In preparing for your first year at Sacred Heart University, all new students are required to take English and Math Placement tests.  The results of those exams, along with a student's SAT/ACT scores and high school record are used to make appropriate placements in those subjects for your first year.

The English Placement test will be administered during the Orientation program in June.  The English Placement test will be taken in two parts; multiple choice reading comprehension and an essay.

The Math Placement test must be completed a week before your scheduled Orientation date,  for students attending the overnight Orientation program in June.

If you plan to take either Spanish, French or Italian, and you have any previous experience in the language (junior high school or high school study, study abroad, experience speaking the language with your family), you will need to take a placement exam and provide specific information to the Modern Foreign Language faculty. If you have no prior experience in the language at all, you may register for a first-semester course.  This exam must be completed before you come to Orientation. You can access the exams and any information you may need by clicking here.