Try to get a good night's rest the night before the test.
Try to eat a healthy breakfast and drink some water that morning to nourish your body and mind.
Arrive a couple of minutes early so you can gather your thoughts and locate the Testing Center.
Ask questions if you do not understand the process of taking the exam.
Read the prompt carefully.
Take your time and think through your response thoughtfully.
Use your scratch paper, if needed, to work out problems.
ACCUPLACER Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS)
The Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS) placement test is a computer adaptive assessment of test takers’ ability for selected mathematics content. Questions will focus on a range of topics including computing with rational numbers, applying ratios and proportional reasoning, creating linear expressions and equations, graphing and applying linear equations, understanding probability and set notation, and interpreting graphical displays. In addition, questions may assess a student’s math ability via computational or fluency skills, conceptual understanding, or the capacity to apply mathematics presented in a context. All questions are multiple choice in format and appear discretely (stand alone) across the assessment.
The following knowledge and skill categories are assessed:
ACCUPLACER Advanced Algebra and Functions (AAF)
The Advanced Algebra and Functions (AAF) placement test is a computer adaptive assessment of test takers’ ability for selected mathematics content. Questions will focus on a range of topics, including a variety of equations and functions, including linear, quadratic, rational, radical, polynomial, and exponential. Questions will also delve into some geometry and trigonometry concepts. In addition, questions may assess a student’s math ability via computational or fluency skills, conceptual understanding, or the capacity to apply mathematics presented in a context. All questions are multiple choice in format and appear discretely (stand alone) across the assessment.
The following knowledge and skill categories are assessed: