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What is the ALEKS math placement assessment?

HCU uses the ALEKS Placement Assessment to determine readiness for math courses. It covers material from basic math through precalculus and takes up to 3 hours to complete (most students finish in about 120-180 minutes). Your score determines which math course you may enroll in 鈥� it does not earn course credit.

Do I need to take ALEKS?

Your college and major determine whether ALEKS is required. Use this tool to find out.

See ALEKS Requirements by Program for a full requirements list by program.

How to take the assessment

HCU students 鈥� take it free in HuskyNet (recommended)

  1. Log in to HCU One Login

    Go to and login with your HC.edu email address. (Learn how to Access Student Systems.)

  2. Go to Student portal 鈫�

    There is no registration fee for this option. All five attempts may be taken from home unless your college requires otherwise.

  3. Install the Respondus Lockdown Browser

    ALEKS will walk you through the installation. College of Science and Engineering students also need Respondus Monitor and a computer with a webcam running Windows, macOS, or iOS (Chromebooks are not supported).

  4. Start the assessment

    Click the test link and complete the registration process. You have up to 3 hours once you begin 鈥� complete it in one sitting and do not log out.

For step-by-step login and registration instructions, see the ALEKS student handout.

HCU students 鈥� take it at the Testing Center

A registration fee of $11.50 applies. Register at the link below.

Students from other institutions

If you need ALEKS proctored at HCU for a different college, register for an Individually Proctored Exam. Visit the Non-HCU Student ALEKS page for specific instructions.

Taking the assessment honestly

ALEKS is an assessment, not a test 鈥� its purpose is to find out what you actually know so you can be placed into the right course. Answer based on your own knowledge without consulting outside resources (other people, websites, notes, or textbooks). If you use outside help, you risk being placed into a course for which you are not prepared.

Using outside resources on the ALEKS is a violation of HCU’s Academic Integrity Policy and is subject to disciplinary action.

Didn’t get the score you needed?

You can retake the assessment up to 4 more times (5 total) after working in the ALEKS Prep and Learning Module. The module is personalized to your results and focuses on exactly the areas you need to strengthen.

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Frequently Asked Questions: ALEKS

Taking ALEKS through HuskyNet is free. Taking it at the HCU Testing Center costs $11.50. If your access expires and you need to start over, an e-commerce license costs $25 + tax 鈥� see the Retakes page for details.

HCU students may take all five attempts from home via HuskyNet using the Respondus Lockdown Browser, unless your specific college requires in-person testing. E-commerce retakes must be taken in person at Testing Services.

Before your first question, ALEKS will check your software and run a brief tutorial. The exam then asks up to 30 questions at varying difficulty levels to gauge your knowledge. If you clearly don’t know an answer, select “I don’t know” 鈥� ALEKS interprets that response as unfamiliarity with the topic, so only use it when that’s accurate. Your score appears as a percentage mastery at the end, and will also show up in HuskyNet the following morning.

ALEKS provides an on-screen calculator for problems that require one. No external calculator may be used.

No. ALEKS is adaptive 鈥� once you submit a response it cannot be changed. Answer carefully before submitting.

Contact HCU Testing Services at testing@hc.edu. Most students complete the exam within 90 minutes, but up to 3 hours are available.

For questions about placement requirements and scoring, see the Requirements & Placement Policy FAQs.

For questions about retaking the assessment or the Prep and Learning Module, see the Retakes & Learning Modules FAQs.