Diagnostic Assessment

To increase the student's chances for academic success, Wor-Wic administers free diagnostic assessments that analyze a student's academic strengths and weaknesses to assist in the appropriate selection of courses. The assessments are mandatory for:

1. New students who do not have a high school diploma or the equivalent;
2. New students who want to register for six or more credit hours in one semester/session;
3. Students who want to register for an English or mathematics course or any college-level course that has an English or mathematics prerequisite;
4. Students who want to register beyond 15 cumulative credit hours; or
5. Students who are currently in high school.

Exceptions are made for students with bachelor’s or higher degrees from accredited colleges in the U.S., transfer students who have received transfer credit for ENG 101 and/or a higher-level mathematics course, and students who have received Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) subset scores of at least 550 or American College Testing (ACT) subset scores of at least 21 within the past two years. Students interested in an exception should forward official transcripts to the registrar’s office and/or test scores to the counseling office.

Students are permitted to retake the diagnostic assessments one time, following a 24-hour waiting period. Placement is based on the student’s latest score. Assessment scores are valid for two years. A student who has started the sequence of developmental education courses can retest if his or her test scores are at least two years old and his or her last attempt at the course was at least two years ago. Students can pick up diagnostic referral forms from the receptionist. Testing hours can be obtained at the information desk or on the college Web site.

For specific information about diagnostic assessment, view the Student Guide to Diagnostic Assessment.