English and Math Assessment
When you apply for credit classes at BC, you are required to take English and/or math assessments. After you apply for admissions, stop by the Assessment Office to set up your assessment. There is usually no wait time, and assessments are offered on a walk-in (first-come, first-served) basis.
How Assessment Works
- Apply
for admission to receive a BC student ID number.
A BC student number is required to sign up for your English and/or Math assessment. You can obtain a BC student number at the Admissions/Registration Office on the first floor of the Student Services Building.
- Select a time and date to take your
assessment
Consult the assessment calendar for available dates and times for our drop-in English and Math assessments. No appointments are necessary. If you plan to take both math and English assessment at the same time, please arrive at least one hour prior to the closing time listed on the calendar. (Note: any tests started after 5:00 pm need to be completed by 7:30 pm.)
- Sign up and pay the assessment fee
Go to to the Assessment Office in room B132 to sign up for your assessment. Bring a valid photo ID and an assessment fee of $21.50 (The fee is non-refundable. We accept credit card, debit card or check)
- Take your assessment
After payment, you may take your assessment at any time listed on the assessment calendar. Make sure you bring photo ID, which is required for admission into the assessment lab. You can take the assessment on the same day you come to sign up and pay the fee.
Prepare for the English and Math Assessment
NOTE: We do not allow personal calculators, even though the following external link states otherwise. Our COMPASS testing software contains both standard and scientific calculators for your use during the assessment.
You may download PDF versions of sample questions for COMPASS placement measures. Each file includes answers to all the sample questions. This also has a list of the majority of types of items on each assessment.
(You must have Acrobat
Reader to view these files. Download
for free.)
Numerical Skills/PreAlgebra and Algebra
College Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry
Assessment Re-testing Policy
MATH: Math results are valid for two quarters. Example: A student who took the math assessment during spring quarter could use the results to register into math classes for summer or fall quarter. Students may take the math assessment a maximum of twice per quarter.
ENGLISH: English placements are valid for
two years. After completing the English assessment, the student
can elect to retake one section of the assessment within the
same academic quarter at no additional fee. After one calendar
year students may retest using the COMPASS English or ESL
assessment* (see exception below for students in English 071/072/073/074
or DEVED 061/062 ).
*EXCEPTION: Students currently enrolled in English 071/072/073/074 or DEVED 061/062 cannot retake the COMPASS assessment without written permission from either the English Assessment Coordinator or the appropriate program chair even if more than one year has elapsed since their assessment.
Note: Starting summer 2008, our policy
for defining “academic quarter” has been changed.
We now follow the college calendar for each quarter. Once
the quarter ends, the days during the quarter break are counted
for the following quarter. (See exception above if you are
currently enrolled in English 071/072/073/074 or DEVED 061/062)
Address
Bellevue College
Assessment Office
3000 Landerholm Circle SE
Bellevue, WA 98007-6484
Location & Contacts
Main Campus
Student Services Building
Building B—-B132
(425) 564-2243
assessment@bellevuecollege.edu
Office Hours:
The following hours are for general inquiries only, they do not correspond to drop-in testing hours. Please use the Assessment Calendar to see the testing schedule.
Monday – 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday –8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday –8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thursday –8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday – 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Updated 6/29/2011
