College of Education

FRESHMEN REQUIREMENTS

PLACEMENT TEST

“Do I have to take this test?”

Rhetoric

We will use your best ACT English or SAT Critical Reading score unless your letter of admission states that you must take the English as a Second Language Placement Test (the EPT).

Math (ALEKS)

Yes

Chemistry

Only if you plan to take a chemistry course at Illinois and you have completed less than two years of chemistry in high school

Physics

Only if you have studied physics and plan to take a physics course at Illinois

English as a Second Language (the EPT)

Only if your letter of admission states this

Language Other Than English (LOTE)

Yes, if you studied a LOTE in high school but did not successfully complete at least 3 years of the same LOTE