Information
The English Assessment involves writing one essay that gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can read and comprehend a passage and write an essay analyzing the passage. The assessment is scored manually by professionals in the English Department. Scores are typically available within 1-3 business days. You will be notified when your score has posted. You will receive a list of recommended courses for you to enroll in based on your scores. The testing staff cannot interpret scores for you.
Environment
Process
This assessment can be taken at home at your convenience through your Blackboard account within your MyGRCC portal:
- Login to MyGRCC portal.
- Go to the Blackboard application.
- Select "Courses".
- Click English Placement.
- Read through a page of information and write an essay. The test is timed - 50 minutes.
The test can only be taken once. Contact person is Laura DeVries, English Department Support Professional- 616 234 4243 in unique circumstances if the access to the test needs to be unblocked for a retake.
If you need to use our testing center, no appointment is necessary on the main campus. A picture ID is required to test. Lakeshore testing is available by appointment only.