COLLEGE BOARD ACCUPLACER PLACEMENT TEST
ACCUPLACER Prep
Community colleges use it to place you into math and English courses. A good score skips remedial classes — which saves real money and a semester.
HOW IT IS SCORED
Next-Generation ACCUPLACER sections are scored 200-300. There is no pass or fail; your score sets your course placement. Each college sets its own cutoffs.
WHAT A GOOD SCORE LOOKS LIKE
263+ typically places you into college-level coursework at most schools. Check your college's published cut scores before test day.
Sections
3 AREASQuantitative Reasoning & Algebra
12 MIN TESTRational numbers, ratios, percentages, algebraic expressions and linear equations — the skills that decide whether you start in remedial math.
WHAT TO MEMORIZE
- Ratios and proportions: cross multiply.
- Know how to simplify expressions before solving.
- Negative number rules: two negatives multiply to a positive.
- Exponents and square roots appear often.
- The test is adaptive — early accuracy raises difficulty and score.
PRACTICE MATERIAL · NOT AN OFFICIAL EXAM