Success in college requires strong English skills. In addition, college degrees require completion of some math courses. Academic Skills Assessments offer important insight into your current reading, writing, and math skills. Results from the assessments will help you select appropriate courses for your first semester. Your registration will be put on hold if the required assessments are not completed.

There are three assessments in the areas of reading, writing, and math. Results from the assessments may allow you to:

1. Waive the first-level writing or math course, or
   
   
2. Identify some developmental courses that will help you lay a solid foundation to ensure your college success.

If you are not satisfied with your placement results, you may retest once.

Location: Students may make arrangements to take the assessments at any proctored location if they are having difficulty attending the Metropolitan State University campus. This applies to both the paper-pencil version and the computerized version. It is the student’s responsibility to find a proctor from a local college, university, or library. The Proctor Information Form should be filled out by the student with the potential proctor, and then arrangements can be made with our assessment office.

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Students may also take the required assessments at most MnSCU institutions and have the results transferred to Metropolitan State. If you still have questions, there is a Diagnostic Assessments Web site with information such as Frequently Asked Questions, Sample Tests and more.