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Writing and Math Assessment

  • Assessment sessions usually last about 2 hours and 15 minutes and there is no cost for them.
  • Students MUST have their IVC Student ID Number and photo identification- NO EXCEPTIONS!
  • Students cannot study for the assessments in advance and should not worry about doing so.
  • Students cannot fail the assessments. The results are used for placement purposes only.

Specific information about each of the assessments is listed below. 


Walk-in Assessment Test Hours

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8am - 3pm 8am - 12pm 8am - 3pm 8am - 3pm N / A

 


  • TESTING IS AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS

Writing Sample

Students who receive a recommended placement to a basic skills writing course rather than college-level writing as a result of the initial assessment process and who wish to be considered for placement in college-level writing should sit for the Writing Sample.

Alternative Evidence

Students who have completed an assessment at another Orange County community college and have the recommended course placements* or have completed college writing or mathematics courses at another college may not have to complete an entire assessment session at Irvine Valley College. 

*Only English placements from other Orange County Community Colleges are accepted. If you plan to enroll in a mathematics course at IVC, you must complete our math assessment. No exceptions.

Transcripts or placement recommendations from other colleges must be presented to the Assessment Center (Student Services Center, Room 250) as soon as possible before registration so that eligibility can be verified and students can be cleared for registration. Otherwise, students will be blocked from enrolling.

Please see the IVC Catalog or Class Schedules for course descriptions and prerequisites

Counseling 1

Counseling1 is a UC and CSU transferable class that can be completed in eight weeks or less! Students can earn 1.5 units toward their AA/AS or 60 transferable units while working with a counselor to create their personal, academic plan. Students will also have the opportunity to explore their short and long term goals, learn study and time management skills as well as explore the relationship between majors and careers.

Challenges

If students believe that they have cause to challenge their participation in Matriculation, they may file a challenge based on any one of the following grounds. Request to Challenge forms are available in the Assessment Center.

  1. Students that believe that they have cause to challenge their participation in assessment or orientation, or their class placement as a result of assessment;
  2. The prerequisite or corequisite has not been established in accordance with the District's process for establishing prerequisites and corequisites;
  3. The prerequisite or corequisite is in violation of Title 5, Article 55201;
  4. The prerequisite or corequisite is either unlawfully discriminatory or applied in an unlawfully discriminatory manner;
  5. Students will be subject to undue delay in attaining the goal of their educational plan because the prerequisite or corequisite course has not been made reasonably available;
  6. If students believe they have the prior knowledge, experience and/or skills required to succeed in a prerequisite course from which they have been blocked, may file a request for an alternate evidence review. Students may obtain a Request for an Alternate Evidence Review form from the Assessment Office.

Students who file a Request to Challenge on any ground will have the matter resolved within five (5) working days.

Students who file a Request to Challenge on the basis of Ground B,C,D, E or F during their assigned registration time will be awarded eligibility to enroll in the class pending the outcome of the challenge. If the challenge is upheld, students who have enrolled in the class will be allowed to remain in the class. If the challenge is denied, students will be notified that they have been removed from the class.

Retest Policy

Students may sit for the assessment no more than once every six months for the English and no more than every three months for the math, if they wish to retest.

Exemptions

Students who have previously earned an Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, or
Bachelor of Arts degree from an American college or university will be exempted from
matriculation.