Placement Tests
To ensure that you are prepared to succeed in college-level courses, you will need to take the English
and mathematics placement assessments before registering for your first semester at GMercyU.
You can schedule your placement assessment by going to gmercyu.edu/english-math-placement-
assessments, contacting Testing Coordinator Joe Azzarano at azzarano.j1@gmercyu.edu, or
calling the Academic Resource Center at 215-646-7300, ext. 21828 to set up an appointment.
You are exempt from taking the respective placement exam if you meet one of the following
exemptions:
• A score of at least three (3) on the Princeton Advanced Placement Test in English
(Language and Composition) and/or mathematics (Calculus or Statistics)
• Transfer credits for college-level English composition or college-level mathematics courses
(earned grade of C or better) through the official acceptance of transfer credits by the
Registrar’s Office at Gwynedd Mercy University
• If you took the SAT after March 2016: A score of at least 35 in the reading test and a 680
in the mathematics test.
• If you took the SAT prior to March 2016: A score of at least 650 in the critical reading
and/or mathematics sections of the SAT test.
• A score of 29 or higher on the English or mathematics ACT test
The English and math placement assessments are untimed. Students with documented
disabilities who need accommodations, other than extended-time, should make their needs known
to the Academic Resource Center staff at least a week in advance of the placement test. Ear
plugs are available upon request.
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