Placement Exam Score Guide
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New course information for other subjects can be found on our Common Course Number Changes page.
Integrated Reading & Writing and ESOL
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ACCUPLACER NEXT-GENERATION |
ACT |
SAT Old Score: Writing & Critical Reading New Score: Evidence-Based Reading & Writing |
Directed |
COURSE PLACEMENT Number in parentheses |
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NG - Reading Score of 209 or lower OR WritePlacer Score of 0 |
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Old Score: 400-430 New Score: 200-230 |
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ESOL 0996 |
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NG - Reading Score of 210 – 237 OR WritePlacer Score of 1 to 3 |
English 10-13 AND Reading 12-15 |
New Score: 240-280 |
3.1 |
IRW 0970 |
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NG - Reading Score of 238 – 256 OR WritePlacer Score of 4 to 5 |
English 14-15 AND Reading 16-17 |
New Score: 290-320 |
4.1 |
IRW 0980, ESOL 1001, ESOL 1010, ESOL 1020, ESOL 1030, |
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NG - Reading Score of 252 – 260 OR WritePlacer Score of 5 |
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5.1 |
English 1110P Composition I Plus |
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NG - Reading Score of 257 – 300 OR WritePlacer Score of 6 to 8 |
English 16 or above AND Reading 18 or above |
New Score: 330 or above |
7.1 |
English 1110 College Level - No IRW required |
Math Placement
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ACCUPLACER NEXT-GENERATION |
ACT MATH |
SAT QUANTITATIVE/MATH Old Score Version New Score Version |
MATH PLACEMENT MATH course numbers ending with a P (MATH….P) help students eliminate prerequisite courses and/or offer students additional support |
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New: 0 – 350 |
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NG – Arithmetic Score of 244–263 |
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Old: 320 – 340 New: 360 – 380 |
MATH 0970 - for Algebra Pathway MATH 0975 - for non-Algebra Pathway |
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NG – Arithmetic Score of 264–300 OR NG – Quantitative Reasoning Score of 234-252 |
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New: 390 – 430 |
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NG – Quantitative Reasoning Score of 200–233 |
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*NG – Quantitative Reasoning Score of 253-300 |
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MATH 1110 |
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*Students in this range (253–300) wishing to take algebra or calculus classes are placed into Math 0980 or above by taking the Advanced Algebra (AAF) test. Quantitative Reasoning (QAS) does not test the skills covered in 0980 – 1710 (1510), algebra classes. |
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NG – Advanced Algebra Score of |
NA |
NA |
Use Arithmetic or Quantitative Reasoning Score above |
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NG – Quantitative Reasoning Score of AND NG – Advanced Algebra Score of |
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NA |
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NG – Advanced Algebra Score of 218 - 238 |
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New: 440 – 470 |
MATH 1130 |
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NG – Advanced Algebra Score of 239 - 248 |
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Old: 440 – 480 New: 480 – 510 |
MATH 1130 |
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NG – Advanced Algebra Score of 249 - 283 |
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Old: 490 – 530 New: 520 – 560 |
MATH 1230 MATH 1240 |
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NG – Advanced Algebra Score of 284 – 300 |
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Old: 540 – 800 New: 570 – 800 |
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Meet with Advisement to discuss your placement.
Spanish Course Placement
(All Spanish courses also have an IRW 0980 prerequisite, scoring a 257 or higher on the Accuplacer Reading test can fulfill that requirement)
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EXAM SCORES |
COURSE PLACEMENT |
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Spanish Exam Score 0 – 50 |
Spanish 1110 |
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Spanish Exam Score 51 – 70 |
Spanish 1120 |
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Spanish Exam Score 71 – 80 |
Spanish 2110 |
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Spanish Exam Score 81 - 100 |
Spanish 2120 |
TOEFL Scores
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TOEFL SCORE |
COURSE PLACEMENT |
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50-55 |
ESOL 0996 |
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56-60 and a Reading and Writing score of 17-23 |
IRW 0970 |
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56-60 and a Reading and Writing score of 24-30 |
IRW 0980, ESOL 1001, ESOL 1010, ESOL 1020, ESOL 1030 |
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61 or higher and a Reading and Writing score of 31 and higher |
English 1110 |
IELTS Scores
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IELTS SCORE |
COURSE PLACEMENT |
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6.0 or higher |
English 1110 |
CEFR Scores
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CEFR SCORE |
COURSE PLACEMENT |
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B2 or higher |
English 1110 |
Duolingo Scores
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DUOLINGO SCORE |
COURSE PLACEMENT |
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90 or higher |
English 1110 |