The University of the Virgin Islands will offer English and math placement tests on June 19, on St. Thomas and St. Croix. The tests are for incoming freshman students who plan to enroll in the University’s Summer Session II – which starts on June 21, or Fall Semester – which starts on Aug. 20. All students with SAT college admissions scores below 490 on the math test or below 500 on the English tests (both reading and writing), or those with ACT test scores below 20 in math or below 21 in English, are encouraged to take these tests in order to avoid being required to take no- or reduced-credit developmental courses.

Students who successfully pass the placement tests in June will enjoy the benefit of being registered early. They may also find a greater choice of course offerings and class schedules that better fit their personal needs. Students who wait to take placement tests in August, just prior to registration, risk the chance that some classes they wish to take may already be filled.

St. Thomas Campus

Date: Tuesday, June 19

Times: 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Location:  
English – Classroom Administration Building (CAB) Computer Lab 103.
Math – Classroom Administration Building (CAB) Computer Lab 101 A & B.

Albert A. Sheen Campus - St. Croix

Date: Tuesday, June 19

Times: 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Location:  
English – North West Wing, Room 131
Math – North West Wing, Room 133

 
The tests are computer-based and are administered simultaneously. A picture ID is required. Calculators will not be permitted during the math placement test.

For more information on the English tests, contact Linda Wymer at (340) 693-1346 or send email to lwymer@uvi.edu. For details on the math placement test, contact Dr. Steven Greenstein at (340) 693-1329 or send email to sgreens@uvi.edu.

There are two English Placement tests. English 101 – Reading in the Content Area (RCA 021) –measures vocabulary, comprehension and reading rate. It consists of analogies and paragraph readings with comprehension questions. English 100 – Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC 011) – is an essay test which involves creating an outline and writing a basic five paragraph essay on a given topic.

A preparation guide for the English tests is available at this link: http://bit.ly/taGZ6q. For free reading and writing, sample tests can be found at www.accuplacer.org. A preparation guide for the math test is available at this link: http://www.uvi.edu/sites/uvi/Publications/Show_them_you_know_some_math.pdf.