Next Steps
Congratulations on completing your Bucks County Community College placement tests! Please see below for information on how to see your scores and your next steps as a Bucks student.
SCORING
Your ALEKS Math score is available immediately upon completion of the test. Please refer to the below ALEKS Learning Modules document for what your score means and what classes you can take at your level. Your score should be in your Student Planning account by tomorrow.
Your Reading and Writing answers will be reviewed by Language & Literature faculty. The scores should be in your Student Planning account as soon as possible.
Because proctored (monitored) placement testing has been suspended, all students in COMP110; English Composition I classes will take a first day in-class essay in order to verify correct placement. Students may be asked to take a proctored reading placement test based upon their score. On the basis of the results, if the score places students into a different level course, students will be contacted and advised into the appropriate level course. It is to students' benefit to be properly placed based on skill level so they can be successful. First day assessments will also be given in all levels of AESL and reading classes, as well as in COMP090: Basic Writing and COMP107: Introduction to Academic Writing to ensure proper placement. If you have any questions, please contact Language & Literature at langandlit@bucks.edu.
Please review our STUDENT PLANNING INFO for instructions on how to finish setting up your account and how to see your scores.
Utilizing Your ALEKS Account to Retest
For information on your ALEKS score, please refer to the attached ALEKS LEARNING MODULES document. The last page of this document explains how the ALEKS score you saw after your test corresponds to the Bucks Placement Levels. It also explains what classes are available at each level and what score you need for each level.
Additionally, this document explains how to select and utilize the ALEKS Learning Modules. If you wish to test into a higher Math level, you can do so up to 3 additional times with your ALEKS account. You must do at least 5 hours of study over at least 48 hours to unlock each subsequent test, but you have access to the account for 12 months, so you can set your own pace. If you have any technical issues with ALEKS, the contact information to reach ALEKS’s technical support is available on the last page.
NEXT STEPS
Students pursuing a degree or certificate will still be required to complete advising to register for classes. For information regarding new student advising, or to request a virtual advising appointment, please refer to the New Student Advising website at bucks.edu/advising. Additionally, the Advising & Transfer Center is available by phone (215-968-8031) or e-mail (advising@bucks.edu) during their typical operating hours.
High School Enrichment Students who are planning to take Bucks courses prior to their high school graduation should email dualenroll@bucks.edu or HSEnrichment@bucks.edu, or call 215-968-8100.
FINANCIAL AID
For information on Finacial Aid, please review our Applying for Financial Aid sheet. If you have any additional questions regarding Financial Aid, feel free to contact the Financial Aid Office in person, by calling 215-968-8200 or emailing finaid@bucks.edu. All email responses are sent to through Bucks County Community College email accounts.