Placement Requirements

Placement tests and tools will assist advisors in placing you in the correct classes. You are strongly encouraged to take all your placement tests and tools at the earliest session available to you. Learn about which placement tests/tools you need to take by comparing the charts and information below.

Math Placement Test Requirements

You may not need to take the math placement test if you meet the criteria defined below in the Test Score Thresholds. However, the following programs and majors may require that you take the math placement test:

Biology, Chemistry, Health Science, Information Technology
Exploratory pursuing Architecture or Interior Design, Liberal Arts Physics or Math
Pre-Advanced Medical Imaging Technology, Pre-Business Administration, Pre-Communication Science and Disorders, Pre-Engineering, Pre-Med Lab Sciences
Secondary Education Chemistry, Secondary Education Life Science, Secondary Education Mathematics

See the UC Blue Ash Academic Advising Math Placement Test Scoring Guidelines for details, and talk to your academic advisor for more information.

Use the chart below to determine if you need to take the math placement test according to your ACT/SAT scores:

Test Score Thresholds
ACT Math Score	SAT Math Score	Math Placement Needed?
25 or higher	650 or higher	No
24 or lower	Under 650	Yes - Take Math Placement
No math score on ACT or SAT		Yes - Take Math Placement

Note: Students with transfer credit for college level math or a score of 3 or higher on an Advanced Placement exam may be exempt from Math Placement Exam, regardless of ACT/SAT scores.

These scores must be on file with UC in order to qualify for exemption. It will not be applied automatically.

Writing GSP Requirements

You may not need to complete the tool for the Writing Guided Self-Placement if you meet the criteria defined below. Use the chart below to determine if you need to use this tool for writing placement, according to your ACT/SAT scores:

Test Score Thresholds
ACT Combined English & Writing, or English Score	SAT Evidence Based Reading & Writing Score	English Placement Needed?
18 or higher	480 or higher	No - Enroll in ENGL 1001
17 or lower	Under 480	Yes - Take English Placement
No writing score on ACT or SAT		Yes - Take English Placement

Note: Students with transfer credit for English Composition or a score of 3 or higher on the AP English Language or Literature exam may be exempt from the writing placement, regardless of the ACT and/or SAT scores.

These scores must be on file with UC in order to qualify for exemption. It will not be applied automatically.

Reading Placement Test Requirements

The reading placement test is required for students who have a high school GPA below a 2.2 or have earned high school equivalency diploma only, unless qualifying ACT/SAT scores exempt you from the test.

If you need the reading placement test, please contact ucbaplacement@uc.edu. Use the chart below to determine if you need to complete the reading placement test this fall.

Test Score Thresholds
ACT Reading Score	SAT Reading Score	Reading Placement Test Needed?
22 or higher	440 or higher	No, you do not need to complete the Reading Placement Test. You are exempt from the READ 0099 - College Reading course.
21 or lower	420 or lower	No, your scores automatically qualify you for the READ 0099 - College Reading course.
No ACT/SAT Reading Score?		Yes. Take the Reading Placement Test

Foreign Language Placement Test Requirements

All heritage speakers (someone who has had exposure to the language at home or in their community from a young age), students who have had two or more years of a high school foreign language, as well as students who have prior knowledge of a foreign language and who wish to continue studying the same language, should take the foreign language placement test prior to registering for a language class. Native speakers (someone who completed schooling through ninth grade or its equivalent in a country other than the US and the primary language of instruction was not English) should also take the placement test in their native language, if they are interested in continuing to study their language formally. Otherwise, native speakers are encouraged to explore other language or culture course offerings. Visit the Foreign Language Testing page to get the full details and to schedule your test before the semester begins.

How to Submit ACT or SAT Scores

Students are able to access their scores online after completion. Use the steps on the submitting scores page to provide your qualifying score. Submit your test scores now.

Score Validity

ACT or SAT Scores: UC Blue Ash College will accept ACT or SAT scores as placement testing exemptions, as long as the ACT/SAT has been taken within the last five years.
UC Blue Ash Placement Test Scores: Placement Test scores are valid for two years. Student can not take their UCBA placement test scores and transfer them to another college or university.

College Credit Plus Students

If you have College Credit Plus credit that would exempt you from taking the placement tests, please notify the placement testing coordinator at 513-558-9425 or ucbaplacement@uc.edu.

Unless your CCP credit is from the University of Cincinnati, you will need to send an official transcript directly from the college where you received the credit to the following address:

University of Cincinnati
Office of Admissions
PO Box 210091
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0091

Resources

Contact Information

Placement Testing
Muntz Hall
Phone: 513-558-9425
ucbaplacement@uc.edu