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Testing Center

LARC 251 (Second floor of the Library Wing)

ACCUPLACER Testing

ACCUPLACER Placement Tests

  • College Board ACCUPLACER Placement Tests are proctored by appointment in the Testing Center, Library and Academic Resources Center, Suite 251.
  • The cost is $5.00 per test, payable at the CSU Pueblo Cashier, Testing Center (credit or debit card only), or through the following link: Pay Here! 
  • Tests are online and are not timed. It is recommended that you allow yourself approximately one hour per test.
  • A maximum of two attempts per section are allowed per academic semester ($5.00 per section per attempt).
  • On test day, a receipt and a current picture ID are required (e.g. driver's license/passport/school student ID card). Cell phones, calculators, and dictionaries are not allowed in the testing room. Scratch paper and pencil will be provided as well as an Individual Score Report.
  • To schedule an ACCUPLACER appointment, please use our convenient, online scheduling service: Register Here!

The Testing Center administers the following ACCUPLACER tests: Writing; Reading; Arithmetic; Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics; Advanced Algebra and Functions.

It is the responsibility of the student to know which test to schedule. If you do not know which test you need to take, please check with your academic advisor before scheduling a testing appointment.

Testing Accommodations

Students with documented disabilities may be eligible for testing accommodations. For more information, please contact the Center for Student Support and Advocacy, Occhiatto Center, Room 104, at 719.549.2648 or dro@csupueblo.edu. You may also visit their webpage for more information.

ACCUPLACER Sample Questions and Free Study App

For more information about ACCUPLACER go to www.accuplacer.org and click on the Information for Students button.

Questions?

Please contact your academic advisor regarding questions about course placement and registration.  

Please feel free to contact Strider Swope, Testing Center Manager, or Jordyn Hiner-Sanchez, Testing Center Coordinator, at 719-549-2773 or testing.center@csupueblo.edu if you have questions about the ACCUPLACER.

Test Cut Scores and Course Placement Guidelines*

*ACCUPLACER, SAT, and ACT test scores are valid for five years. Scores older than five years cannot be used for course placement. 

Skill

Area

ACT

Sub-score

SAT

Sub-score

ACCUPLACER

Test & Cut Score

Writing

English: 18

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 470

Writing: 246

Math

Math: 19

Math: 500

Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, & Statistics: 240

 

ACT

Math

Score

SAT

Math

Score

ACCUPLACER

Placement Tests

Name of Test:  Score

 

CSU Pueblo Course

 

 

 

Math 224: CAL & ANALY GEOM II 

24, 25, 26, 27

580

Advanced Algebra and Functions Test: 280

Math 221: CALC:INTUITIVE APPR 

28

660

Advanced Algebra and Functions Test: 290

Math 126: CALCU ANALY GEOM I 

24, 25, 26, 27

580

Advanced Algebra and Functions Test: 280

Math 124: PRE-CALCULUS

21, 22, 23

530

Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Test: 250

Math 156:  INTRO TO STATISTICS

21, 22, 23

530

Advanced Algebra and Functions Test: 245

Math 220: QUANT ANAL BUSINESS 

21, 22, 23

530

Advanced Algebra and Functions Test: 245

Math 120: PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA

19, 20

500

Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Test: 240

Math 360: ELEMENTARY CONCEPTS OF MATH I

19, 20

500

Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Test: 240               

Math 101: INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE MATH

19, 20

500

Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Test: 240   

Math 109: MATH EXPLORATIONS

17, 18

460

Arithmetic Test: 265 or QRAS 230

Math 101 + Math 191 SAI

17, 18

460

Arithmetic Test: 265 or QRAS 230

Math 097: COLLEGE PREP MATH 2

15, 16

400

Arithmetic Test: 240

Math 096: COLLEGE PREP MATH 1

< 14

< 390

Arithmetic Test: < 239

None

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