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Gearing Up forAcademic SuccessPlacement Tests andRequired SurveysWriting Sample Placement Test (WSPT):All incoming students are required to take the WSPT. This 90-minuteessay test, along with your transfer credits, AP/IB credits anddual enrollment, determines your English placement.If you have not taken the WSPT at the time of your Preview,please return to Blackboard and take the test as soon as possible.Until your test has been scored, you’ll be unable to register forEnglish Composition or any other course that lists the WSPT scoreas a prerequisite.Since the WSPT is a requirement, you’ll have a hold placed onyour record in Leo Online if you don’t complete and pass it priorto your second semester. That hold can prevent you from registeringfor classes!COMPASS Math Placement Test:At ODU, your placement into math is determined by your SATor ACT score or transfer credits from another institution. If youwish to challenge your math placement, or if you wish to receiveinstitutional credit for math, you may take the COMPASS MathPlacement Test. The Offi ce of Experiential Learning and Testingmaintains a schedule of when placement tests are offered.SAT Score ACT Score PlacementAny scoreAny scoreMATH 101M orMATH 102M451+ 24-36 STAT 130M551-650 30-36 MATH 162M651-700 *MATH 163M orMATH 200700+ * MATH 211* For MATH 163, 200, or 211, take COMPASS MathPlacement TestForeign Language Achievement Test:Foreign language placement is determined by your high schoolcourses or college transfer credits. You have met the University’sforeign language requirements if you completed two years of twolanguages or three years of one language at the high school level.However, your major may require more! See your departmentalrequirements. The Offi ce of Experiential Learning and Testing maintainsa schedule of when placement tests are offered.Experiential Learning and Testing:138 Gornto Teletechnet Center(757) 683-3697; UniversityTesting@odu.eduTransition to College Inventory (Freshmen) andTransfer Student Survey (Transfers):All incoming students are required to complete either the TCI orTSS. These surveys are online advising tools that we use to determinehow we can assist you during your fi rst semesters at the University.As with the WSPT, take this seriously and answer the questionshonestly. It isn’t timed. The data we collect will help us helpyou and guide you to programs and opportunities that will meetyour needs. This is one of the ways we keep from treating youlike just a number. The TCI and TSS are available on Blackboard.Since the survey is a requirement, you’ll have a hold placed onyour record in Leo Online if you don’t complete it. That hold canprevent you from registering for classes your second semester!Educational AccessibilityThe Offi ce of Educational Accessibility assists students with disabilitiesin the pursuit of their educational objectives. Offi ce staffmembers work with faculty, administrators and students toward thegoal of complying with legal mandates and integrating the studentinto a responsive campus community. The Offi ce of EducationalAccessibility strives to coordinate services that will enable studentswith disabilities to act as independently as possible in a supportiveatmosphere that promotes self-reliance. Services are availableto students in areas such as:• ADD/ADHD• Medical Disability• Psychological Disability• Specifi c Learning Disability• Temporary Mobility ImpairmentIf you’ve used accommodations for learning in high school, youmust call the Offi ce of Educational Accessibility at (757) 683-4655 to schedule an appointment for review and apply to haveaccommodations at ODU. Take advantage of this valuableresource—it works!3333