Aims Community College – Quick Reference Guide 2017-2018

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Course Placement Accuplacer – Sentence Skills

English Classes w/C or better

ENG 121 English Composition ENG 131 Technical Writing

SS 95-120 CCR 092, CCR 093, ENG 090

CCR 094 Studio 121 /CCR 093 Studio D SS 70-94 ENG 060 CCR 092 College and Reading Composition SS 50-69

Refer to Assessment Prep SS<50 ACT English Score 18, , Old SAT Critical Reading Score 440/New Evidence-Based Reading & Writing 470***, COMPASS score of 79 = ENG 095 SOATEST

Course Placement Accuplacer -Math

ACT/SAT/COMPASS Scores Math Classes w/C or Better Co-requisite labs that are required to enroll in course

MAT 201 Calculus 1 CLM 80+ ACT 28, SAT OLD 740/NEW 760*** MAT 121 & MAT 122 (Not MAT 125)

MAT 125 Survey of Calculus SOATEST = EAL-085, CLM-055

CLM 55+ ACT 25, SAT OLD 690/NEW 720*** MAT 121 or higher

MAT 122 College Trigonometry CLM 55+ ACT 24, SAT OLD 690/NEW 720*** MAT 121 or higher (Not MAT 135, BUS 226) MAT 121 College Algebra EAL 85+ ACT 19, SAT OLD 460/NEW 500*** MAT 055 or MAT 135/BUS 226 (B or better) EAL of 80-84 MAT 093 lab

MAT 135 Intro to Statistics EAL 85+ ACT 19, SAT OLD 460/NEW 500*** MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060, 103, 107, 108, 109, 112)

EAL of 80-84 MAT 092 lab

BUS 226 Business Statistics EAL 85+ ACT 19, SAT OLD 460/NEW 500*** MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060, 103, 107, 108, 109, 112)

EAL of 80-84 MAT 092 lab

MAT 156* Integrated Math II EAL 85+ ACT 19, SAT OLD 460/NEW 500***, COMPASS 63

MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060, 103, 107, 108, 109)

EAL of 80-84 MAT 092 lab

MAT 155* Integrated Math I EAL 85+ ACT 19, SAT OLD 460/NEW 500***, COMPASS 63

MAT 050 or higher ( Not MAT 060, 103, 107, 108, 109)

EAL of 80-84 MAT 092 lab

MAT 120* Math for the Liberal Arts EAL 85+ ACT 19, SAT OLD 460/NEW 500***, COMPASS 63

MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060, 103, 107, 108, 109, 112)

EAL of 80-84 MAT 092 lab

MAT 112* Financial Mathematics EAL 60+ MAT 050/075 or higher EAL of 30-59 MAT 091 lab

MAT 109* Geometry EAL 60+ MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060)

MAT 108* Technical Mathematics EAL 60+ MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060, 107)

MAT 103* Math for Clinical Calculations No SOATEST Accuplacer equivalency

EAL 60+ MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060, 107)

MAT 055 Algebraic Literacy EAL 60+ MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060, 103, 107) EAL of 45-59 MAT 025 lab

MAT 107* Career Math EAL 30+ OR ART 40+

MAT 050, 045, 060, 075 or higher MAT 050 Quantitative Literacy MAT 030, 060, 045, 107 or higher

Refer to Assessment Prep ART<40 Accuplacer Test Score Legend: RC-Reading Comprehension (SOATEST=RDG); SS-Sentence Skills (SOATEST=ENG); ART=Arithmetic; EAL=Elementary Algebra; CLM=College Level Math. *Upon Completion of courses marked with an asterisk, further coursework in math requires assessment testing. MAT 107 cannot be used as a pre-requisite into any other Math course = EAL 030 **Compass does not have a RC Accuplacer equivalent score. ***Old SAT-taken before March 2016, New SAT-taken March 2016 and beyond.

