| Reading and Writing PLACEMENT GUIDE | ||||||||
| Incoming students complete freshman assessment to assist counselors and advisors in placing the students in the appropriate classes. Students who do not test at least at 9th grade level are required to take EN 0103: College Content Reading Skills. All students must complete the Writing Sample and a standardized objective placement test (ACT, ASSET, or Compass) that includes a reading test. Contact ECC's Testing Center if you have not completed these tests. Final placement in writing classes will be determined on the basis of Writing Sample scores.** | ||||||||
| READING | ||||||||
| Objective Reading Test Scores | Appropriate Reading Placement | |||||||
| ASSET Reading | ACT Reading | COMPASS Reading | Course # | Course Title | Prerequisite | |||
| Below 35 | below 14 | below 60 | EN 0103 | College Content Reading Skills | None | |||
| 35 - 37 | 14 - 15 | 60 - 69 | EN 0203 | Reading Comprehension | 9th-grade reading level as indicated by reading test. | |||
| 38 - 41 with writing sample score of less than 4 | 16 - 18 with writing sample score of less than 4 | 70 - 79 with writing sample score of less than 4 | EN 0203 | Reading Comprehension | 9th-grade reading level as indicated by reading test. | |||
| 38 - 41 with writing sample score of 4 or above | 16 -18 with writing sample score of 4 or above | 70 - 79 with writing sample score of 4 or above | No reading course required | |||||
| 42 or above | 19 or above | 80 or above | No reading course required | |||||
| WRITING | ||||||||
| WS (Writing Sample) | Appropriate Writing Course | Course prerequisites and/ or corequisites | ||||||
| 0 - 2.5 | EN 0133: Introduction to Writing | Take appropriate reading course before EN 0133 or concurrently with it. | ||||||
| 3 with reading required | EN 0133: Introduction to Writing | Take appropriate reading course before EN 0133 or concurrently with it. | ||||||
| 3 with no reading required | EN 1224: English Comp I Extended (or EN 0133: Intro to Writing) | Prerequisite for EN 1224: 1) WS Score of 3 or above, plus one of the following test scores: ASSET Reading 42 or above, ACT Reading 19 or above, COMPASS Reading 80 or above; OR 2) a "C" or above in EN 0133: Intro to Writing | ||||||
| 3.7 with reading required | EN 0133: Introduction to Writing (or complete reading course first and then take EN 1224) | Take appropriate reading course before EN 0133 or concurrently with it. | ||||||
| 3.7 with no reading required | EN 1224: English Comp I Extended | EN 1224 prerequisite: 1) WS Score of 3 or above, plus one of the following test scores: ASSET Reading 42 or above, ACT Reading 19 or above, COMPASS Reading 80 or above; OR 2) a "C" or above in EN 0133: Intro to Writing | ||||||
| Note: If EN 1224 is not available, a student with WS 3.7 and an appropriate objective test score may either take EN 1213 + EN 1223 concurrently (recommended) or take EN1213 followed by EN 1223. See appropriate scores at right ---> | EN 1213 prerequisite scores: Student needs one of the following scores: ACT English 14 or above, ASSET Writing 36 or above, or Compass Writing 28 or above | |||||||
| 4 or above with reading required | EN 1223: English Comp I | Writing Sample score of 4 or above, and take appropriate reading course before EN 1223 or concurrently with it. | ||||||
| 4 or above with no reading required | EN 1223: English Comp I (See below for Honors Composition.) | Writing Sample Score of 4 or above or grade of "C" or above in EN 0133 or EN 1213 | ||||||
| 4 or above + high objective scores | EN 1233: Honors Composition I | WS score of 4 or above, plus high objective test scores (one set of the following): | ||||||
| ACTE 28 or above ASSET writing 50 or above Compass writing 95 or above | ||||||||
| ACTR 25 or above ASSET reading 48 or above Compass reading 88 or above | ||||||||
| Mathematics PLACEMENT GUIDE | |||||||||||
| Before enrolling in a Mathematics course, students are required to have the prerequisite couse work or placement score as indicated below. | |||||||||||
| ACT* | ASSET | MMPT | COMPASS | ||||||||
| Math Course(s) | Prerequisite Course grade C or better | Numerical Skills | Elementary Algebra | Intermediate Algebra | College Algebra | Pre-Algebra | Algebra | College Algebra | |||
| MT0103 | Pre-Algebra | None | 0-14 | 25-35 | 0-26 | ||||||
| MT0203 | Intro Algebra | MT0103 | 15-19 | 35+ | 23-38 and 1 yr HS Alg. | 23-32 and 1 yr HS Alg. | 27-100 and 1 yr HS Alg. | 0-23 and 1 yr HS Alg. | |||
| OF2013 | Business Math | MT0103 | 15-19 | 35+ | 23-38 and 1 yr HS Alg. | 23-32 and 1 yr HS Alg. | 27-100 and 1 yr HS Alg. | 0-23 and 1 yr HS Alg. | |||
| MT1303 | Intermediate Algebra | MT0203 | 20-23 | 35+ | 39-55 and 2 yrs HS Alg. | 33-39 and 2 yrs HS Alg. | 23-34 | 14-18 | 24-40 and 2 yrs HS Alg. | 0-36 and 2yrs HS Alg. | |
| MT1403 | College Algebra | MT1303 | 24-30 | 35+ | 40-55 | 35-55 | 19-25 | 41-100 | 37-54 | ||
| MT1323 | College Math | MT1303 | 24-30 | 35+ | 40-55 | 35-55 | 19-25 | 41-100 | 37-54 | ||
| MT1413 | Trigonometry | MT1303 | 24-30 | 35+ | 40-55 | 35-55 | 19-25 | 41-100 | 37-54 | ||
| MT1505 | Pre-Calculus | MT1303 | 24-30 | 35+ | 40-55 | 35-55 | 19-25 | 41-100 | 37-54 | ||
| MT1313 | Real Numbers | MT1303 | 22-32 | 35+ | 40-55 | 35-55 | 19-29 | 41-100 | 37-54 | ||
| MT1605 | Calculus I | MT1403, MT1413, & MT1505 | 30+ | 35+ | 44-55 | 26-40 | 55-59 | ||||
| *Enhanced 10/89-Present | |||||||||||