Placement Testing

Course prerequisites are enforced at Kalamazoo Valley which requires assessment of a student’s placement level prior to registering for classes. There are three ways a student can satisfy this requirement:

• Submitting ACT or SAT scores. Upload your scores here.
• Completing a college level English and/or math class at another institution with a grade of 2.0/C or better or have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher as identified on the Kalamazoo Valley application.
• Completing a Kalamazoo Valley placement. See below.

Writing and Reading Placement

ACCUPLACER

Kalamazoo Valley uses the ACCUPLACER test to measure reading and writing skills. Currently this placement testing requires in person proctoring at one of our Testing locations:

Locations

Math Placement

ALEKS

Kalamazoo Valley uses the ALEKS Prep and Learning Module (PPL) to measure current math skill level. Currently, the ALEKS assessment is being offered unproctored. To obtain log-in credentials for ALEKS click here: https://p2.kvcc.edu/utilities/217841/

Placement Test Review

Before the test day you may want to familiarize yourself with the types of test questions and the format of the test.

The information for Reading & Writing is available at www.accuplacer.org in the student portal.

Math help before taking your first ALEKS placement test is available at www.mathhelp.com/aleks-math-test-prep/