Placement Testing

Test Score Information

After completion of placement testing, students may be required to register for one or more of the following courses based on the scores listed below.

Course Descriptions of Refresher Courses

The courses above are designed to improve your skills so that you can be a successful and independent learner at Towson University. The courses that begin with "DV" carry credit toward your full-time status as a student, but will not count toward graduation. The other courses listed above are college-level courses that will earn you three units toward the 120 required for graduation. All refresher courses must be successfully completed within the first two semesters of your enrollment at Towson University.

DVMT101 requires the completion of both elementary and intermediate algebra topics and earns a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade. You will be given the opportunity to cover both levels in one semester. If only the elementary algebra level is completed, DVMT110 (Intermediate Algebra) must be completed separately.                           

Scheduling Procedure: This course must be completed at Towson University, should not be scheduled with any other math course, and must be successfully completed before taking a general education or major math requirement. Students can also complete this course during Towson University's Summer Trimester.

DVMT110 requires the completion of intermediate algebra topics only and earns a satisfactory/ unsatisfactory grade. If your major requires statistics, Math 109 may be an option. If your major does not require a specific math course, Math 103 may be an option.

Scheduling Procedure: This course must be completed before taking a general education or major math requirement, should not be scheduled with any other math course, and must be completed at Towson University. The course is offered during Towson University's Summer Trimester.

MATH 103 - Transition to Math Ideas or  MATH 109 - Transition to Algebra for Applications are optional refresher courses for students who must complete DVMT110. These courses are designed in two parts and meet five class hours per week. Both courses review intermediate algebra during the first five weeks and require successful completion of the review material before beginning the college-level portion of the class (MATH 105 curriculum for MATH 103 and MATH 111 curriculum for MATH 109). Students who do not successfully complete the DVMT 110 review will be moved to a concurrent DVMT 110 class. Successful completion of both parts of MATH 103 and MATH 109 will earn three units toward graduation.

Scheduling Procedure: These college-level courses do fulfill the general math requirement, should not be scheduled with any other math course, and must be completed at Towson University.

DVRD101 is a reading comprehension course which earns a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade.

Scheduling Procedure: This course must be completed at Towson University and can be scheduled with other courses.

REED 102 is a college-level reading proficiency course designed to help you be more efficient in heavy reading courses.

Scheduling Procedure: This course must be completed at Towson University and can be scheduled with other courses.

ENGL 102-Stretch is a writing course that has the same curriculum as ENGL 102 and special sections set aside for students with borderline scores of 0-4 on the writing skills portion of the placement test. These sections will provide diagnostic help in the classroom to identify weak areas so that these skills can be strengthened. Your adviser will know which sections of ENGL 102 are "stretch" and can assist you in registering for one of  those sections. A grade of "C" or better must be earned in this course.

Scheduling Procedure: This course must be completed at Towson University and can be scheduled with other courses.

Placement Testing
Office of Developmental Education - Lecture Hall, Room 7
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Phone: 410-704-2418
Fax: 410-704-4047
E-mail: placementtesting@towson.edu (please use your email address with plain text and no graphics; the spam blocker will block your email)