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TU CARES for Transfer Students

Based on your academic records, you may be required to take placement tests which will assess your basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics. If testing is required, the Placement Testing Office will contact you about testing dates and which of three sections you need to take: College Board’s ACCUPLACER® online reading comprehension, writing and/or elementary algebra tests.

A placement testing notification letter:

• will be sent only to students who are required to test based on the
  academic record information available as of the date the letter is mailed
• will include instructions about scheduling an on-campus testing date or
  testing at a pre-approved, off-campus location
• will inform you as to the test battery or batteries to be taken
  and a “needs placement” message will appear on your online student
  account To-Do List.
  

The ACCUPLACER® test batteries:

• assess the basic skills of reading, writing and/or mathematics
• are mandatory for some incoming students, based on academic records
  that have been submitted to Towson University, such as:
  • SAT scores below 500
  • ACT scores below 21
• Exemptions can include:
• a transferred freshman English composition course equivalent to ENGL 102
• a transferred college-level mathematics course
• university acceptance of 30 or more transfer credits
• college credit earned through AP test scores
• college credit earned through IB test scores
• non-native English speaker (ESL)

 

Placement test results:

Placement test results will appear on the computer screen at the end of the test, and students should receive a hard copy from the test adminstrator. Transfer students are responsible for including any required placements in their schedule for the fall term, since all placement requirements must be completed within the first two terms of enrollment at TU. If minimum scores are not obtained, you will be required to complete one or more refresher course(s). These courses may not count toward the 120 units necessary for graduation. For more information, including exemption details, please visit www.towson.edu/placementtesting.

• Placement Testing

Office of Admissions
Enrollment Services Center, Room 208

1-888-4TOWSON (toll free)
Phone: 410-704-2113
Fax: 410-704-3030

E-mail: admissions@towson.edu