How to Complete Your Placement Exams

Your academic advisor cannot develop your first-term schedule until you complete your placement exam(s). The goal of these exams is to ensure that you are placed into courses for which you are well-prepared. Because the knowledge you've attained in a particular subject area may vary depending on your previous studies, the placement exams present an opportunity to tailor-fit your first-year courses according to your skill level.

Please be sure to configure your computer as described below in order to avoid any technical issues as examinations are only taken once.

Deadline

Placement exams for the incoming fall first-year class open in May and must be completed by June 26.

Please note: It is crucial that you complete your required placement exam(s) by the established deadline. Your first-term course schedule will not be created until all required placement exams are completed. Late submission of examinations may result in a suboptimal fall schedule.

Required Exams

Incoming first-year students are required to take the placement exams that are predetermined by their major. To see which exams you are required to complete, log in to DrexelOne. In the "Student Checklist," a list of required exams will be available.

Modern Language Placement Exams

If you have not been assigned to the Modern Language placement exam and intend to take a language course, please contact your academic advisor.

Completing Your Exam(s)

Note: If you believe you will need an accommodation (such as extended time to take your examination(s)) due to a disability, please first make arrangements with Disability Resources. More on this process as it specifically relates to Placement Exams here.

1. Pick Up Your Drexel University Account

You will need to obtain your official Drexel University account in order to access your placement exams. If you have not done so already, please pick up your account now by visiting Drexel's Information Technology (IT) New Accounts page.

2. Configure Your Computer

It is important to verify that your computer is properly configured to take the placement exams. According to Information Technology, you can verify that your web browser is compatible with the system we use for placement exams, Blackboard Learn, by:

• Using a valid web browser
• Ensuring Java is installed/up-to-date
• Enabling cookies and JavaScript
• Turning off pop-up blockers
• Disable all browser extensions

3. Take Your Placement Exam(s)

Please set aside 90 minutes before taking each placement exam as many of them are timed. We strongly urge you to utilize a desktop or laptop computer with a reliable internet connection to take your exams, not a mobile device. Once accessed, you must complete the exam in a single sitting during the prescribed time (which will be tracked by the timer.)

When you are ready to take your exam(s), please log in to DrexelOne. In the "Student Checklist" you can access your exams by expanding the checklist item "Placement Exams."

4. Review Placement Results for Next Steps

Your placement exam results will appear in DrexelOne on the Academics tab in the Complete Exams section. Select "Expand All" to to review these results.

Summer Preparatory Reviews

If you are eligible for a summer preparatory review on taking your exams in May-June, you will be automatically registered into these reviews (with the exception of Preparatory Chemistry) and must opt-out in the Complete Exams section via the link provided. You will be dropped from the review within three business days. After July 31, students can no longer be dropped and the review will remain visible on BBLearn for the remainder of its duration.

Modern Language Exams

To take any 101 language course, all students must at minimum answer the preliminary question in the modern language examination regarding their past experiences with their selected language. Depending on your experience, the examination will either prompt you to take a written online examination or to contact a specified professor about an in-person examination.