Testing Services

From placement and proficiency tests for admission, to make-up exams you missed in your classes, we offer testing by appointment—online or on campus.

Types of Tests

Start College on the Right Foot

Your advisor might need you to take placement tests in math or English before you register for classes. This makes sure you’re starting college at the best level for you.

Missed a Test in Class?

Depending on your instructor’s policies, you may be able to make it up. Check your syllabus or ask your instructor before scheduling an appointment.

Testing with Approved Accommodations

If you have prior approval from the Office of Accommodative Services, you can take an exam at the Testing Center with the accommodations you need. All accommodations MUST be approved before scheduling your test.

Credit for Life Experience

Your prior real-world learning might mean you don’t need to take some required and/or elective courses in your curriculum. A proficiency exam will help us make that decision.

Earn Your Degree Faster

CLEP exams let you bypass introductory courses and register for more advanced classes sooner, helping you earn your degree faster.

Other Types of Exams

We also offer TEAS testing, the Pearson VUE exam, and exams for students from other colleges.

How Do I Make an Appointment?

Testing schedule subject to change without notice based on demand, staffing and health-related guidance by NYS, SUNY and Dutchess County.

It’s easy to set up an appointment with the Testing Center. Making an appointment for an online test is by request only. Please email us at dccproctor@sunydutchess.edu.

On-Campus Testing

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday & Thursday; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday & Wednesday

Use this form to request an on-campus appointment in Poughkeepsie. If you are taking a test in Fishkill, apply using this form.

Need help with the form or have questions? Try this helpful tutorial.

Online Testing

9 a.m.-12 p.m. Wednesday; 12 p.m.-3 p.m. Thursday

SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT FOR ONLINE TESTING

FAQs

Please bring photo identification such as a driver's license, government ID, or school ID.

For DCC students there is no fee for placement testing services.

The following links provide support material to prepare for placement test:

  • English – 90 minutes
  • Math – untimed
  • Versant – 50 minutes
  • Science – 40 minutes
  • Spanish – untimed
  • Ability to Benefit – untimed

As a general rule, you may not retake the placement test, since the placement tests are designed to determine your level of placement in first semester courses. Scores are valid for two and a half years. It is extremely important that you take the test seriously and arrive well rested and feeling in good health for the tests. If you don’t place as well as you would have liked, you can retest after one year or after completing an academic preparation program. Contact the Testing Center at (845) 790-3733 for more information.

Most results are available immediately.

For all placement tests and accommodation requests, contact the Office of Accommodative Services at (845) 431-8055 for information regarding documentation requirements. Testing accommodations must be approved by the Office of Accommodative Services prior to scheduling placement tests. Accommodations are not retroactive. You must request accommodations before taking the placement tests. If you opt to take placement tests without accommodations, you are not eligible to re-test with accommodations.

No. If, by the time you enroll in DCC, you have, or will have, a high school diploma or a High School Equivalency (HSE, formerly GED), you are automatically accepted. The placement test determines the proper courses for you to take during your first semester, and whether you are required to enroll in noncredit preparatory classes.

Yes, you can take the ACCUPLACER WritePlacer essay for English placement at a remote site. All other placement tests must be taken at DCC. We also offer remote testing via Zoom. You’ll need a computer with a camera and microphone as well as access to Zoom.

On the Poughkeepsie Campus, testing is held in the Testing Center which is in the Student Services Center, room 104. For testing at Fishkill, please report to the Main Office.

Confirm with the Office of Admissions that all documentation has been submitted prior to meeting with an academic coach in the ACT Center to register for classes.

Contact Us

Testing Center

301 Orcutt Student Services Center
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday

Phone: (845) 790-3733
Email: dccproctor@sunydutchess.edu

53 Pendell Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601