Placement Testing: Comparative Chart
Computation
ACT Math** | 18 or below | PERT required for placement |
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| 19-20 | MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra or MAT 1100 Mathematical Understanding and Applications |
19 or above
| MGF 1106 College Mathematics or MGF 1107 Liberal Arts Math or STA 2023 Statistical Methods or ACCUPLACER (AAF)
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| 23 or above | MAC 1105 College Algebra For entrance into MAC 1114 Trigonometry or higher, student must take ACCUPLACER (AAF)
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ACCUPLACER Next-Generation Quantitative Reasoning Algebra and Statistics (QAS) | 241 or below | MAT 0057 Pre-College Mathematics or MAT 0022 Developmental Mathematics Combined |
| 242 or above | MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra or MAT 1100 Mathematical Understanding and Applications or MGF 1106 College Mathematics or MGF Liberal Arts Mathematics |
ACCUPLACER Next-Generation Advance Algebra Function (AAF)
| 262 or below | MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra or MAT 1100 Mathematical Understanding and Applications MGF 1106 College Mathematics or MGF Liberal Arts Mathematics or STA 2023 Statistical Methods I |
| 263-275 | MAC 1105 College Algebra |
| 276 or above | MAC 1114 Trigonometry or MAC 1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra or MAC 2233 Concepts of Calculus or MAC 1147 Precalculus Algebra/Trigonometry |
| PERT Math* | 113 or below | MAT 0022 Developmental Mathematics Combined or MAT 0055 Developmental Mathematics Module or MAT 0057 Pre-College Mathematics |
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| 114 or above | MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra or MAT 1100 Mathematical Understanding and Applications or MGF 1106 College Mathematics or MGF 1107 Liberal Arts Math or STA 2023 Statistical Methods I |
| 123-150* | MAC 1105 College Algebra |
| SAT Math (Since March 1, 2016) | 24 or above | MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra or MAT 1100 Mathematical Understanding and Applications and ACCUPLACER (AAF) or MGF 1106 College Mathematics or MGF 1107 Liberal Arts Math or STA 2023 Statistical Methods I or ACCUPLACER (AAF) |
26.5 or above
| MAC 1105 College Algebra |
*Students who score 130 or above are eligible to take the ACCUPLACER Advance Algebra Function (AAF) portion of the ACCUPLACER.
**Students who take MAC 1105 and who are going on to Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (MAC 2311) will take the following sequence: MAC 1105 --> MAC 1140 --> MAC 1114 --> MAC 2311.
Placement Testing - English & Reading
English
| Test | Score | Placement Course(s) |
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| ACT English* | 16 or below | PERT required for English placement |
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| 17 or above | No Developmental Writing required |
ACCUPLACER Next Generation Writing | 244 or below | ENC 0022 Developmental Writing or Writing Sample for EAP Placement |
| 245 or above | No Developmental Writing required (NOTE: Writing Sample required for EAP students). |
| PERT Writing* | 50 - 102 | ENC 0022 Developmental Writing or LOEP and writing sample for EAP placement |
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| 98 - 102 | ENC 0055 Developmental Reading Module |
| 103 or above | No Developmental Writing required; writing sample required for EAP students |
| New SAT Writing and Language* | 25 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) |
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| ACT Reading* | 18 or below | PERT required for reading placement |
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| 19 or above | No Developmental Reading required |
ACCUPLACER Next Generation Reading | 244 or below | REA 0019 Developmental Reading or LOEP/ Writing Sample for EAP Placement |
| 245 or above | No Developmental Reading required |
| PERT Reading* | 50 - 105 | REA 0019 Developmental Reading or LOEP for EAP Placement |
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101-105*
| REA 0055 Developmental Reading Module *If Non- Exempt |
| 106 or above | No Developmental Reading required |
| New SAT Reading* | 24 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 106)
| Score | Placement Course | Corequisite* |
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| 75 or below | Considered for ESOL classes | None |
| 76-85 | EAP 0380 Reading, Speaking and Listening | None |
| 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 103)
| Score | Placement | Corequisite* |
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| 75 or below | Considered for ESOL classes | None |
| 76-85 (LOEP and writing sample)** | EAP 0385 Low Intermediate Grammar and Writing (preparatory) | EAP 0380 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 0380, 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 0385, 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.
