Math Placement Assessment

Students	Cost
New incoming freshmen	Fee was assessed as part of enrollment deposit. No additional costs required.
New transfers	$15
Continuing	$15

Provides access to the ALEKS assessment for one year after first exam submission. If after one year, a student needs to take the assessment again, they will be required to pay the $15 fee for an additional year of access.

The ALEKS Math Placement Test is designed to be completed in 60-90 minutes, though all students are permitted up to three hours to complete it. If a student needs extended time beyond three hours, please complete a request for Academic Accommodations on the Student Access and Accommodation Services (SAAS) website. Documentation of disability will be required. Requests for extended time for ALEKS will be reviewed by a SAAS Coordinator within seven days. If approved, the student will receive an email from a SAAS Coordinator. Testing Services will also be notified of the accommodation.

If a student DOES require extended time, it is important to contact Testing Services before attempting to sign into the ALEKS account.

The assessment is currently not proctored, but this may change at any time. Please contact ALEKSHelp@IllinoisState.edu with questions.

Each assessment session is open for 3 hours. If a student does not finish the assessment in that time, the session will expire, and the student will need to re-start the exam.

A student usually takes about 60-90 minutes for up to 25 questions.

We reserve the right to invalidate the score and require a student to take the ALEKS assessment with a live proctor in Testing Services when one or more of these indicators arise:

• Excessive amount of time for taking the exam unless there are appropriate accommodations
• Significant jump in score from one attempt to the next
• Assistance from other people
• Using websites, textbooks, or personal calculator (ALEKS provides an on-screen calculator)

ALEKS math placement exams taken at Illinois State University are automatically uploaded from the ALEKS system into students records and are available to use for registration at 8:00 a.m. the day after the exam was completed. 

If a student took an ALEKS math placement exam at another institution within the last 18 months, they can request to have the score submitted to Illinois State University in two ways:

• See directions on how to submit scores from ALEKS
• Sent directly from the institution where the exam was taken
  • Please have the institution email the score report directly to Records@IllinoisState.edu.

Sending ALEKS Exam scores to another institution
Students can choose to send their ISU ALEKS scores or request a copy of their score report if they no longer have access to their ALEKS account. There are two ways to send scores to another institution, including ALEKS's built in score forwarding feature. Some schools do not have this feature enabled and require that ISU send them manually. 
Students interested in manual forwarding of their ALEKS scores should email ALEKSHelp@IllinoisState.edu. Emails regarding score forwarding should contain:

• Student's full name
• ISU UID number
• Name of the institution receiving the scores
• Email address for the person or office at the institution that will receive the scores.

*Most community colleges in Illinois will not accept scores from ISU since ISU does not proctor ALEKS.

Students can take the assessment up to five times. They will have to wait 48 hours and complete the required Prep and Learning Module before the next attempt.

ALEKS accounts are valid for one year and must be renewed once the account has expired.