Register for Placement Testing
New first-year students and transfer students who have not completed college-level math and English must take placement tests to receive an appropriate schedule and avoid wasting time or money.
Nearly all incoming first year students must take Math placement tests, and a majority must take English placement tests.
All International students must take English placement tests. Incoming first-year and transfer students must take English placement tests, unless the student has one or more of the following:
*Official transcripts/scores must be submitted to admissions@neiu.edu.
Incoming first-year and transfer students must take Math placement tests, unless the student has one or more of the following:
*Official transcripts/scores must be submitted to admissions@neiu.edu.
Students who qualify to waive the Math placement tests can still take the tests to try to place into a higher class.
**To learn more, visit Interpreting Your Test Scores and click on the Placement by ACT/SAT tab.
If you aren't sure if you qualify to waive testing, contact Testing Services at testingservices@neiu.edu or email your academic advisor.
You may take your Math and/or English placement tests at one of our 3 campuses or at home using your laptop (Google Chrome required).
Once you are registered, make sure you take advantage of our Placement Test Preparation resources so that you are ready on test day.