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Using ALEKS Math Placement, Prep and Learning

Correct placement into your first college math class is one of the best predictors of reaching your educational goals

Using ALEKS Math Placement, Prep and Learning

You will start by taking the ALEKS Math Assessment in Testing Services. This assessment will give you an idea of your current level of math knowledge.

If your assessment score places you into the math class you want, you can enroll.

If you want to improve your placement score, you can use a Prep and Learning Module. 

When you select a Prep and Learning Module, an individualized study plan will be created for you based on your results in your initial assessment. The study plan is focused on what you should review to get ready for the math class you want to place into. ALEKS will identify what you already know and what you are ready to work on next so you can brush up on lost knowledge. It is recommended that you spend at least 3 hours working through the Prep and Learning Modules before scheduling another Math Placement Assessment in Testing Services.

Use your JCCC username and password to access the ALEKS Math Practice Assessment and Prep and Learning Modules.

Once you choose a Prep and Learning Module, you cannot change to a different one.

Choose If you're trying to place into...
Prep for College Algebra Any course except one of the classes listed below
Prep for Precalculus Statistics, Business Calculus 1, Trigonometry, Discrete Math, Precalculus, or Math and Physics for Games
Prep for Calculus Calculus 1

Topics include: real numbers, equations and inequalities, linear and quadratic functions, exponents and polynomials, rational expressions, radical expressions, exponentials and logarithms, and geometry and trigonometry.

Note: You do not need to master all the topics unless you are trying to place into a high-level math class

The learning pie is a graph that shows all the topics in ALEKS PPL and shows you which topics you have mastered.

While working in a Prep and Learning Module, you will periodically complete a Knowledge Check to make sure you have mastered the topics you gained in Learning Mode. If you do not show mastery during the Knowledge Check, the topics will be added back into your Learning Pie so you can review them again.

No. You must schedule a Math Placement Assessment (proctored attempt) inTesting Services.
You can take up to five Placement Assessments within one year. Your highest score is used to place you into a math course.
As you work in the Prep and Learning Module, you will see progress reports that indicate your current knowledge level. Once you are satisfied with your progress, you can schedule a Math Placement Assessment in Testing Services.

Testing Services at testingservices@jccc.edu or phone 913-469-4439.