ACCUPLACER Retesting Policy

Applicants admitted to the college under provisional admission status are eligible to retake the placement exam once in each content area after waiting a minimum of 30 calendar days. In order to retest, students must complete the following steps:

• Complete the ACCUPLACER Retest Registration form, which is available online.
• Pay a retesting fee. The fee for retesting is $15 per content area in which students wishes to retest.
• Submit the completed registration form and payment no later than a minimum of 24 hours prior to the desired testing date. Available dates are listed on page two of the retest registration form. Applicants admitted to the college under provisional admission status will be placed in the appropriate learning support courses if they do not meet regular admission status after retaking the placement exam. Placement is based on the highest placement test scores attained in each content area.

Applicants who fail to achieve the minimum placement exam requirements upon retesting will be referred to the Athens Technical College's the Adult Education centers in their counties of residence for remediation in the appropriate content area(s). 

Applicants who do not meet minimum placement exam requirements after retesting must completed the following steps:

• Complete a minimum of 40 hours of classroom remediation in the appropriate content areas through their local adult education programs.
• Acquire a minimum of score consistent with the eighth grade level on the Complete Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) level D in the specified content areas. Instructors at the local adult education programs administer this exam. 
• Return verirication of having met these requirements to Testing Services This form is required to schedule subsequent retest appointments.

High School Students: Currently enrolled high school students who are applying for the Move on When Ready (MOWR) programs must achieve regular admission requirements in order to gain admission to the Athens Technical College MOWR program. High school applicants who do not achieve regular admission requirements must improve their performance in all areas of weakness before they may be considered for admission while enrolled in high school.

Currently enrolled high school students who do not achieve regular admissions requirements in all content areas of the placement will be allowed to retest in the identified areas of weakness after waiting a minimum of 30 calendar days from their initial testing sessions. Applicants are encouraged to engage in self-study prior to retesting in order to improve their chances of success. A variety of test preparation materials are available through the Testing Services webpage, the ACCUPLACER preparation webpage, and Athens Technical College Library Services webpage all found on the college website.

High school students who are seeking admission to the MOWR programs must meet the following requirements if they fail to achieve minimum requirements in all areas of the exam upon retesting:

• Wait a minimum of 30 days from their previous test date.
• Provide official documentation from their high schools verifying that they have successfully completed courses they were enrolled in during the semester in which the last retest was administered. Successful completion is defined as passing all courses with grades of C or higher.

Upon meeting these requirements, high school students will be eligible to retest a subsequent time each semester as long as they remain eligible for MOWR program.

High school seniors who are not applying for MOWR will be permitted to retest after 30 days have passed since their original test date.