Placement Testing
Notice
Most Fall 2021 admitted students are not required to take a placement test. College readiness is determined by SAT scores (if available), cumulative High School GPA, and other factors. The School of General Studies will contact newly (Fall 2021) admitted first-year students through their personal email to provide instructions on how to register for an Academic Advising Appointment.
To schedule an Academic Advising Appointment, please click here. Students can also email sgswconline@kean.edu with questions about scheduling an appointment.
ESL STUDENTS
Kean University policy requires that all newly-admitted undergraduate ESL students take a writing placement test to determine their writing, grammar, and reading courses. In addition to the writing test, an oral interview will be required to determine speaking and listening courses. The written placement test will be administered through email and immediately followed by an oral interview via Google Meet. In some cases, ESL students will be required to take a math placement test online. If testing is necessary, students will be notified via their personal and Kean email.
To see a list of upcoming ESL testing dates and to register for an appointment to test on one of these dates, click here. Applicants that have not been notified of admittance to Kean University, are not permitted to use this on-line appointment registration system.
For further information about ESL placement testing, call the Placement Testing Office at (908) 737-0340 or by email at testing@kean.edu. You may also contact the ESL Office at (908) 737-0420 or email eslprog@kean.edu.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Transfer students should register for Transfer Advisement Day after their credit evaluation is complete, please click here to register. Some transfer students will be required to take a placement test, if necessary, a notification will be sent via personal email and Kean email to notify each student.