Accuplacer - Ability to Benefit (ATB)
Accuplacer Ability to Benefit exams help students without a high school diploma access college pathways and Title IV financial aid.
ACCUPLACER – Ability to Benefit
Explore testing options, costs, and requirements for the Accuplacer Ability to Benefit exam before you register.
TEST OPTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS (Huntsville Campus)
- Remote Test Option: ATB tests can be taken at another ATB-approved site only. Examinees should inquire with the SHSU Testing Center by email (ctr@shsu.edu) or phone (936-294-1025) to verify if an ATB-approved test site is in their vicinity.
- In-Person Option:Click here for available test dates and times.
- Report time: Report to the testing site at least 15-30 minutesbefore your scheduled testing time.
- Exam length: Ability to Benefit tests are untimed, but take approximately 1.5-2 hours to complete
Registration/Administration Test Fee
- First attempt fee: $53.50
- Retest fee:
- 1 subject area: $18.50
- 2 subject areas: $33.50
- 3 subject areas: $53.50
- 1 subject area: $18.50
- After you complete your exam, your Accuplacer scores are immediately accessible to your academic advisor or program.
- Accuplacer scores can also be accessed in the Accuplacer Student Portal.
- Students must wait 14 days from the most recent exam date to retake the Ability to Benefit tests in the same subject.
- The Testing Center must receive documentation of your accommodation at least two weeks in advance of your scheduled test date.
- Accommodation requests are processed through the Services for Students with Disabilities Office.
- Email: disability@shsu.edu
- Phone: (936) 294-3512
- Campus Location: Lee Drain Annex
- Website: edu/testing
- Email: ctr@shsu.edu
- Phone: Call (936) 294-1025
- Campus Location: Academic Building IV, Room 102
- Mailing address: Box 2240, Huntsville, Texas 77341-2240