Placement and Challenge Testing
Placement Testing
Placement testing is offered through the Testing Center in the Center for Academic Success and Advising. The Testing Center office is located in Garner 113 on the main campus and is managed by Dr. Olena Drozd. Placement testing is offered throughout the year to accommodate registration periods. Appointments are required for placement testing and can be made through the website: www.barry.edu/CASA. Study guides and test specifications are available on the website. For additional information please contact Dr. Olena Drozd at odrozd@barry.edu or in Garner Hall 113.
Course Placement
Students who need to take courses in English and Math will be placed in these classes according to their level of proficiency. In each area, proficiency is determined by SAT or ACT scores or by placement test results. Refer to the Undergraduate Testing, Placement, and Advising Guide for details.
Transfer credits in English 111 and 112 or 210 are accepted to fulfill distribution requirements.
Chemistry Course Placement
All students wishing to take CHE 111 must take the chemistry placement test or have a grade of C or better in CHE 095.
The student’s placement will be based on the score on the exam:
If CHE placement score is 21 or higher, then CHE 111
If CHE placement score is 17‑20, then either CHE 111 or CHE 095 left to discretion of academic advisor
If CHE placement score is 16 or below, then CHE 095
English Course Placement
ENG 095: SAT-ERW 450 and below, ACT-E 17 and below, CXC 3, 4, 5, and/or TOEFL IBT 99 and below.
ENG 111 with SI 016: SAT-ERW 460-470, ACT-E 18-21, CXC 2.
ENG 111: SAT-ERW 480 and above, ACT-E 22 and above, CXC 1, and/or TOEFL IBT 100 and above.
Placement Testing Eligibility: Only students without SAT, ACT, CXC, and/or TOEFL scores, who are not transferring in course equivalents for first-year writing courses, and who have not started the English course sequence at Barry are eligible to take the English Placement Test.
Exceptions: Freshmen who have Advanced Placement Credit (AP) for ENG 111, will be placed in ENG 112 or 210. Students with AP credit for ENG 112 or 210 only, will be placed in ENG 111. If a Freshman has AP credit in both ENG 111 and ENG 112 or 210, no further first-year English course is required.
Foreign Language Course Placement
All students who intend to enroll in a foreign language course at Barry are required to take either the Spanish or French foreign language placement test prior to registering in the course.
Math Course Placement
All students will be placed in a Math course based on their level of proficiency as determined by their SAT, ACT, or CXC scores, or the results of a Math placement test. Refer to the Undergraduate Testing, Placement, and Advising Guide for details on Math placements based on scores and majors.
Reading Placement
Students who place into ENG 095 are required to take a Reading Placement Test to determine the need for a one-credit Active Reading and Learning Strategies course—SI 010. Students who earn a score below 10 on the Reading Placement Test are required to enroll in SI-010. SI 010 must be taken in the same semester in which ENG 095 is taken. Students who do not earn credit for SI 010, regardless of the grade earned in ENG 095, must re-take SI 010 in the semester immediately following the one in which the NC grade was earned.
Exemptions
Specifically exempt from this policy are second bachelor’s degree candidates, students admitted into the Nursing Transition Program (R.N./B.S.N.), Nursing Accelerated Option, B.S. in Biology/M.L.S. and B.S. in Biology/Histotechnology.