Placement Testing

English Placement 

First Time College Student Placement

Step 1: Check the Chart to see if you are ready for placement.

Step 2: Submit your test scores to the Admissions Office

SAT:
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• Please download the score report pdf (with your first and last name on report) from College Board (https://www.collegeboard.org/). Save the pdf to your desktop or file so that you can upload it to Mapping Xpress, which is a secure drop box.

• Password:  RVCC2020# (case sensitive)

• You will need to use your RVCC Student ID# Gnumber

• If you prefer, submit your official scores from College Board directly. The RVCC code for submitting SAT test scores is 2867.

ACT:
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• Please download the score report pdf (with your first and last name on report) from ACT (http://www.act.org/). Save the pdf to your desktop or file so that you can upload it to Mapping Xpress, which is a secure drop box.

• Password:  RVCC2020# (case sensitive)

• You will need to use your RVCC Student ID# Gnumber

• If you prefer, submit your official scores from ACT directly. The RVCC code for submitting ACT test scores is 2609

PARCC or NJSLA:
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• Please download the score report pdf (with your first and last name on report). Save the pdf to your desktop or file so that you can upload it to Mapping Xpress, which is a secure drop box.

• Password:  RVCC2020# (case sensitive)

• You will need to use your RVCC Student ID# Gnumber

Step 3: If Your Test Scores Don't Qualify You for Automatic Placement in English, No Problem.

If your exam scores don't quality you for automatic placement in English please check your math courses below to see if you need to take the placement exam for both subjects.

Advanced Placement

The following AP exams are accepted by RVCC:

• English Lit/Comp, score of 3+ gives credit for both ENGL 111 and ENGL 112
• English Language, score of 3+ gives credit for both ENGL 111 and ENGL 112

Placement for All Other Students

You are exempt from English Placement Testing if you:

• Have taken an Accuplacer placement test at another New Jersey college
• Have completed at least 24 college credits
• Have satisfactorily completed college courses in English
• Have a qualifying test score? See First Tme College Student Chart above

If you are seeking a degree you are required to take the Accuplacer placement tests for mathematics prior to enrolling with the following exceptions:

• You took an Accuplacer placement test at another New Jersey college
• You have completed at least 24 college credits including mathematics
• You have satisfactorily completed college courses in mathematics
  For Advanced Placement (AP) information, click here

• If your SAT, ACT or PARCC or NJSLA scores are:

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Please download the score report pdf (with your first and last name on report) from College Board (https://www.collegeboard.org/) or ACT (http://www.act.org/). Save the pdf to your desktop or file so that you can upload it to Mapping Xpress, which is a secure drop box.
Password:  RVCC2020# (case sensitive)
You will need to use your RVCC Student ID# Gnumber

If you prefer, you can submit official scores from College Board and ACT directly: The RVCC code for submitting SAT test scores is 2867.  The RVCC code for submitting ACT test scores is 2609

Email PARCC or NJSLA exemption documentation to admissions@raritanval.edu.

Advanced Placement

The following AP exams are accepted by RVCC:

• Calculus AB, score of 4+ gives you credit for MATH 151-Calculus I
• Calculus BC, score of 4+ gives you credit for both MATH 151-Calculus I and MATH 152-Calculus II
• Statistics, score of 4+ gives you credit for MATH 110-Statistics I

Sample Essays

Next-Generation Reading Sample Questions

Next-Generation Writing Sample Questions

Next-Generation Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics Sample Questions

Next-Generation Advanced Algebra and Functions Sample Questions

Click Here to Schedule an Appointment

Students are encouraged to make appointments, to make an appointment please click the button above. If you are having trouble making an appointment, please contact the testing center at 908-526-1200 x8401 or tcenter@raritanval.edu. Walk-ins are also welcome if an appointment is not possible.