University College Assessment Center
Empowering student success through accurate placement into OU courses is the primary focus of the University College Assessment Center. Individual assessments are available for math, reading and English.
Hours of Operation
Assessments for Summer/Fall class placement are available now!
Office Hours:
Location: Virtually, via the downloaded desktop version of Zoom on a computer.
Schedule: Appointments are to be made online at https://iadvise.ou.edu/assess
Monday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CST
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM CST
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM CST
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM CST
Friday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CST
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST
For additional information, email the Assessment Center at ucac@ou.edu.
Assessment Guidelines
Based on a student's submitted academic information, The University of Oklahoma may require an ALEKS Mathematics Placement Assessment, Accuplacer Reading Placement Assessment, and/or English Placement Assessment to determine readiness for various courses.
Math Placement Assessment
The ALEKS Placement Assessment helps determine appropriate math level(s) for incoming and current OU students. The ALEKS Placement Assessment covers material from basic math through pre-calculus and will provide an accurate description of a student’s math skills and a recommended course placement.
Note: Are you an incoming freshman at OU? You will receive your Math Offer after you schedule your New Sooner Orientation day. Click here for Math Offer FAQs. You can also login and see your Math Offer on your New Sooner Orientation registration confirmation page.
Learn more about Math Placement (ALEKS)
Reading Placement Assessment
There are no enrollment restrictions for students with an ACT reading sub-score of 19 or higher and/or an SAT Evidence-Based Reading/Writing score of 480 or higher. All incoming OU students with scores that do not meet this threshold are required to take a Reading Placement Assessment to determine whether they must take a developmental reading course before moving on to higher reading level courses.
Learn more about Reading Placement
English Placement Assessment
There are no enrollment restrictions for students with an ACT English sub-score of 19 or higher and/or an SAT Evidence-Based Reading/Writing score of 480 or higher. All incoming OU students with scores that do not meet this threshold are required to take a English Placement Assessment to determine whether they must take a developmental English course before moving on to ENGL 1113. There are no enrollment restrictions for students with an ACT English sub-score of 19 or higher or SAT
Learn more about English Placement
Empowering student success through accurate placement into OU courses is the primary focus of all assessments. Therefore all work should result from the student’s own understanding and effort. (See OU’s Student Guide for Academic Integrity for additional information.)
