Thank you so much for agreeing to administer the ACCUPLACERŽ test to the incoming Towson University student. If you are familiar with the
ACCUPLACERŽ test, I apologize for any redundancies in the following information. However, some of our procedures may differ from yours.
Before administering the test:
Verify identity by checking a photo ID card and
notification email
Explain your procedures for restroom break
For students taking the writing test, please explain
that there is a one-hour time limit on the essayand that they must type between 300-600 words.
(Please give student scrap paper)
For students taking the reading and math tests, please explain that they are multiple choice and are un-timed. Also, please inform the student that
NO CALCULATOR USE IS ALLOWED other than
the four-function calculator that appears within the math
test battery for relevant question. (The student may
use scrap paper)
Ask the student to raise his/her hand when finished the
test, not to close the test score report after reading it,
and not to leave the computer until you speak with him/her.
When you’re ready to administer the test, and before the student is seated at the computer:
Enter username (sent by email) and
password (sent by email)
Click on LOGIN
Click onAdminister Test
(top center)
Click on Administer New Test Session
Select test battery from the Branching
Profile's drop-down box. (Student's test battery will be
noted in the Confirmation Email sentfrom Placement Testing
to student to give to you.)
Click on Administer Test (bottom
right)
*NOTE: If you experience a problem
administering the test, please click on System
Requirements to see if the workstation meets
"Pass" for all categories. System Requirements link is located
on the ACCUPLACERŽ Login screen
and the Administer Test
screen.
When the student is seated at the computer:
Direct student to read ACCUPLACERŽ SystemStudent PrivacyPolicy before clicking on Accept
On the Student Information screen, direct student to type in his/her Towson University
I.D. number in the Student I.D. field and to
complete other information in the required fields. Please note that the student must type his/her TU
I.D. number exactly as it is given in the confirmation email
If ACCUPLACERŽ testing page will not proceed, please
contact ACCUPLACERŽ Help Desk at 1-866-607-5223.
During the exam:
If the screen freezes during the exam, please contact
ACCUPLACERŽ Help Desk.
If the computer stops working or “seems” to stop working, do the following:
Check the status bar at the bottom of the screen to see if there are two windows open - sometimes students alt-tab over to the wrong window
If the problem is not the wrong window, close the exam screen and you should be returned to the testing options page. ChooseManage Open Test Sessions,
enterstudent's I.D., first and last name....perform
search.The test will reappear at the point the student had reached.
After completion of the test:
Print score report and give it to the student.
Re-testing a student:
Some students are eligible for a re-test according to our
re-test policy. Students must request permission in writing to
the placement testing email; and if approved, we will email the
student a confirmation to re-test in the appropriate test
battery.
If you need help during the testing session, please call 410-704-2291 from 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. At other times, please
contact ACCUPLACERŽ Help Desk at 1-866-607-5223.
Thank you again for your assistance.
Academic Achievement Center
Towson University
Towson , MD 21252
8000 York Road | Towson, MD 21252 | 410-704-2000
