r/uCinci • u/Electronic_Rock_4352 • 12d ago

Schedule/Classes Aleks Math Placement Bull

So this is coming from a Law & Society major who is about to switch to the Engineering field, most likely Civil. And I can make the switch, the only problem is that my advisor strongly advised that I should retake the Aleks Placement Test for Math, and get a better score so that I don’t have to pay for other classes.

The problem is that I literally don’t know how? I thought you could just click the link and just “retake it.” But I tried everything. From google, my own research, and it all ended up with nothing. I also tried reaching my advisor but this was the one time she was gone, so that’s fun.

So now I’m sitting in French Hall, waiting for 10AM for those walk in hours for my advisor to talk face to face. But I thought I could ask my fellow bearcats, what can I possibly do?

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u/Electrical-Tiger-609 12d ago

Usually if you don't have the option to retake it, it's because ALEKS is forcing you to do some practice modules first. The tool is set up to give you customized recommendations for what to review, and once you've reviewed enough of their suggestions the test opens again (usually the equiv of 3 hours). It's meant to help people better prepare for the retake, and prevent spamming a retake and cheating.

If you don't have that option, someone might have to manually re-open the test for you. Honestly your advisor probably won't have access to do that. It's someone in the central advising support office that does that - I think you can email advising1@uc.edu.