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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 100 & 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

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 21MTH 12 + 112MTH 15 + 115MTH 16 + 116MTH 12 + 112MTH 12 + 112MTH 12 + 112MTH 12 + 112
22 to 29MTH 12 + 112MTH 115MTH 16 + 116MTH 12 + 112MTH 12 + 112MTH 12 + 112MTH 12 + 112
30 to 45MTH 112MTH 115MTH 116MTH 112MTH 22 + 122MTH 22 + 122MTH 112
46 to 60MTH 128MTH 215MTH 116MTH 226 or MTH 240MTH 122MTH 122 or MTH 136MTH 136
61 to 75MTH 148MTH 215MTH 116MTH 226 or MTH 240MTH 122MTH 193MTH 136
76+MTH 178MTH 215MTH 116MTH 226 or MTH 240MTH 122MTH 193MTH 136
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