Academic Levels and Course Placement

Students have a variety of ways to establish academic levels including high school GPA, WCC writing sample, standardized tests, prior college attendance, and/or course completion.

Reading

Your academic reading
level		 Reading course for your level Accuplacer Next Gen NEW SAT Digital  - Read/Write NEW PSAT Digital - Read/Write Combined PSAT through 12/2023 - Reading SAT through 12/2023 - Reading SAT through 2016 ACT Reading COMPASS Reading WCC Writing Sample Exempt*** High School GPA
≥2.5+		 Successfully completed course**
<3 Referral to Adult Transitions <223 <390 <370 <17 <18 na <12 <53 X      
3 ENG 111 & ENG 111S
or
ENG 100 & ENG 100S		 223 390 370 17 18 320 12 53 X      
5 ENG 111 & ENG 111S
or
ENG 100 & ENG 100S		 242 430 410 21 22 450 18 78 X     ACS 107
6 None required 253 480 460 23 24 460 19 82 X X X ACS 108
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Writing

Your academic writing level Writing courses for your level Accuplacer Next Gen NEW SAT Digital  - Read/Write NEW PSAT Digital - Read/Write Combined PSAT through 12/2023 - Writing & Lang SAT through 12/2023 - Writing & Lang SAT  Prior to 2016 - Writing PSAT/
NMSQT
11, 10		 ACT Writing COMPASS Writing WCC Writing Sample Exempt*** High School GPA≥2.5+ Successfully completed course **
2 ENG 111 & ENG 111S
or
ENG 100 & ENG 100S		 <237 <430 <410 <20 <21 <380 <20 <14 <40 X      
3 ENG 111 & ENG 111S
or
ENG 100 & ENG 100S		 237 430 410 20 21 380 20 14 40 X     ENG 051
6 ENG 100/
107/111		 250 480 460 23 24 480 23 20 81 X X X ENG 091
Swipe left to see full chart You earned one of these test scores* or successfully completed** this course  

Math

Your academic math level Math courses for your level ALEKS* NEW SAT Digital - Math SAT through 12/2023 - Math SAT Prior to 2016 - Math PSAT/
NMSQT
11, 10		 ACT Math COMPASS code ASSET Math High School GPA≥2.5+ Successfully completed course **
0 Expired math level             Pre-algebra (CMPP)      
1‡ MTH 125X / 160X <14 <470 <470 <430 <450 <18 44 <39    
2‡ MTH 125X / 160X / 168 14 470 470 430 450 18 44 39    
              Algebra (CMPA)      
2‡ MTH 125X / 160X / 168 14 470 470 430 450 18 1-45 39    
3‡ MTH 125/148/160/167/169 30 530 530 500 500 21 46 n/a X  
4 MTH 176/181 46 560 560 540 530 23 66 n/a   MTH 168 & MTH 169
              College Algebra (CMPC)      
5 MTH 178**
/180/182		 61 610 610 590 580 26 46 n/a   MTH 176**
              Trigonometry (CMPT)      
7 MTH 191 76 650 650 630 620 28 46 n/a   MTH 180
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*If the college has more than one assessment for the student in its records, such as the ACT, the SAT, PSAT, Accuplacer, ALEKS, and particular classes, the College uses the highest scores or class/es) to assign the Academic Level to the student.
**Successful completion of the course listed in the "completed course" column (or one of the test scores listed next to it) will bring the student to the academic level listed next to it. Successful completion requires a minimum grade of 'C' or 'S' or 'P'. Students may enroll concurrently in MTH 176 and MTH 178 .
***Students with the following test codes ; EXAP (apprentice), EXPC (15 cr of prior college with a 2.0 GPA), EXCG (college grad), EXPG or EXGU (guest student) are assumed to have Level 6 reading and a Level 6 writing. Students with these codes that wish to take a Math class or another course that requires a Math level must demonstrate the required level using one of the methods in the math placement chart above, see your academic advisor if you need assistance with this. However, there is one exception to this, college grads (EXCG) and guest students (EXPG or EXGU) may enroll in any general education course regardless of math level or prerequisite requirements.

+Cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 or higher calculated after completion of 11th grade or later

‡ Students must test using ALEKS to advance to Math Level 3. MTH 4099 is available for students who would like guidance of a math instructor.

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