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
Taking the math placement assessment is the best way to ensure you are enrolled in the right course from day one. By matching your current skills with the right class, you will build a solid foundation, feel more confident, and set yourself up for long term academic success.
First: Test on Campus
Schedule a time to take the proctored ALEKS placement exam with JCCC Testing Services.
- If you get the score you need, you're ready to enroll in your class.
Second: Practice From Home
If you don't get the score you need, and would like to try to improve, you can practice from home.
- Use the ALEKS Prep and Learn Modules to practice and improve.
- Once you are ready, schedule a time to retake the proctored exam with JCCC Testing Services.
To get started with any of the steps mentioned above: scheduling a proctored exam, or accessing the Prep and Learn modules, please visit JCCC Testing Services.
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 retake Math Placement Assessment.
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.
Testing Services at [email protected] or phone 913-469-4439.