Placement Assessment

The Rasmussen Ready assessment is used to determine a student’s proficiency in math, English, and digital preparedness. These skills are central to the Rasmussen University Mission and are highly valued in the workforce. Rasmussen Ready is equipped with test preparation tools, including optional live tutoring. Based on English and math assessment results, students are placed in the following courses:

• Applicants to a program that has a stated minimum School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam cumulative or total score acceptable for admission to the program are exempt from the Rasmussen University Placement Assessment when the minimum score thresholds are met for that program according to the School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences acceptance policies.

School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences applicants who do not meet the intended program’s minimum score for entrance and whose HESI Cumulative Score is below 55% or whose TEAS Total Score is below 48.5% are required to take the University Placement Assessment in order to enroll in another program. Applicants who have achieved a HESI Cumulative Score of 55% or higher or a TEAS Total Score of 48.5% or higher within the past five years are exempt from the Rasmussen University Placement Assessment for any program that does not require a minimum School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam score.

Placement Assessment results are valid for five (5) years from the date of the assessment. If the results have expired, returning students who have not successfully completed the required Developmental Education courses, their equivalents, or the courses for which Developmental Education courses are prerequisites must retake the University Placement Assessment to determine placement upon return.

Returning students who did not take the Placement Assessment and have successfully completed the courses at Rasmussen University for which Developmental Education courses are prerequisites, or their equivalents, are not required to take the University Placement Assessment.

Applicants who transfer from other universities, and whose Placement Assessment scores fall within the range of Developmental Education, will be required to complete the Developmental Education courses.

Applicants may, after three months, have the option to retake the University Placement Assessment(s). When an extenuating situation exists, an appeal may be submitted to the Student Experience Office to allow an applicant to repeat the entrance exam in fewer than three months. See the Extenuating Circumstances Policy for details.

• Applicants providing a college transcript or grade report indicating a grade of C- or higher or a grade of Pass in college-level English Composition and/or mathematics are not required to complete University Placement Assessments in the corresponding subject area and will not require Developmental Education coursework in areas in which they have previously proven this proficiency. Applicants without a conferred associate’s degree or higher and who have not completed a college-level English Composition course are required to complete the English placement examination. Students who have not completed a college-level math course are required to complete the math portion of the placement assessment.

Applicants providing a transcript or grade report with a conferred associate’s degree or higher from a United States (U.S.) accredited institution of higher learning as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) are not required to complete the University Placement Assessment in Reading and Writing and will not require Developmental Education coursework in this area. Students providing a transcript with a conferred associate’s degree or higher indicating a grade of C- or higher in college-level mathematics are not required to complete the University Placement Assessment in mathematics and will not require Developmental Education coursework in this area.

• Applicants enrolling in a Master’s or Doctoral-level program, or as a Non-Degree Seeking Individual Progress or Audit student, are not required to complete the Rasmussen University Placement Assessment.