View
212
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
http://www.uscb.edu/USCB/quicklinks/uploads/ptinfo.pdf
Citation preview
Placement Test Information
All new Students are required to take all three placement tests before attending orientation and before registering for classes, unless you meet one of the exception criteria specified below:
TEST EXCEPTION
English You scored at least a 470 on the Writing Portion of the SAT OR
You scored a 3 or higher on the AP English exam OR
You earned a C or higher in a college ENGL 101 course as a part of dual enrollment in high school
Mathematics You scored a 3 or higher on the AP Calculus exam OR
You earned a C or higher in 2 college mathematics courses as a part of dual enrollment
Foreign Language
You are a native speaker of a language other than English and scored appropriately on the TOEFL (550 on paper test, 213 on computer test, 77 on internet test)
OR You earned a C or higher in 2 college foreign language courses as part of the dual
enrollment OR
You earned a 3 or higher on the French, German, or Spanish AP and AP Literature Exams
If you do not meet at least one of the exception criteria and need to take any or all of the placement
tests, you can do so at home or any location with a computer and a reliable internet access. You can find
the tests in Blackboard (blackboard.uscb.edu). You must log in using the network username and
password. We strongly recommend that the test be taken from a desktop computer with hard‐wired
internet as you are only given one attempt to take the test, and laptop batteries may die or wireless internet
may become disconnected while you are testing
How to access Placement tests in Blackboard
Step 1: Log in to blackboard.uscb.edu with your network username and password. If you do not know
your username and password please see the “How to find your network username and password to log in
to Blackboard” section below.
Step 2: Once you are logged into Blackboard, go to the “Courses” tab in the upper right hand corner
Step 3: Click on a placement test that you need to take. If you do not see any placement tests, please call
(843)208‐8033 for assistance.
Step 4: Click on the “ASSESSMENT” link on the left hand side of your screen
Step 5: Then click on the Assessment link within the page.
The link will take you to a site where you will: read the instructions, click “Take Me To The Test” and log in
with your network username and password to begin.
Repeat the process until you have taken all required placement exams.
1 2
How to find your network username and password to log in to Blackboard
Step 1: Log in to Self Service Carolina (my.sc.edu) If you do not know how to log in to Self Service Carolina,
please go to https://my.sc.edu/vipid/
Step 2: click on the “Personal Information” tab
Step 3: click “View Email Addresses”. The information before the @email.uscb.edu is your network
username. For example, in the screenshot below, the username is “smcshark”
Step 4: If you do not know your password or have not made one yet, click on the blue my.sc.edu above
your email address as shown above. It will take you to a screen with your USC Network Username and a
place to set your password, like the example shown below.