Lander University Academic Success Center
Placement Test Information
Welcome to Lander. All NEW Freshman and transfer students must take the Math Skills Assessment or PreCalculus Test, which is available on-line and should be taken as soon as possible.
Please keep this flyer until you complete the test as it contains important log-on and password
information, as well as detailed instructions for access to the test.
MATH SKILLS ASSESSMENT / PRE-CALCULUS TEST
How do I take the
test online?
Go to www.lander.edu/asc to access on-line math test instructions.
or
1. Go to https://lander.blackboard.com – your temporary Blackboard ID is
the Lander ID number given to you by the Admissions Office with a
lowercase “t” in front of the number. For example, if your Lander ID
number is L00998877, your temporary Blackboard ID will be tL00998877.
THIS IS CASE SENSITIVE! The password is your date of birth
(MMDDYY).
2. Click on mathplacement
3. Choose either Math Skills Assessment OR Pre-Calculus Assessment
Which test do I
take?
Take the Math Skills Assessment if:
 You are an entering freshman
 You are a transfer student and not transferring in a mathematics course
 Your major is undecided
Take the Pre-Calculus Assessment if:
 You will be a mathematics major at Lander
 You are entering one of the three Dual-Degree Engineering programs with
Clemson University through a Mathematics, CIS, or Chemistry major at
Lander.
 You plan to take MATH 141 (Calculus I) to satisfy your General Education
mathematics requirement.
How do I exempt
these tests?
Only if you have math credit transferring as a math course at Lander (with at least a
“C” grade).
NOTE: If your major requires additional math, you should take the appropriate
math test (see above).
How do I
interpret my test
score?
The math assessment and pre-calculus test score interpretations can be found online at: http://www.lander.edu/docs/success-centerdocuments/Placement_Test_Score_Interpretations.pdf?sfvrsn=0
What if I have
further questions?
Please contact the Academic Success Center at asc@lander.edu or by calling
864-388-8308
(See reverse side for information on Foreign Language placement)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE PLACEMENT GUIDELINES
Is there a foreign
language
placement test?
There is no placement test for the foreign language requirement.
The Foreign Language faculty of the Department of English and Foreign Languages
will review the student's high school transcript to determine initial placement in
foreign languages if a student does not have 101 and 102 college-level foreign
language credit.
Incoming students who wish to study a language that they have not studied
previously may enroll in the 101-level of that language.
How are firsttime freshmen
placed into a
foreign language
course?
Foreign language placement is based on a student’s high school foreign language
coursework.
 High school coursework will be reviewed based on the number of credits
taken and the grades earned.
 Students may place out of the foreign language requirement (“pass”) or
may be placed into the 101-102 sequence.
 Students who have taken more than 5 units of a foreign language should
schedule an oral interview with a foreign language professor to continue
studying in that language.
 Students bringing in 102 college level credit, AP, IB, and CLEP scores may
place out of the university foreign language requirement.
How are transfer
students placed
into a foreign
language course?
Transfer students will first be reviewed for foreign language transfer credits.
Students transferring to Lander with no foreign language credits will be placed
according to the first-time freshman guidelines (see above). Students seeking a
second bachelor's degree are exempt from the foreign language requirement.
 If you transfer in Spanish 101 (with a “C” grade or better), you will only be
required to take Spanish 102 to complete the University requirement in
foreign language.
 If you transfer in a foreign language credit in 102 or higher (with a “C” grade
or better), you satisfy the University requirement.
What does it
mean if I “Pass”
the foreign
language
requirement?
What if English is
not my native
language?


You have met the University’s requirement for foreign language.
You will need to take 6 hours of elective credit to replace the University’s
foreign language requirement, which can include intermediate foreign
language.
Students whose native language is not English are exempt from the University
requirement for foreign language. In this case, you will need to take 6 hours of
elective credit for graduation in place of the language courses.
If your first language is not English, please e-mail Dr. Carlos Mentley at
cmentley@lander.edu with the following information:
 English is not my native language
 My native language is _____________
 Full Name
 Lander ID#
What if I have
further questions?
Please contact Donna Knight in Lander University’s Foreign Language department
via email at dknight@lander.edu