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NEW STUDENT PLACEMENT ADVISOR NOTES
There are three separate screening placement levels to determine proper developmental placement of
students. Placement is progressive. Advisors need to follow each level (in sequence) in order to
correctly place students.
Screening Levels Explained:
• Screening Level 1: This level is the first level and determines placement via an ACT score that is
not older than 5 years. All screening must begin here first. See Level 1 chart for more
information.
• Screening Level 2. This level is the second level of screening and only takes place if a student
does not meet eligibility under (Level 1). Level 2 determines placement via a review of the high
school GPA and English and math course grades. See Level 2 chart for more information.
• Screening Level 3: This level is the third level of screening and should only be utilized when a
student is not eligible under Level 1 and Level 2 screening. Level 3 determines placement
via Accuplacer scores. See Level 3 chart for more information.
NOTE: Reversing the order of or skipping screening levels is not allowed, for in doing so, one could
inadvertently place a student in a developmental class incorrectly. Screening should be followed in the
sequential order.
Placement scores and the high school GPA are valid for five years only. If older than 5 years, the student
must take the Accuplacer.
Students who meet placement criteria on the basis of approved ACT sub-scores or high school markers
in both math and English are exempt from taking Accuplacer. That is why it is important to screen all
students under Level 1 and Level 2 screening before moving to Level 3.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Screening should take place in sequential order: Level 1, Level 2 to Level 3. Keep in
mind, while screening, that the ultimate goal is to find the highest student placement, not the lowest.
Thus, if a student is screened into developmental placement under Level 1 (ACT), you should move to
Level 2 (high school GPA and grades) to see if you can screen the student out of developmental
placement at this level. If not, move to Accuplacer testing. For example, if the ACT score is not high
enough to place a student out of development, but the GPA and applicable high school grades are high
enough, you must input that information and place that student out of developmental and into the
gateway course. This approach holds true for Accuplacer scores as well. Therefore, placement is a
graduated process. The highest placement pathway stands.
English (See charts for graphic)
• Placement into ENG 101
o ACT English sub-score of 18 or above, or
o HS GPA of 2.75 or higher and A or B grade in English IV, or
o WritePlacer (Accuplacer) score of 5
• Placement into ENG 101 and ENG 099
o ACT English sub-score of 17, or
2
o HS GPA of 2.75 or higher AND grade of C in English IV, or
o WritePlacer (Accuplacer) score of 4, or
• Placement into ENR 098
o WritePlacer (Accuplacer) score of 3 or below
Mathematics (See charts for graphics)
• Math Placement based on ACT math sub-score of 20 or higher – See Math Placement Guidelines
Chart
• Placement into MTH 100 or MTH 110/MTH 109 LS or MTH 112/MTH 111 LS
o ACT math sub-score of 18 or 19, or
o HS GPA of 2.75 or higher and A or B grade in Algebra II, or
o Accuplacer Elementary Algebra (EA) score of 60-79 for MTH 100
o Accuplacer Elementary Algebra (EA) score of 80-120 for MTH 110 or 112
• Placement into MTH 100 and MTH 099
o ACT math sub-score of 17, or
o HS GPA of 2.75 or higher and C in Algebra II, or
o Accuplacer Elementary Algebra (EA) score of 50-59
• Placement into MTH 098
o Accuplacer Elementary Algebra (EA) score of 20-49
Advisors Must Verify
• Only ACT subject matter examinations are used for placement purposes. Composite ACT scores
MAY NOT be used for placement in math and English courses.
• Placement scores were earned within five years of placement determination
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Screening Level 1:
ACT Placement Chart Always use ACT scores to FIRST screen for placement.
Never skip this Level. Ensure that the ACT score is not over 5 years old.
(For SAT equivalency, see Concordance on page 8.)
NOTE: Composite ACT scores MAY NOT be used for placement in math and English courses.
Note that students with a score of 17 on the subject-matter ACT may qualify for exemption
from the co-requisite placement on the basis of GPA or Accuplacer scores.
18 in MTH
18 in ENG
MTH 100 or MTH 110/MTH 109LS
or MTH 112/MTH 111LS
ENG 101
17 in MTH
17 in ENG
MTH 100 & MTH 099
ENG 101 & ENG 099
Below 17
in MTH or
ENG
20+ in MTH
See Math Placement
Guidelines**
Move to the High
School GPA and
Math/English Marker
Chart for Placement
(Screening Level 2)
19 in MTH
19 in ENG
MTH 100 or MTH 110/MTH 109LS
or MTH 112/MTH 111LS
ENG 101
Revised 6.11.19
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Math Placement Guidelines
for Scores over 20 on ACT (Used only in conjunction with ACT math subscore of 20 or higher)
If placing a student with an CT math subscore of 20 or higher, use the chart below. In doing so,
you will have to review the high school transcript and determine the highest level of math
successfully completed (“C” or higher) and place the student accordingly.
