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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
Score | Placement | Note |
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400 or below | ARW 100/EN 101 | Students that test into ARW 100 are required to enroll in PY 100 |
410 – 440 | IRW 101/EN 101 | |
450 or higher | EN 101 |
Accuplacer (Next-Generation Writing)
Accuplacer scores before 10/2018 are not accepted
Score | Placement | Note |
---|---|---|
1 – 3 | ARW 100/EN 101 | Students that test into ARW 100 are required to enroll in PY 100 |
4 – 5 | IRW 101/EN 101 | |
6 – 8 | EN 101 |
Blackboard (English) Assessment
These scores represent aggregate scores, reflecting a comprehensive assessment across multiple components
Score | Placement | Note |
---|---|---|
10 – 20 | ARW 100/EN 101 | Students that test into ARW 100 are required to enroll in PY 100 |
30 | IRW 101/EN 101 | |
40 | EN 101 |
Math Placement Level Equivalency Chart
Students who attain an ALEKS score ranging from 0 to 13 must enroll in PY 100
Placement Score | Pathway to Calculus | Pathway to College Algebra | Pathway to Math for Elem Education | Pathway to Math for Liberal Arts | Pathway for Intermediate Algebra Ready, eg Nursing | Pathway to Survey of Calculus | Pathway to Finite Mathematics | Note |
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0 to 6 | Math prep required | Math prep required | Math prep required | Math prep required | Math prep required | Math prep required | Math prep required | *Students who attain an ALEKS score ranging from 0 to 13 must enroll in PY 100 |
7 to 29 | MA 17 + 107 | MA 17 + 107 | MA 17 + 107 | MA 24 + 124 | MA 70 | MA 17 + 107 | MA 17 + 107 | *Students who attain an ALEKS score ranging from 0 to 13 must enroll in PY 100 |
30 to 45 | MA 107 or MA 10 + MA 110 | MA 10 + MA 110 | MA 107 | MA 124 | Depends on transfer institution | MA 10 + MA 110 | MA 107 | |
46 to 60 | MA 108 | MA 110 | MA 226 or MA 240 | MA 124 | Depends on transfer institution | MA 110 | MA 110 | |
61 to 75 | MA 131 | MA 110 | MA 226 or MA 240 | MA 124 | Depends on transfer institution | MA 129 | MA 110 | |
76+ | MA 133 | MA 110 | MA 226 or MA 240 | MA 124 | Depends on transfer institution | MA 129 | MA 110 |
Math Placement Level Equivalency Chart (Continued)
The placement scores for the statistics pathway diverge from those of the other pathways
Students who attain an ALEKS score ranging from 0 to 13 must enroll in PY 100
Placement Score | Pathway to Statistics |
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0 to 6 | Math prep required |
7 to 21 | MA 15 + MA 115 |
22 to 45 | MA 115 |
46+ | MA 215 |