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Placement Testing-Sample Tests

If you are a new student entering Clark State for the first time, you most likely will be required to take the COMPASS placement test. The COMPASS placement test will assess your skill levels in reading, writing and mathematics based on your major to be pursued at Clark State.

  • View COMPASS sample questions.

If you have taken either the ACT or SAT within the past three years and have received the appropriate scores, you may be excused from the placement test. (Please see Entrance Exams in the College Catalog for appropriate scores.)

If you test below a given skill level, you may be required to take a college preparatory education (CPE) course. College preparatory education courses are designed to build skills so that you'll succeed in college-level classes.

There is no fee for the initial COMPASS placement test. You should plan on two to three hours to complete the entire test. The COMPASS placement testing lab is located in the Sara T. Landess Technology & Learning Center, Room 117. Testing hours are Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Most often, placement test scores will remain valid for three years. 

If you are required to take at least one college preparatory education class, you may be eligible for Student Support Services.

If you have a documented disability (either a physical or learning disability) and need special accommodations for taking the placement test, please make prior arrangements with the disability service advisor at 937/328-6019.

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Sara T. Landess Technology and Learning Center
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