Placement Testing
Notice
In most cases, 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 to provide assistance with class registration. First-year students can also email: ge@kean.edu to set up an advising appointment.
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. Students will be notified via their personal and Kean email if testing is necessary.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email testing@kean.edu.
Kean University policy requires that all newly-admitted undergraduate students take placement tests in reading, writing, and mathematics, unless they are exempt from all or part of this testing due to their SAT scores or course work completed at other colleges. Kean administers the Next-Generation ACCUPLACER computerized placement tests. For more information about who must test, answers to other frequently asked questions about testing, descriptions of the Next-Generation ACCUPLACER tests with sample questions, or to learn how test scores are used to determine course placement, click on the appropriate link below:
To see a list of upcoming testing dates at Kean and to register for an appointment to test on one of these dates, click here. Applicants who have not yet been notified of admittance to Kean University, are not permitted to use this on-line appointment registration system.
Please note: ESL students may schedule their placement testing appointment online, however they must register for the ESL Placement Test only, as it is designed for non-native speakers of English. For further information about ESL placement testing, call the Placement Testing Office at (908) 737-0340 or contact the ESL Office at (908) 737-0420.
If you have any questions or concerns using this on-line registration system, please contact the Placement Testing Office at (908) 737-0340 for assistance. (Office hours are M-F, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.)
For more information about Kean University, please click here: www.kean.edu.