you will not need to take Accuplacer
  • If you have a high school GPA of 2.0-2.49, you will not need to take Accuplacer but will need to take a learning support class
  • If you have a Hope GPA of 2.6 or higher
  • If you have a qualifying SAT or ACT score
  • If you have a GED score of 145 or higher in Math and English (only eligible for the GED taken in 2014 or after 2014)

  ****If you are a degree seeking student, and have a high school GPA below 2.0 you will need to take Accuplacer

  • Diploma-seeking students
    • If you have a high school GPA of 2.3 or higher, you will not need to take Accuplacer
    • If you have a high school GPA of 2.0-2.29 you will not need to take Accuplacer but will need to take a learning support class
    • If you have a Hope GPA of 2.6 or higher
    • If you have a qualifying SAT or ACT score
    • If you have a GED score of 145 or higher in Math and English (only eligible for the GED taken in 2014 or after 2014)

    ****If you are a diploma seeking student, and have a high school GPA below 2.0 you will need to take Accuplacer

    • Dual Enrollment
      • Degree level courses: If you have a high school GPA of 2.5 or higher, you will not need to take Accuplacer
      • Technical courses: If your high school GPA is 2.0-2.49, you will not need to take Accuplacer
      • If you are a Dual enrollment student with a 2.6+ HOPE GPA, you will not need to take Accuplacer (HOPE GPA can only be used after the 10th grade is completed)
      • If you have a qualifying SAT, ACT, or PSAT score, you will not need to take Accuplacer

      Remote P.O.S.T. Testing

      Due to the COVID-19 virus health crisis, Georgia Piedmont Technical College has implemented a temporary for Remote Placement Testing process POST Testing. You must have internet, PC or laptop with a webcam and microphone. In order to take the POST Testing you will need to follow the instructions below:

      1. Complete the Credit Card Authorization Form to pay the $25 Testing fee. Click here. Please be sure to write POST Testing at the top of the form.
      2. Email the completed form to accountreview@gptc.edu or fax the form in to (404) 294-6290. This is our secure email address and fax line for our Cashier’s Office. Payments are only processed on Wednesday of each week. Once your payment is processed, you will be contacted by our Testing Specialist to schedule your POST test.

      Be Prepared

      Our Assessment Center offers a board range of services, such as career testing, online exams and computer certification testing including these specific exams and tests:

      • ACCUPLACER Test
      • P.O.S.T. Testing
      • T.E.A.S. Exam
      • GED Testing
      • Proctoring Services

      ACCUPLACER

      ACCUPLACER is a placement test offered by the College Board. It is similar to COMPASS in that it is not timed; it is adaptive; it will test a student’s skills in reading, writing and math; and its answers are multiple-choice. Test are not timed, but allow at least 2.5 hours to complete the exam. Hand-held calculators are not permitted.

      The tests sections are are:

      Reading – 20 multiple-choice questions
      The test measures your ability to derive meaning from a range of texts and to determine the meaning of words and phrases in short and extended contexts. Categories include Information & Ideas, Rhetoric, Synthesis and Vocabulary.

      Writing – 25 multiple-choice questions
      The test measures your ability to revise and edit multi-paragraph text for effective expression of ideas and Standard English conventions such as punctuation.

      Arithmetic – 20 multiple-choice questions

      The test focuses on computation, order of operations, estimation, comparing values in different formats and recognizing equivalent values. 4-function calculator available for some questions.

      Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS) – 20 multiple-choice questions
      The test measures your ability to perform selected mathematical concepts focusing on computational fluency, applications and conceptual understanding. This includes Linear Applications & Graphs, Factoring, Functions, Polynomial Equations, Exponential & Logarithmic Equations and Trigonometry. 4-function and square root calculator available for some questions.

      This is a computer adaptive test. The test questions are multiple choice and chosen for you on the basis of your answers to previous questions. Hand held calculators are not allowed in the Math part of the test. The score range is 200 – 300. Final scores are based on the number of questions answered correctly and the difficulty level of the questions answered correctly.

      Students who obtain a score indicating college readiness can move immediately into their chosen curriculum. Those needing additional help will be offered learning support to gain the skills necessary to be college ready.

      • Contact us for an appointment, or visit during Walk-In Hours
      • Bring a government issued I.D. (e.g. Driver’s License or Passport)
      • Retest: A student is allowed two retests per section and must wait 7 days from the original test date. The retest fee is $15 per section.

      Walk-In Hours (DeKalb Campus)

      495 N Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston, GA 30021

      DeKalb Campus Testing Center

      Monday – Thursday: 8 AM – 3 PM

      Friday: 8 AM – 12 PM