All admitted first-time students with an ACT Reading score 19 and below
All admitted first-time students with an SAT Reading score below 25 (before March 2016) or an SAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing score below 480 (after March 2016)

Link to website: https://www.uky.edu/app/placement-testing (Links to an external site.)

If you have any testing accommodation questions, please email drc@uky.edu.

For More Information on Registering for ACCUPLACER:

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By clicking on the ACCUPLACER Reading or Writing Placement Test you will be directed to register for an ACCUPLACER placement test. If you are taking both Reading and Writing placement tests, they can be done at the same testing appointment and you will only need to register once.

Admitted first-time students with a Reading ACT score of 19 and below, admitted first-time students with a Reading SAT score below 25 or an SAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing score below 480 are required to take a proctored ACCUPLACER Reading Placement Assessment. To begin this process click on “Accuplacer Reading Placement Testing.”

Admitted first-time students with a English ACT score of 17 and below, admitted first-time students with a Reading SAT score below 25 or an SAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing score below 480 are required to take a proctored ACCUPLACER Reading Placement Assessment. To begin this process click on “Accuplacer Writing Placement Testing.”