The purpose of entry-level assessment is to assist advisors in making decisions that will give new students the best possible chance of academic success in OSU entry-level courses. The Office of University Assessment (OUA) works cooperatively with Institutional Research, the Admissions Office, and University Testing Center to conduct entry-level assessment at OSU.

Three methods are used to evaluate a student's readiness for college level coursework:

• the ACT (subtests in English, reading, science, and mathematics)
• results of Entry Level Placement Analysis
• the COMPASS computerized placement test

All new students (new freshmen and transfer students with less than 24 credit hours) receive a Student Assessment Report (SAR) that summarizes the student’s academic information, the results of entry level assessment, and course recommendations for entry-level courses.