Highest Math Course (any year) Course Placement Algebra I MTH 100 Intermediate College Algebra or
MTH 246 Mathematics of Finance
Algebra II MTH 110 Finite Math or MTH 112 Pre-Calculus Algebra or MTH 231 Math for Elem Ed Teacher I or MTH 232 Math for Elem Ed Teacher ii or MTH 265 Elementary Statistics
Pre- Calculus MTH 113 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry or MTH 115 Pre-Calculus Algebra & Trig or MTH 120 Calculus and Its Applications or MTH 125 Calculus I
Calculus MTH 120 Calculus and Its Applications or MTH 125 Calculus I
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Screening Level 2:
High School GPA & Grade Markers
Always use Level 2 placement if an ACT score is not available or is over 5 years old.
If a student has under a 2.75 GPA, skip this step and move to Level 3 Placement (Accuplacer)
to place the student. Never skip this step. All GPAs have to be reviewed.
NOTE: GPA and grades earned cannot be older than 5 years.
Mathematics Placement Chart
English Placement Chart
2.75 GPA “A” or “B” in
Algebra II
MTH 100 or MTH
110/MTH 109LS or
MTH 112/MTH 111LS +
2.75 GPA “C” in
Algebra II
MTH 100 &
MTH 099 +
Below 2.75
GPA
Administer the
Accuplacer for
Placement (Level 3)
L
+
+
2.75 GPA “A” or “B” in
English IV
ENG 101
2.75 GPA “C” in
English IV
ENG 101 &
ENG 099
Below
2.75 GPA
Administer the
Accuplacer for
Placement
(Level 3)
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Screening Level 3:
Accuplacer Placement
Never use the Level 3 Placement unless a student did not clear Level 1 (ACT) and Level 2 (High
School GPA with ENG/MTH Markers) screening. Only students with LESS than a 17 on the
ACT and less than a 2.75 GPA should be tested via Accuplacer (and placed by those means).
Note: MTH 116 has no applicable pre-requisite or placement score relevance.
Math Course Classic Elementary Algebra
Next-Generation QAS (TABLE 2)
MTH 098 20-49 200-242
MTH 100 w/MTH 099 50-59 243-252
MTH 100 60-79 253-266
MTH 110 or MTH 112 80-120 267-300
Elementary Algebra (Accuplacer)
MTH
098
20-49 50-59
MTH
100
MTH 100 &
MTH 099
60-79 80-120
MTH 110 or
MTH 112
7
Writing Placement (Accuplacer)
ENR
098
ENG
101 ENG 101 &
ENG 099
0-3 5 4
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GED Pathway
Note that effective June 7, 2019, an additional Pathway has been created for
GED students. Any student scoring 165 or higher on the GED College Ready
exam is hereby allowed to enroll in gateway courses, MTH 100 and ENG 101.
The student does NOT take MTH 099 or ENG 099 unless the student
voluntarily chooses to do so.
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SAT to ACT
Concordance Tables - MATH
Table B1: SAT Math to ACT Mathematics Table B1: SAT Math to ACT Mathematics (continued)
SAT ACT SAT ACT
800 36 520 20
790 35 510 19
*780 35 *500 18
770 35 490 18
760 34 480 17
750 33 *470 17
*740 33 460 17
730 32 450 16
*720 32 440 16
710 31 *430 16
*700 30 420 16
690 30 410 15
680 29 *400 15
670 28 390 15
*660 28 380 15
650 27 370 14
*640 27 *360 14
630 27 350 14
620 26 340 13
*610 26 *330 13
600 25 320 13
*590 25 *310 12
*580 24 300 12
570 24 290 11
*560 23 *280 11
550 23 270 10
540 22 *260 10
530 21
*Use this SAT score when a single score point comparison is needed.
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ACT to SAT
Concordance Tables – MATH
Table B2: ACT Mathematics to SAT Math
ACT SAT
36 800
35 780
34 760
33 740
32 720
31 710
30 700
29 680
28 660
27 640
26 610
25 590
24 580
23 560
22 540
21 530
20 520
19 510
18 500
17 470
16 430
15 400
14 360
13 330
12 310
11 280
10 260
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SAT ERW to ACT
Concordance Tables – ENGLISH + READING
Table C1: SAT ERW to ACT English+Reading Table C1: SAT ERW to ACT English+Reading (continued)
SAT ACT SAT ACT
800 72 530 40
*790 72 520 39
780 71 510 38
*770 71 500 37
760 70 490 35
*750 70 480 34
740 69 470 33
730 68 460 32
720 67 450 31
710 66 440 30
700 64 430 29
690 63 420 28
680 61 410 27
670 60 400 26
660 58 390 25
650 57 380 24
640 55 370 23
630 54 360 22
620 52 350 21
610 51 340 20
600 49 330 19
590 48 320 18
580 46 310 17
570 45 300 16
560 44 290 15
550 43 280 14
540 42
*Use this SAT score when a single score point comparison is needed.
