- English Placement Policy
The English Placement Policy is displayed in the table below. Entering students are required to address writing deficiencies during their first semester of enrollment at CACC.
| ACCUPLACER WritePlacer | ACCUPLACER Placement Score Chart Placement |
|---|---|
| ENR 098 | 0-3 |
| ENG 101 with ENG 099 | 4 |
| ENG 101 or ENG 131 | 5-8 |
B. New English Placement Policy
Placement in an initial English course will be determined using a three step screening process dependent on ACT English score, high school GPA, English IV grade received in high school, and or results from the WritePlacer portion of the ACCUPLACER. The ultimate goal of this new placement policy is to place students in the highest course in which they can be successful. The table below illustrates the results needed to qualify for each level of English placement.
| English Placement | Criteria Needed |
|---|---|
| ENG 101 | ACT English subscore of 18 or above, OR |
| ENG 101 & ENG 099 | ACT English subscore of 17, OR |
| ENR 098 | WritePlacer (Accuplacer) score of 3 or below |
High School GPA 2.75 or higher AND A or B grade in English IV, OR
WritePlacer (Accuplacer) score of 5
High School GPA of 2.75 or higher AND C grade in English IV, OR
WritePlacer (Accuplacer) score of 4
C. Mathematics Placement Policy
Placement in an initial math course will be determined using a three step screening process dependent on ACT Mathematics score, high school GPA, Algebra II grade received in high school, and or results from the ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra exam. The ultimate goal of this new placement policy is to place students in the highest course in which they can be successful. Based on placement, a student may be required to register for math courses which are paired with an additional 1-hour support course designed to increase students’ likelihood to do well in the course. These support courses are denoted with coreq course. The table below illustrates the results needed to qualify for each level of math placement.
| Math Placement | ACCUPLACER Placement Score Chart Placement |
|---|---|
| Higher Math Courses | Students with an ACT Math subscore of 20 or higher may place into higher math courses depending on the highest math course completed in high school. See the chart below for details. |
| MTH125 | Advanced Algebra and Functions (AAF) 271-300 |
| MTH 113 OR MTH120 | AAF 256-270 |
| MTH 110 or MTH 112, MTH 231, MTH 232, MTH 265 | Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS) 266-300 OR AAF 236-255 |
| MTH 100 | QAS 253-266 or AAF 200-235 |
| MTH 100 with MTH 099 | QAS 243-252 |
| MTH 098, MTH 116 | QAS 200-242 |
Math placement Guidelines for ACT Math Subscores of 20 or higher
Students with an ACT math subscore of 20 or higher will be placed using the chart below. Placement will depend on a review of the student’s high school transcript to determine the highest level of math successfully completed (“C” or higher).
| Highest Math Course (any year) | Course Placement |
|---|---|
| Algebra I | MTH 100 Intermediate College Algebra |
| Algebra II | MTH 110 Finite Math or |
| MTH 112 Pre-Calculus Algebra or MTH 231 Math for Elem Ed Teacher I or MTH232 Math for Elem Ed Teacher II or MTH 265 Elementary Statistics | |
| Pre-Calculus | MTH 113 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry or MTH 120 Calculus and Its Applications or MTH 125 Calculus I |
| Calculus | MTH 125 Calculus I |
Student must consult the current College Catalog and Student Handbook in order to determine the appropriate math level in the degree programs. Students who successfully complete the starting math level may progress to the next math course as required by their major. Students who earn a “D” or “F” grade in their math course are required to retake that class before progressing to the next course in the sequence.
D. Exemptions
Any student scoring 510 or higher on the SAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing section or a 25 or higher test score on the SAT Writing and Language or 18 or above on the ACT English within five years of enrollment is exempt from the English assessment requirement.
Any student scoring a 510 or higher on the SAT Math or 25.5 test score or higher on the SAT Math or 20 or above on the ACT Math within five years of enrollment is exempt from the math assessment requirement.