• Students must be currently enrolled and in good academic standing to take a self-directed assessment (not on Academic Probation or Warning).
• Students who test into remediation courses may not take a self-directed assessment until the remediation courses have been successfully completed.

• In order to avoid scheduling conflicts, complete any SDAs PRIOR to the quarter in which the equivalent course is scheduled on your MAP and PRIOR to your final quarter.
• Self-directed assessments can be taken during the quarter or prior to a student's first quarter start date. Contact your Advisor for additional information.

• New students whose first courses have not yet begun should contact their Program Manager to request to begin an SDA.
• Current students can request a self-directed assessment while confirming their schedule each quarter.
• New and continuing students may also contact their Student Advisor to request a self-directed assessment.

Effective January 3, 2022, the non-refundable fee for each self-directed assessment a student requests is $149. To make a payment: 

• Access the Account Center through the Student Portal.
• Acknowledge the alert in the upper right corner of the Account Center by clicking on it.
• Make a payment one of the following ways:
  • Click the Pay Online icon in the Student Portal
  • Click the "Pay Now" option in the Account Center

The self-directed assessment will become available approximately two business days after payment.

Your self-directed assessment will be found in the Student Portal > Blackboard Ultra Icon. Use the drop-down Courses menu to filter your self-directed assessments (SDA).

• Self-directed assessments are available for 45 days from a student's first access.
• Assignments should be submitted by day 43 of the SDA experience to allow time for grading. 
• Self-directed assessments close after 45 days. All access to SDAs disappears at this time. 

• Self-directed assessments are not instructor-led.
• Students must read and follow all instructions carefully.
• Regular email reminders will be sent out regardless of completion status, but students must pace themselves.
• As self-directed assessments are intended to test prior knowledge, tutoring and library support is limited to general academic skill development and basic research and writing assistance. Tutors and librarians will not provide clarification of assessment concepts. 

• Self-directed assessments are limited to 45 days from the date of first access.
• Project-based assessments must be completed by the 43rd day to allow for grading prior to the deadline.
• Types of assessments include
  • timed multiple choice (6 attempts per module)
  • project-based (2 attempts per module)
  • writing
  • short answer
• Passing an SDA requires an overall average score of 80% across all modular assessments. For project-based SDAs, a rubric score of "2" is equivalent to 80%. (A "3" is 90% and a "4" is 100%).
• Pass/fail information is posted the gradebook.