Placement and Course Testing

• A photo ID is required in order to take all tests.
• Cell phones are not allowed at the testing stations. Please make the appropriate arrangements for storing your phone.
• Testing times can be subject to change based on availability and/or test length.
• You should arrive 15 minutes ahead of your scheduled appointment. If you arrive late, you will be asked to reschedule.
• Testing-room temperatures may vary; it’s advisable to bring a sweater or jacket.
• Children are not allowed in the testing facilities; please make childcare arrangements before your exam.
• If you require test accommodations based on disability, contact the director of testing services at least seven business days before your scheduled test date; disability documentation may be required.
• Testing Services is unable to give placement or entrance exams for students who attend universities other than Purdue Fort Wayne.

The math placement test can be taken and completed online by logging in to Brightspace and clicking on the tab PFW No End Date Non-Credit.

You should allow at least one hour for the math placement test. Calculators, TI84CE or below, are allowed, and you will need a pencil and scratch paper.

The math placement test may be retaken once. The highest score you receive will be used.

If you are a transfer or nondegree student and have taken math courses at another college or university, check with your Purdue Fort Wayne academic advising department about placement requirements. Information about your academic advising department is available through your goPFW account.

You can take the writing guided self-placement exam and reading placement test online. You may complete the writing self-placement exam as many times as necessary.

You can complete the Reading Accuplacer placement test twice in a two-year period if you do not have ACT or SAT scores. If you have received a letter grade for completion in a course, you are not eligible for placement testing. If you’re enrolled in a course that is in progress, you can retest only during the first week of semester classes. On a retest, scores can be the same, higher, or lower. The most recent testing date will be used, and your writing-guided self-placement may be completed as many times as necessary.

If you are a transfer or nondegree student and have taken English-composition courses at another college or university, check with your Purdue Fort Wayne academic advising department about placement requirements. Information about advising is available through your goPFW account.

Testing Services is unable to give placement or entrance exams for students who attend universities other than Purdue University Fort Wayne and Indiana University Fort Wayne.

Take your writing-guided self-placement exam.

View your reading placement.

We proctor on-campus makeup classroom tests and face-to-face course-makeup exams. To schedule an exam, call us at 260-481-6600.

Some departments at PFW allow Course Credit by Department Exam for select courses they offer.  Specifically, you can complete exams and earn credit for:

        BUSINESS 20002
        CHEMISTRY 11100, 11500

Contact the Chair of the Department for additional information regarding each Department Exam.
   
        Business – Dr. Prasad Bingi [email protected] 
        Chemistry – Dr. Daryoush Tahmassebi [email protected] 

Important Information to Consider:

1. You may request an examination for credit in a course if the course is available for credit by examination and if no grade in the course other than a grade of W or NC has been awarded.

    

2. Before taking a PFW Course Credit by Department Exam, check with your Academic Advisor to verify the credit can be used toward your degree completion.  If it will, then check with the Financial Aid Office to determine how the use of the course may affect financial aid availability and/or changes in awarded funds.

    

3. Each lecture course has a set fee of $40 and each lab has a set fee of $40 for the PFW Course Credit by Department Exam. Fees must be paid via the “pay for test” button on the Testing Center website in advance of the exam.

    

4. Some courses require one exam while others include multiple exams.  If there are multiple exams for a course, each section of the test must be completed with a passing score of 70%+ in order to earn course credit. 

    

5. Each course exam can be taken two times, for the one fee, in order to reach a passing score.  A minimum of three weeks (21 days) must separate the re-take. If you do not pass and you still want to earn credit, you will need to register and complete the course as offered in the Schedule of Classes.

    

6. If you decide to transfer to another institution, the new institution should consider any PFW Course Credit by Department Exam based on an equivalency review of the awarded credits on your official college transcript. 

    

7. Students planning to apply to professional schools, including medical schools, should be aware that some schools may require a grade shown on their transcript for specific courses, for example BIOL or CHM. If a grade is required, a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory PFW Credit by Exam will not be sufficient.

Contact Testing Services with any additional questions:

    260-481-6600 
    [email protected]