Placement Test Guide
East Central College uses multiple measures to determine the most appropriate reading, writing, and math classes for students.
Reading and English Course Placement Information
* Test scores and GPA cannot exceed four years in order to be used for placement.
| ACT | ACCUPLACER Next Generation |
SAT | Alternative Placement | HiSET | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 080 Reading Comprehension | ACT Reading 0–17 |
Reading 200–249 |
Reading 330 or below |
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| No Reading Course Required | ACT Reading 18+ |
Reading 250+ |
Reading 340+ |
Cumulative High School GPA ≥ 3.0 and ACT Reading 16–17 or Cumulative High School GPA ≥ 3.0 and minimum of C- in last transcripted HS English class or ACT Reading 16–17 and minimum of C- in last transcripted HS English class |
HiSET Reading 15–20 |
| ENG 085 | ACT Reading 0–17 and ACT English 0–17 |
Reading 200–249 and Writing 200–249 |
Reading 330 or below and English 440 or below |
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| ENG 090 Intro to Writing | ACT English 0–17 |
Writing 200–249 |
English 440 or below |
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| ENG 095 Composition Expansion** | ACT English 0–17 plus No Reading Course Required |
Writing 200–249 plus No Reading Course Required |
English 440 or below plus No Reading Course Required |
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| ENG 101 English Composition I | ACT English 18–23 plus No Reading Course Required |
Writing 250+ plus No Reading Course Required |
English 450–540 plus No Reading Course Required |
Cumulative High School GPA ≥ 3.0 and ACT English 16–17 plus No Reading Course Required or Cumulative High School GPA ≥ 3.0 and minimum of C- in last transcripted HS English class plus No Reading Course Required or ACT English 16–17 and minimum of C- in last transcripted HS English class plus No Reading Course Required |
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| ENG 114 Honors Composition I | ACT English 24+ plus No Reading Course Required |
Writing 263+ plus No Reading Course Required |
English 550–800 plus No Reading Course Required |
Cumulative High School GPA ≥ 3.2 and ACT English 20+ plus No Reading Course Required or Cumulative High School GPA ≥ 3.2 and minimum of B in last transcripted HS English class plus No Reading Course Required or ACT English 20+ and minimum of B in last transcripted HS English class plus No Reading Course Required |
Mathematics Course Placement Information
* Test scores and GPA cannot exceed four years in order to be used for placement.
| ACT Math | ACCUPLACER Next Generation Arithmetic |
ACCUPLACER Next Generation Quantitative Reasoning |
ACCUPLACER Next Generation Adv Algebra & Functions |
SAT Math | Alternative Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTH 070 PreAlgebra | 200–259 | < 236 placed using Arithmetic Test | ||||
| MTH 080 Introductory Algebra | 260–300 | 237–249 | Minimum score of 27 on ECC Math Department PreAlgebra Exam | |||
| MTH 094 Fundamental Concepts in Math | 260–300 | 237–249 | Cumulative High School GPA ≥ 3.0 or Minimum score of 27 on ECC Math Department PreAlgebra Exam |
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| MTH 095 Statistics Expansion*** | 237–249 | |||||
| MTH 102 Business Math / MTH 108 Technical Math / MTH 110 Intermediate Algebra | 250–275 | 200–236 | Minimum score of 27 on ECC Math Department Introductory Algebra Exam | |||
| MTH 131 Metric & Nonmetric Geometry / MTH 134 Math for Art & Design / MTH 140 Contemporary Math / MTH 150 Statistics | 22–29 (course not recommended if reading is required) |
250–275 plus No Reading Course Required |
200–236 plus No Reading Course Required |
520–660 |
Cumulative High School GPA ≥ 3.0 and ACT Math 18–21 plus No Reading Course Required
or Cumulative High School GPA ≥ 3.0 and minimum of B in last transcripted HS math class* plus No Reading Course Required or ACT Math 18–21 and minimum of B in last transcripted HS math class* plus No Reading Course Required or Minimum score of 27 on ECC Math Department Fundamental Concepts Exam plus No Reading Course Required |
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| MTH 170 College Algebra | 22–29 | 276 opens Advanced Algebra and Functions test for placement | 237–275 | 520–660 |
Cumulative High School GPA ≥ 3.0 and ACT Math 18–21
or Cumulative High School GPA ≥ 3.0 and minimum of B in Algebra II or higher Algebra-based course* or ACT Math 18–21 and minimum of B in Algebra II or higher Algebra-based course* or Minimum score of 27 on ECC Math Department Intermediate Algebra Exam plus No Reading Course Required |
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| MTH 171 Trigonometry / MTH 180 Survey Calculus |
26+ | 266–300 | 610–800 | |||
| MTH 190 Calculus I | 30+ | 276–300 | 670–800 |
*** MTH 095 is a co-requisite course to MTH 150. Students electing to take MTH 095 to fulfill the Intermediate Algebra Requirement must co-enroll in the corresponding section of MTH 150.
* If overall final grade is not indicated, then semester grades will be averaged for yearlong classes.