Catalog 2012-13: Student Information: Assessment, Testing, and Developmental Courses: Placement Testing: Comparative Chart

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Placement Testing: Comparative Chart

Placement Testing: Comparative Chart (ACT, CPT, PERT and SAT)

Computation

Test	Score	Placement Course(s)
ACT Math**	18 or below	PERT required for placement
	19-24	MAT1033 Intermediate Algebra or CPT/CLM
	25-28	MAC 1105 College Algebra or MGF 1106 College Mathematics or MGF 1107 Liberal Arts Math or STA 2023 Statistics or CPT/CLM
	29-30	MAC 1114 Trigonometry or MAC 1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra or MAC 2233 Concepts of Calculus
	31 or above	MAC 1114 Trigonometry or MAC 1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra or MAC 2233 Concepts of Calculus
CPT Arithmetic	20-24	TABE required for math placement or PERT refresh
	25-74	MAT 0018C Developmental Mathematics I or MAT 0022C Developmental Mathematics Combined
	75-120	MAT 0028C Developmental Mathematics II
CPT Elementary Algebra	20-46	Use CPT Arithmetic score or MAT 0018C Developmental Mathematics I
	47-71	MAT 0028C Developmental Mathematics II or MAT 0022C Developmental Mathematics Combined
	72-120	Use CPT College Level Math score or MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra
CPT College Level Math*	20-39	MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra
	40-62	MAC 1105 College Algebra or MGF 1106 College Mathematics or MGF 1107 Liberal Arts Math or STA 2023 Statistical Methods I
	63-96	MAC 1114 Trigonometry or MAC 1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra or MAC 2233 Concepts of Calculus
	97-120	MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
PERT Math*	50-60	TABE required for math placement or PERT refresh
	61-95	MAT 0018C Developmental Mathematics I or MAT 0022C Developmental Mathematics Combined
	96-112	MAT 0028C Developmental Mathematics II
	113-122	MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra
	123-150*	MAC 1105 College Algebra or MGF 1106 College Mathematics or MGF 1107 Liberal Arts Math or STA 2023 Statistical Methods I
SAT Math	439 or below	PERT required for placement
	440-559	MAT1033 Intermediate Algebra or CPT/CLM
	560-589	MAC 1105 College Algebra or MGF 1106 College Mathematics or MGF 1107 Liberal Arts Math or STA 2023 Statistical Methods I or CPT/CLM
	590-649	MAC 1114 Trigonometry or MAC 1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra or MAC 2233 Concepts of Calculus
	650 or above	MAC 1114 Trigonometry or MAC 1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra or MAC 2233 Concepts of Calculus

*Students who score 135 or above are eligible to take the CPT College Level Math (CLM) portion of the CPT.

**Students who take MAC1105 and who are going on to Concepts of Calculus (MAC 2333) will take the following sequence: MAC 1105 --> MAC 1140 --> MAC 1114 --> MAC 2311

Placement Testing – English & Reading

English

Test	Score	Placement Course(s)
ACT English*	16 or below	PERT required for English placement
ACT English*	17 or above	No Developmental Writing required
CPT Sentence Skills	20-71	ENC 0015C Developmental Writing I or LOEP and writing sample for EAP placement
	72-82	ENC 0025C Developmental Writing II or LOEP and writing sample for EAP placement
	83-120	No Developmental Writing required
PERT Writing	50-89	ENC 0015C Developmental Writing I or LOEP and writing sample for EAP placement
	90-98	ENC 0025C Developmental Writing II or LOEP and writing sample for EAP placement
	99-150	No Developmental Writing required; writing sample required for EAP students
SAT Critical Reading	439 or below	PERT required for placement
SAT Critical Reading	440 or above	ENC 1101 English I

*Student must have both scores to be eligible for English I (ENC 1101)

Reading

Test	Score	Placement Course(s)
ACT Reading*	17 or below	PERT required for reading placement
ACT Reading*	18 or above	No Developmental Reading required
CPT Reading	20-41	TABE required for reading placement or PERT refresh
	42-52	REA 0007C Developmental Reading I
	53-82	REA 0017C Developmental Reading II
	83-120	No Developmental Reading required
PERT Reading	50-60	TABE required for reading placement or PERT refresh
	61-83	REA 0007C Developmental Reading I or LOEP for EAP Placement
	84-103	REA 0017C Developmental Reading II or LOEP for EAP Placement
	104-150	No Developmental Reading required
SAT Critical Reading	439 or below	PERT required for placement
SAT Critical Reading	440 or above	ENC 1101 English I (no developmental reading required)

*Student must have both scores to be eligible for English I (ENC 1101)

Placement for English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

LOEP Reading (and PERT reading less than 104)

Score	Placement Course	Corequisite*
75 or below	Considered for ESOL classes	None
76-85	EAP 0320 Low Intermediate Reading (preparatory)	EAP 0300 then EAP 0400 then EAP 1500
86-95	EAP 0420 Intermediate Reading (preparatory)	EAP 0400 then EAP 1500
96-105	EAP 1520 High Intermediate Reading (college credit)	EAP 1500 unless previously taken or placed in 0400 Level EAP
106-120	EAP 1620 Advanced Reading (college credit)	None

LOEP Writing (and PERT writing less than 99)

Score	Placement	Corequisite*
75 or below	Considered for ESOL classes	None
76-85 (LOEP and writing sample)**	EAP 0385 Low Intermediate Grammar and Writing (preparatory)	EAP 0300 then EAP 0400 then EAP 1500
86-95(LOEP and writing sample)**	EAP 0485 Intermediate Grammar and Writing (preparatory)	EAP 0400 then EAP 1500
96-105(LOEP and writing sample)**	EAP 1540 High Intermediate Writing (college credit) and EAP 1560 High Intermediate/Advanced Grammar (college credit)	EAP 1500 unless previously taken or placed in 0400 Level EAP
106-120	EAP 1640 Advanced Writing (college credit)	EAP 1560 unless previously taken or exempted by writing sample

*Corequisite courses EAP 0300, EAP 0400 and EAP 1500 are speaking and listening courses generally the lower-level of their placement in reading or writing courses. Students may be exempt based on diagnostics and assessments in class. The writing sample can raise or lower placement.

**For placement into Writing and Grammar (EAP 385, EAP 0485, EAP 1540, EAP 1560, EAP 1640), PERT, LOEP and writing sample scores are taken into consideration. The writing sample can raise or lower placement.