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English & Math Placement Level Equivalency Chart

English Placement Level Equivalency Chart

Effective Fall 2025

College Credits

Placement testing is not needed if a student has earned 12+ college credits at any institution and has a 2.0+ GPA

SAT – Evidence Based Reading and Writing (ERWS)

SAT scores before 02/2016 are not accepted

ScorePlacementNote
400 or belowARW 100/EN 101Students that test into ARW 100 are required to enroll in PY 100
410 – 440IRW 101/EN 101 
450 or higherEN 101 

Accuplacer (Next-Generation Writing)

Accuplacer scores before 10/2018 are not accepted

ScorePlacementNote
1 – 3ARW 100/EN 101Students that test into ARW 100 are required to enroll in PY 100
4 – 5IRW 101/EN 101 
6 – 8EN 101 

English Assessment

These scores represent aggregate scores, reflecting a comprehensive assessment across multiple components

ScorePlacementNote
10 – 20ARW 100/EN 101Students that test into ARW 100 are required to enroll in PY 100
30IRW 101/EN 101 
40EN 101 

Math Placement Level Equivalency Chart

Students who attain an ALEKS score ranging from 0 to 13 must enroll in PY 100

ScoreCalculusStatisticsMath for Liberal ArtsMath for Elementary EducationCollege AlgebraSurvey of CalcFinite Mathematics
0 to 6Math Prep RequiredMath Prep RequiredMath Prep RequiredMath Prep RequiredMath Prep RequiredMath Prep RequiredMath Prep Required
7 to 21MA 17+107MA 15 +115MA 24+124MA 17+107MA 17+107MA 17+107MA 17+107
22 to 29MA 17+107MA 115MA 24+124MA 17+107MA 17+107MA 17+107MA 17+107
30 to 45MA 107MA 115MA 124MA 107MA 10 +110MA 10 +110MA 107
46 to 60MA 108MA 215MA 124MA 226 or MA 240MA 110MA 110 or MA 127MA 127
61 to 75MA 131MA 215MA 124MA 226 or MA 240MA 110MA 129MA 127
76+MA 133MA 215MA 124MA 226 or MA 240MA 110MA 129MA 127
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