Proficiency Assessment Test Requirements

AUHS requires all entering students, except those who qualify for an exemption, to take the Accuplacer tests or The Essential Academic Skills Test [TEAS] prior to their enrollment.

Accuplacer tests are used for advanced placement status in courses in reading, writing, and Arithmetic. In order to secure students’ academic success, those who are unable to demonstrate proper English or Math level will be placed in Fundamentals of English or Fundamentals of College Math prior to or during the first quarter of their enrollment. The scores for placement in fundamental courses in English or Math are found below:
• ENGLISH 098 (P/NP): Fundamentals of English (4 units) is designed for those who scored below 90 on the Accuplacer-English Test and below 109 on Accuplacer- Sentence Structure Test. Each test must have the demonstrated appropriate score achieved independently of the other. Failure to pass one or both tests will require the student to be placed in this Fundamental of English course. This course does not count for matriculation towards a degree. This course may only be taken three (3) times before the student will be considered unable to progress.
• MATH 098 (P/NP): Fundamentals of College Mathematics course (4 units) is designed for those who scored below 63 on the Accuplacer-College Algebra Test and below 109 on the Accuplacer- Elementary Algebra Test. This course does not count for matriculation towards a degree. This course may only be taken three (3) times before the student will be considered unable to progress.
• CHEMISTRY 100: Basic Chemistry (P/NP) (4 credit units) This course introduces the basic principles of chemistry from a conceptual approach, focusing on the concepts of chemistry with little emphasis on the calculations. It also provides basic knowledge and problem- solving techniques necessary for CHEM-151 such Formula and equation writing, basic gas laws and stoichiometry. *Recommended Preparation: One year of high school Chemistry with at least a C within 5 years of graduation.
*Chemistry-100 is recommended to students who have not yet taken AP Chemistry or college- level chemistry as the prerequisite of Chemistry 151 at American University of Health Sciences. This course is offered on a pass/no pass basis only. This course may be taken a maximum of 3 times.

Although, the fundamentals courses are on a pass or non-pass basis, the enrollments in the foundational courses may affect program length and cost. Fundamental courses that are graded pass (P) or no pass (NP) do not count in the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) and Maximum time Frame (MTF). Failure to complete foundational courses after the 3rd attempt will result in no further progression in the program.

The Accuplacer Tests are computerized assessment, and their information is available at https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/.