Placement Test Guide
The Placement Test Guide 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 |
ACCUPLACER Classic |
Compass | SAT | Alternative Placement | HiSET | |
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| ENG 080 Reading Comprehension | ACT Reading 0–17 |
Reading 200–249 |
Reading 0–79 |
Reading 0–80 |
Reading 330 or below |
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| No Reading Course Required | ACT Reading 18+ |
Reading 250+ |
Reading 80+ |
Reading 81–99 |
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 0–79 and Sentence Skills 0–79 |
Reading 0–80 and Writing 0–70 |
Reading 330 or below and English 440 or below |
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| ENG 090 Intro to Writing/ENG 095 Composition Expansion** | ACT English 0–17 |
Writing 200–249 |
Sentence Skills 0–79 |
Writing 0–70 |
English 440 or below |
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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 |
Sentence Skills 80–109 plus No Reading Course Required |
Writing 71–93 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 |
Sentence Skills 110+ plus No Reading Course Required |
Writing 94–99 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 |
ACCUPLACER Classic |
Compass | SAT Math | Alternative Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTH 070 PreAlgebra | 200–259 | < 236 placed using Arithmetic Test | Arithmetic score 0–74 | PreAlgebra score 0–49 | ||||
| MTH 080 Introductory Algebra | 260–300 | 237–249 | Arithmetic score 75–120 or Elementary score 45–75 |
PreAlgebra score 50–99 or Algebra score 26–41 |
Minimum score of 27 on ECC Math Department PreAlgebra Exam | |||
| MTH 094 Fundamental Concepts in Math / MTH 102 Business Math | 260–300 | 237–249 | Arithmetic score 75–120 or Elementary score 45–75 |
PreAlgebra score 50–99 or Algebra score 26–41 |
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 | Arithmetic score 100–120 or Elementary score 60–75 |
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| MTH 108 Applied Algebra & Trig / MTH 110 Intermediate Algebra | 250–275 | 200–236 | College Math score 0–45 | Algebra Score 42–65 | 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 |
College Math score 0–45 (course not recommended if reading is required) |
Algebra score 66–99 or Algebra score 0–30 (course not recommended if reading is 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 | College Math score 46–90 | College Algebra score 31–45 | 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 180 Survey Calculus | 26+ | 266–300 | College Math score 91–120 | College Algebra score 46–99 | 610–800 | |||
| MTH 190 Calculus I | 30+ | 276–300 | College Math score 91–120 | College Algebra score 46–99 | 670–800 |