Instructions for Registering for CCP Placement Testing | Online Test Registration System
- Go to the following link: Select Test to Registar For | Online Test Registration System(kent.edu)
2. Once there, you will see the screen above. You will want to select the Kent Campus. Then click the green submit button.
3. You will then be asked to select a test. Please select Accuplacer Reading (CCP only) and hit green submit button.
4. You will be given the option for selecting a date. The dates available will be highlighted in blue. Testing for Summer will be in March, testing for Fall will be in April, and testing for Spring will be in August.
5. Select a date. Once you select the date, an additional section will show at the bottom of the calendar with the test name, test date, test location, remaining seats, and a blue hyperlink to register. Click on the blue hyperlink.
6. Complete the registration form. You will be required to enter your enrollment status, first name, last name, email address, and phone number.
7. Once you select green register button, you should receive a confirmation (via email shortly after the email address provided. The email will contain the information below.
Confirmation email
Thank you for registering for Accuplacer Reading assessment. The Accuplacer Reading assessment is available for students seeking to participate in the College Credit Plus (CCP) Program. You should apply for the CCP program here https://www.kent.edu/ccp prior to taking the Accuplacer assessment. Verification that you have completed the application will be performed prior to being permitted to take assessment.
The Accuplacer assessment will take place in the University Library, third floor, room 333. Please visit the campus map, https://www.kent.edu/maps, to locate the building and parking. For questions about Vistor’s Parking, visit https://www.kent.edu/parking .
To expedite the check-in process and follow safe practices for in-person proctoring, we are requiring the following information to be sent to testingservices@kent.edu in advance of your scheduled test date:
Additional Information:
• Be sure to arrive a minimum of 15 minutes early.
• A copy of a school issued, government-issued, or other legal form of student photo ID.
• Facial masks are required. We do not provide masks so if you do not wear one, you will not be proctored for the exam.
• We will be following Flashes Safe Eight protocols, Kent State’s Safety Principles | Kent State University. Please familiarize yourselves with our protocols before attending.
The Exam
The Next-Generation Reading test is a broad-spectrum computer adaptive assessment checking for the students developed ability to derive meaning from a range of prose texts and to determine the meaning of words and phrases in short and extended contexts.
• Passages on the test cover a range of content areas (including literature and literary nonfiction, careers/history/social studies, humanities, and science)
• writing modes (informative, explanatory, argument, and narrative)
• Questons are multiple choice in format and appear as both discrete (stand-alone) questions and as parts of sets of questions built around a common passage or passages. There are 20 in total and there is no time limit.
Practice Exams
We recommend practicing for the assessment prior to your appointment. You may go to the following website Practice for ACCUPLACER – ACCUPLACER | College Board and select the link to “Reading Sample Questions” to prepare for the assessment.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Placement and Testing Services at testingservices@kent.edu or 330.672.9209.