College of Health and Human Services

All students needing math placement testing are strongly advised to take the online ALEKS test to allow appropriate math placement. The ALEKS Math Placement Test fee is $20, payable to ALEKS. This includes online tutorials to refresh your knowledge and the opportunity to retake the test to improve your math placement. If the end result is a higher math placement, it is well worth the nominal cost. Information about ALEKS can be found here. If you do not have ACT or SAT scores, ALEKS Math placement testing is recommended.

Health Sciences B.S., Public Health (pre-med only):

• For placement into MATH 1320 (College Algebra): ALEKS recommended if ACT Math is below 16 (or SAT Math is below 430) and high school GPA is below 3.0.  Otherwise, student will start in MATH 1200.
• For placement into MATH 1340 (College Algebra and Trigonometry): if ACT Math is below 20 (or SAT Math is below 520), ALEKS required. Otherwise, student will start in MATH 1320.

Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Respiratory Care:

• For placement into MATH 1320 (College Algebra): ALEKS recommended if ACT Math is below 16 (or SAT Math is below 430) and high school GPA is below 3.0.  Otherwise, student will start in MATH 1200.

Health Sciences B.A., Speech-Language Pathology: 

• For placement into MATH 2600 (Introduction to Statistics): ALEKS recommended if ACT Math is below 18 (or SAT Math is below 500) and high school GPA is below 3.0.  Otherwise, student will start in MATH 1200.

Health Sciences B.S. and Public Health pre-med: ALEKS Chemistry 1090/1230 Placement Test is required if you took chemistry in high school.  If you've never taken chemistry, do not take the chemistry placement test.

• There is no fee for the ALEKS Chemistry 1090/1230 Placement Test. Review the Chemistry Placement test document to take the ALEKS Chemistry 1090/1230 Placement Exam.

Respiratory Care: ALEKS Chemistry 1110/1120 Placement Exam is required if you took chemistry in high school.  Respiratory Care uses the ALEKS Chemistry 1110/1120 Placement Test for placement into CHEM 1120: Chemistry for Health Sciences.

• There is no fee for the ALEKS Chemistry 1110/1120 Placement Test. Review the Chemistry Placement test document to take the ALEKS Chemistry 1110/1120 Placement Exam.
• Be sure to take the test for Chemistry 1110/1120 (bottom of page) and not for Chemistry 1090/1230 (top of page). A couple of tips for taking the exam:
  • You may enter and leave the test as you need to. It will start you back where you left off.
    
  • There is no time limit.
  • Please plan to finish the test at least 24 hours before you plan to register. 
  • Do NOT use outside resources to help you answer questions in the initial assessment. If you look things up or get help, you may end up in a class that is too difficult for you.
  • Be sure to use the constants in the ALEKS system.
  • Only round your answers at the very end of your calculations.