Barton Community College incorporates multiple measures for placement. Placement options include cumulative domestic high school GPA, ACT, SAT, GED or Accuplacer test scores. This information must be received prior to enrollment in applicable courses. Alternative placement measures including test scores must have been obtained within the last five (5) years. Students without scores will take the Accuplacer test. Placement test scores will be used to place students in the appropriate English, reading, or math courses.
Students who need to complete the Accuplacer test should contact the Testing Coordinator at placementtesting@bartonccc.edu. To see what option best suits your needs, scroll down to the section, Taking the Accuplacer Placement Test.
Individuals requiring testing accommodations due to disability should contact disabilityservices@bartonccc.edu or call (620)786-1102.
Students who fail to submit proper prerequisite documents or successful Accuplacer scores by midnight (CST) on the 1st Monday of the session, will not be allowed to enroll in their prerequisite course(s) for the selected session.
SAT, ACT, GED or Accuplacer Scores
Barton will accept SAT, ACT, GED or Accuplacer scores if they are less than five (5) years old. Scores may be sent to placementtesting@bartonccc.edu
Within this email please include the following information:
- Please indicate "Placement Scores" or something similar in the subject line of your email.
- Barton student ID
- Full name
- Date of Birth
- Email Address
- Primary campus
- Phone number
- Course for which you are submitting scores
To ensure we receive the email, please be sure to include a subject line such as "Placement Scores."
Taking the Accuplacer Placement Test
Students outside of Barton's service area
Students outside of Barton's service area may arrange to take the Accuplacer test at an approved testing location convenient to them, with proctoring provided by the testing site for which any site-specific proctoring charges will be the student’s responsibility. These students will receive a voucher.
Fully online students outside of Barton's geographic service area may arrange to take the Accuplacer test utilizing virtual proctoring through ProctorU, for which there is no initial charge to the student. These students will receive a voucher.
To receive a placement voucher from Accuplacer, please complete the Barton Accuplacer Voucher Request form.
Students in Barton's service area
Students residing in Barton's seven county service area (Barton, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rice, Rush, Russell and Stafford counties) will test at the Barton County campus in Great Bend, Kan. Email placementtesting@bartonccc.edu for more information. To ensure we receive the email, please be sure to include a subject line such as "Accuplacer Placement Testing".
Students attending the Fort Riley or Fort Leavenworth sites will take the Accuplacer test at those locations. Email placementtesting@bartonccc.edu for more information. To ensure we receive the email, please be sure to include a subject line such as "Accuplacer Placement Testing."
Accuplacer Information
Please review the options below and then email placementtesting@bartonccc.edu with the following information:
- Barton Student ID
- Full name
- Date of birth
- Email address
- Which campus you take classes at
- Phone number
- Which option you are selecting to take the placement test from the list below
Option 1: Virtual – Remote Proctoring
Have your ACCUPLACER test proctored online from just about anywhere with ProctorU platform, an online proctoring system with Meazure Learning. This option enables you to take the ACCUPLACER test at any location. You must have an appropriate Barton student ID and your computer must meet the technical specifications that are required for testing.
ProctorU Platform Technical Requirements (Minimum Requirements):
- Operating System: Windows 10 or later/Mac OS 11.0 or later/all recent compatible versions of ChromeOS
- Browser: Chrome/Firefox
- Connectivity: 1 Mbps (mobile hotspots and tethering are discouraged)
- Guardian Browser download (mandatory) to test virtually.
Option 2: Off Campus – Remote Proctoring
(Please note, there may be a fee charged as determined by the testing facility.)
Take your test at a local testing center. This will enable you to take your Accuplacer test on a different campus with a human proctor.
Option 3: On the Barton County Campus in Great Bend, Kansas
Preparing for Accuplacer
Resources below are available to students in preparation for the Accuplacer.
Accuplacer Sample Reading
Accuplacer Sample Writing
Accuplacer Sample Math (QRAS)
Accuplacer Sample ESL
Accuplacer Study Guide
Practice Testing
Math Practice Testing
Option 4: ACT, SAT, CLEP and DANTES
(Please note, the availability of this option will be determined on an individual basis.)
For information regarding the use of ACT, SAT, GED, CLEP, and DANTES scores in place of a placement test please email placementtesting@bartonccc.edu.
Additional resources related to placement and prerequisites
Assessment/ Placement Policy & Procedures
Courses with Prerequisites
Placement Matrix
Enrollment in Two Courses Where One is a Prerequisite For The Other
(EXAMPLE: Enrolling now in English Composition I for an earlier session and English Composition II in a subsequent session)
Students wishing to enroll at the same time for courses where the first course is a prerequisite for the second course will need to contact Barton personnel for enrollment into the later course. If, at the completion of the first course, the final grade does not meet the prerequisite requirement for the subsequent course, the enrollment will be dropped by Barton. For assistance, please email prereq@bartonccc.edu
- Within this email please include the following information:
- Please indicate "Subsequent Course" or something similar in the subject line of your email.
- Barton student ID
- Full name
- Date of Birth
- Email Address
- Primary campus
- Phone number
- Course for which you are submitting prerequisite information
- Course start date/session/semester in which you plan to enroll
- To ensure we receive the email, please be sure to include a subject line such as "Subsequent Course".