Placement Journey: First Year Student Guide
Last edit date: 04/30/2026
Purpose: This guide explains how to complete your Placement Journey, including required tasks, a survey, placement tests, and how to view your scores.
| Contents |
|---|
| BEFORE YOU START |
| ACCESS YOUR PLACEMENT JOURNEY |
| COMPLETE YOUR PLACEMENT TASKS |
| VIEW SCORES |
| CONTACT INFORMATION |
BEFORE YOU START
- Use a desktop or laptop computer to complete the placement exams.
- Mobile devices are not recommended.
ACCESS YOUR PLACEMENT JOURNEY
- Navigate to wcupa.navigate.eab.com and select Login with your school account. (See Fig 1)
Fig 1 - Use your West Chester University RamNet ID Username to login: ex: 3012345@wcupa.edu or JD123456@wcupa.edu.
- Select Journeys from the left menu (see Fig 2).
Fig 2 - Click on the Placement Journey assigned to you (see Fig 3).
Fig 3
COMPLETE YOUR PLACEMENT TASKS
- Select a task to begin. A sample of a journey is shown below, but remember each student
receives different tasks (see Fig 4).
Fig 4 - Follow the instructions for the selected task.
- To mark the task as completed, click on the Completion Reason drop-down and select This is completed (see Fig 5).
Fig 5 - Click on the Go Back button at the top of the page to return to the Journey menu (see Fig 6).
Fig 6 - The Student Information task will direct you to complete a survey. The survey is located in the lefthand
menu under Surveys (see Fig 7).
Fig 7 - Some tasks in your Placement Journey include Placement Exams and may not apply to
all students. Complete any assigned tests and then return to Navigate to mark the
task complete.
- Math Placement exam link will take you to the ALEKS website
- Write Survey Exam will take you to D2L
- Foreign Language will take you to the Emersion website.
- Once all tasks are complete, a confirmation message will display indicating that your Placement Journey is complete.
VIEW SCORES
- Log in to RamPortal at ramportal.wcupa.edu
- Locate the Placement Exams card on your homepage (see Fig 8).
Fig 8 - Select a subject to view your score or access the exam if you have not taken it yet
(see Fig 8).
Note: Only Placement Exams assigned to you will appear. - Your score will be displayed at the top of the card once the exam is completed (see
Fig 9).
Note: If you do not have any placement exam scores, you will see a message stating you do not have any placement exam scores.
Fig 9
CONTACT INFORMATION
- Mathematics Placement Test: Please visit the Mathematics Placement Test site.
- HonorLock browser extension: Please visit the HonorLock site.
- Write Survey: Please visit the Write Survey site.
- Foreign Language Placement: please visit the Foreign Language Placement website.
- General First-Year Scheduling Information: Please visit the First-Year Scheduling website.
- For additional questions, email FYScheduling@wcupa.edu.
- For any additional support, please submit an AES Support Portal ticket.
- For RamNet ID login troubleshooting and support, please contact the WCU Help Desk: 610-436-3350.