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Our General Education Program requires that you take various courses to develop certain skills and competencies. The mission of the Placement Testing Program is to determine if you are adequately prepared to succeed in these courses. We determine your level of proficiency by testing in reading, writing (English), and mathematics. As you prepare to sign up for placement testing (if required), please be sure to complete the reviews included in this site. Students who do not do well on the tests are generally students who have not taken the time to adequately prepare for placement testing. You should plan on reviewing at least 5 hours for math.  

Notifications about placement testing start going out in mid-February. To encourage early testing, students have the opportunity to test at one of several alternate test sites. To view the dates, times, and locations for alternate site testing, please select the Alternate Site links and follow the posted directions. To determine the closest alternate site, please access the Driving Directions link on the left menu.

If you wish to travel to our campus, early testing will take place in March, April and May. Again, students are encouraged to test early. To register for a date and time for testing at Shippensburg University, select the Registration @ Ship link and follow the posted directions. Driving directions to Shippensburg are available via the Driving Directions Link.

Whenever you test, we ask that you arrive at least 15 minutes early. First-year students (not transfer students) please remember to bring your Test Reservation Form (gold sheet) and a photo ID. Please review the campus map before traveling to campus. Shippensburg's campus map is available as a link on the left navigation. All tests on the campus of Shippensburg University will be administered in MCT (Math and Computer Technologies Building), room 158.

Transfer Students: Transfer students will be contacted by the Placement Testing Office if testing is required. Please do not use the Registration @ SHIP link. Please fax the requested documentation to (717) 477-4065 indicating the day and time you wish to test. Transfer students do not need a Test Reservation Form. Transfer students only need to bring a photo ID.

Admissions' Testing: Students who have been referred by the Admissions' Office do not need a test reservation form. Questions about testing dates, location, and parking, should be directed to the Admissions' Office.

Questions regarding the university's foreign language requirements and testing can be addressed via the Department of Modern Languages' website [http://webspace.ship.edu/modlang/]. If foreign language testing is required, please make sure you print out a copy of your results.

Student's requesting to have their placement testing results sent to another college or university, must complete a Transcript Request form. Once the request is submitted, we will forward your scores. Please complete the form completely. An incomplete form will delay your results being sent out.

Your success at Shippensburg University is our ultimate goal!

Last updated 2/12/2010