Note: ACT English + Reading scores range from 2 to 72.
Note: ERW = Evidence-Based Reading and Writing.
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ACT to SAT ERW
Concordance Tables – ENGLISH + READING
Table C2: ACT English+Reading to SAT ERW
Table C2: ACT English+Reading to SAT ERW (continued)
ACT SAT ACT SAT
72 790 *42 540
71 770 41 540
70 750 40 530
69 740 39 520
68 730 38 510
67 720 *37 500
66 710 36 500
65 700 35 490
*64 700 34 480
63 690 33 470
62 680 32 460
*61 680 31 450
60 670 30 440
59 660 29 430
*58 660 28 420
57 650 27 410
56 640 26 400
*55 640 25 390
*54 630 24 380
53 630 23 370
52 620 22 360
*51 610 21 350
50 610 20 340
49 600 19 330
48 590 18 320
47 580 17 310
*46 580 16 300
45 570 15 290
44 560 14 280
43 550
Note: ERW = Evidence-Based Reading and Writing.
Note: ACT English + Reading scores range from 2 to 72. ACT / SAT Concordance Tables retrieved from: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-
services/the-act/scores/act-sat-concordance.html
8-21-19
MATH Exemption Guidelines Any student scoring at or above the established ACT score for MATH within five years of enrollment is exempt from
the subject specific placement assessment and is eligible for courses based on high school math completed.
Section ACT
Math ≥ 17
GED – Students who score ≥ 165 on the Mathematical Reasoning subject tests of the 2014 series GED are eligible
for Math 100, Math 110, Math 112, and above.
MATH Placement Guidelines
Scores, GPA, and English IV grade must be ≤ 5 years old. EA = Elementary Algebra CLM = College Level Math
SCREENING LEVEL 1 SCREENING LEVEL 2 SCREENING LEVEL 3
ACT High School GPA and Algebra II Grade ACCUPLACER Placement Test
Score Course Placement GPA/MATH
Grade
Course Placement Score Course Placement
≤ 16 See SCREENING
LEVEL 2
<2.75 GPA See SCREENING
LEVEL 3
EA 20-49
QAS 200-242
MTH098
= 17 MTH100 and
MTH099
≥2.75 GPA and
“C” in Algebra II
MTH100 and
MTH099
EA 50-59
QAS 243-252
MTH100 and
MTH099
18-19 MTH100
MTH110/MTH109
MTH112/MTH111
≥2.75 GPA and
“A” or “B” in
Algebra II
MTH100
MTH110/MTH109
MTH112/MTH111
EA 60-79
CLM 20-49
QAS 253-266
MTH100
EA 80-120
CLM 50-59
QAS 267-300
MTH110
MTH112
MTH115
CLM 60-79 MTH113
MTH120
CLM ≥80 MTH125
8-21-19
ACT High School Math Completed Course Placement
≥20 Algebra I MTH100
Algebra II MTH110 MTH112 MTH113 MTH115
Pre-Calculus MTH113 MTH115 MTH120 MTH125
Calculus MTH120 MTH125
ENGLISH Exemption Guidelines Any student scoring at or above the established ACT score for either English/Writing or Reading within five years of
enrollment is exempt from the subject specific placement assessment and is eligible for English 101.
Section ACT
English/Writing ≥ 17 (English)
GED – Students who score ≥ 165 on the Reasoning Through Language Arts subject tests of the 2014 series GED
are eligible for English 101
ENGLISH 101 and ENGLISH 102 Course Credit
Students who have an ACT score of 30-34 in English are exempt from English 101. Students who have an official ACT
score in English of 35-36 will receive credit for English 101 and 102. ACT scores may not be more than five years old.
ENGLISH Placement Guidelines
SCREENING LEVEL 1 SCREENING LEVEL 2 SCREENING LEVEL 3
ACT High School GPA and English IV Grade ACCUPLACER Placement Test
Score Course Placement GPA/ENGLISH
IV Grade
Course Placement Score Course Placement
≤ 16 See SCREENING
LEVEL 2
<2.75 GPA See SCREENING
LEVEL 3
0 – 3 ENR098
= 17 ENG101 and
ENG099
≥2.75 GPA and
“C” in English IV
ENG101 and
ENG099
4 ENG101 and
ENG099
≥18-19 ENG101 ≥2.75 GPA and
“A” or “B” in
English IV
ENG101 5 ENG101