Course Placement Accuplacer – Reading Comprehension Refer to Assessment Prep RC<40

ACT Reading Score 17, Old SAT Critical Reading Score 430/New Evidence-Based Reading & Writing 470***, COMPASS** RDG 080 SOATEST

High School Transcripts and High School Equivalency Test Placement

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College English & Math Placement Graduating from High School & Overall High School GPA

High School Equivalency Test Scores

SOATEST Test

Code

High School Equivalency Test Test Section Test Score Placement

GEDR GED

scores no older than 2014

Reasoning Through Language

Arts

165 ENG 121 (RDG 080, ENG 095)

GEDM Mathematical Reasoning 165 MAT 121 or lower (EAL 085)

HISETR

HiSET

Language Arts - Reading 15 (RDG 080)

HISETW Language Arts - Writing 15 ENG 121 (ENG 095)

HISETM Mathematics 15 MAT 121 or lower (EAL 085)

TASCR

TASC

Language-Arts Reading 580 (RDG 080)

TASCW Language-Arts Writing 560 plus 6 on the essay ENG 121 (ENG 095)

TASCE Language-Arts Writing Essay

TASCM Mathematics 560 MAT 121 or lower (EAL 085)

SOATEST Test Code

GPA1 GPA of 2.80 or higher AND 3 or more high school English courses completed with C or higher ENG 121 (RDG 080 , ENG 095)

GPA of 2.50 – 2.79 AND 3 or more high school English courses completed with a C or higher (RDG 062)

SOATEST Test Code

Highest, high school math course, completed w/ C or higher

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GPA7 Calculus I

( C or Better )

MAT 202

(EAL 085, CLM 080)

MAT 201

(EAL 085, CLM 080)

MAT 122, MAT 121

(EAL 085, CLM 080)

Accuplacer

Assessment

GPA6 Pre-Calculus

( C or Better )

MAT 201

(EAL 085, CLM 080)

MAT 122, MAT 121

(EAL 085, CLM 080)

MAT 121

(EAL 085)

GPA5 Trigonometry

( C or Better )

MAT 201, MAT 156, MAT 155, MAT 135

(EAL 085 ,CLM 080)

MAT 122, MAT 156, MAT 155, MAT 135

(EAL 085, CLM 055)

GPA4 Algebra 2

( C or better )

MAT 121, MAT 156, MAT 155, MAT 135, MAT 120, MAT 112, MAT 108

(EAL 085)

MAT 112, MAT 108, MAT 055

(EAL 060)

GPA3 Algebra 1

( C or better )

MAT 156, MAT 155, MAT 135, MAT 120, MAT 112, MAT 108, MAT 107, MAT 055

(EAL 085)

MAT 107, MAT 050

(EAL 030)

GPA2 All Other

MAT 107, MAT 050

(EAL 030)

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How to provide Multiple Assessment Measures:

1. ****Complete the Ruffalo (CSI) College Student Inventory. 2. Show proof of minimum scores:

a. Classic Accuplacer - 80 Reading Comprehension, 95 Sentence Skills, and 85 Elementary Algebra. b. Next-Generation Accuplacer - coming soon c. ACT - 17 Reading, 18 English, and 19 Math d. SAT – 430 Critical Reading, 460 Math (*** Old SAT) or 470 Evidence-Based Reading & Writing, 500 Math e. PARCC - coming soon f. GED - 165 Reasoning Through Language Arts and/or Mathematical Reasoning. g. HiSET - 15 Language Arts Reading, Language Arts Writing and/or Math. h. TASC - 580 Language Arts Reading, 560 + 6 (Writing Essay) Language Arts Writing, 560 Math

3. Show proof of successful previous college experience at a regionally accredited college. a. Received an A.A., A.S. degree or higher. b. Completed (C- or higher) a college-level mathematics and/or English course within the past ten years (some exceptions determined by

department) 4. Provide a High School Transcript

*CSI, Accuplacer, ACT, SAT, PARCC scores are valid for 3 years **GED, HiSET, TASC and Transcripts are valid for 10 years.

Program Specific Requirements

An Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 62 is required for: o Automotive o Agriculture

AgriBusiness Precision Agriculture Horticulture

o Career Academy Students All of the above and Med Prep (Medical Preparation)

Aviation students are required to be college ready (placement into ENG 121/MAT121). If multiple measures are not met by other means, the Accuplacer will need to be taken.

****The CSI, a personal assessment questionnaire, is required to be completed by all students, EXCEPT those registered as Personal Interest, Concurrent Enrollment (Ascent students must complete CSI), and Career Academy students. CSI Student Reports are valid for 3 years.