Class Placement
Prerequisites for registration in lower-division Chemistry, English, Math, and Modern Language classes are based upon the following minimum exam scores as well as prior classes completed. Students should submit ACT, SAT, and College Board AP exam scores to the Admissions Office for inclusion with their application. English and Modern Languages offer placement exams for their subject. Students should discuss placement with their academic advisors to ensure they are meeting their degree requirements and registering for the appropriate classes.
Chemistry 111 placement by one of the following ways:
- Minimum ACT math score of 25
- Minimum SAT math score of 560 (taken before March 2016)
- Minimum SAT math score of 580 (taken after March 2016)
- Minimum ALEKS math score of 46
- Minimum grade of C in MATH 143, 160, or 170
- Minimum grade of C in CHEM 101
- Pass Chemistry Placement Exam (see testing dates)
Undergraduate students are required to be enrolled in English 101 or 102 their first semester in residence and in subsequent semesters until completing English 102.
English composition placement is based upon the following exam scores:
| ACT English |
SAT Evidence Based Reading & Writing |
CEEB AP English |
CLEP College Composition |
PLACEMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 17 | 200 - 500 | n/a | n/a |
ENGL 101P |
| 18 - 24 | 510 - 620 | n/a | n/a | ENGL 101 |
| 25 - 30 | 630 - 720 | 3 - 4 | 50 | ENGL 102 |
| 31 - 36 | 730 - 800 |
5 | n/a | Exempt |
Students who complete English 102 will automatically receive credit for English 101. Students who are exempt, will receive credit for both English 101 and 102 after completion of their first semester. Credit is awarded with a grade of Pass which does not affect the student's GPA. Transfer credit is awarded for CEEB AP and CLEP exam scores; institutional credit is awarded for sufficient ACT and SAT scores.
Students should visit the English Department writing placement website for information regarding alternative methods of placement.
Students should speak with their academic advisor regarding the most appropriate Math class for them.
Math placement is based on the following exam scores:
| ACT Math |
SAT Math (exam before March 2016) |
SAT Math (exam after March 2016) |
COMPASS | ALEKS | Suggested Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 — 18 |
200 — 460 |
200 — 500 |
Algebra 0 — 35 |
0 — 100 |
MATH 108 or MATH 123 |
| 19 — 21 |
470 — 510 |
510 — 540 |
Algebra 36 — 60 or College Algebra 0 — 44 |
42 — 100 |
MATH 108 or MATH 123 or MATH 130 |
| 22 — 26 |
520 — 600 |
550 — 620 |
Algebra 61 — 99 or College Algebra 45 — 48 |
46 — 100 |
MATH 108 or MATH 123 or MATH 130 or MATH 143 or MATH 144 |
| 27 — 28 |
610 — 640 |
630 — 660 |
College Algebra 49 — 50 |
61 — 100 |
MATH 108 or MATH 123 or MATH 130 or MATH 143 or MATH 144 or MATH 160 STAT 251 |
| 29 — 36 |
650 — 800 |
670 — 800 |
College Algebra 51 — 99 and Trigonometry 51 — 99 |
76 — 100 |
MATH 108 or MATH 123 or MATH 130 or MATH 143 or MATH 144 or MATH 160 or MATH 170 or MATH 176 STAT 251 |
Transfer credit awarded for College Board AP Calculus and International Baccalaureate Mathematics exam scores. Institution credit is not granted for by-passed classes.
See Modern Languages Advising & Placement site for information on registration placement in foreign languages — Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish.