Placement
Placement exams are offered to first-year and transfer students during admissions and orientation events for Writing, Math, and Foreign Language.
First-Year Writing Placement
Entering students who do not have transfer credit for ENG 111 or ENG 112 will be placed into ENG 110 or ENG 111 based on their SAT Reading and Writing score or ACT English Composition score. Students may request a placement exam if they would like to be considered for a higher writing course. Students accepted into the Honors Program may be exempt from ENG 111 and placed into ENG 112 based on writing samples and standardized test scores.
ENG 110 - 20 or less on ACT English OR 500 or less on SAT Reading & Writing
ENG 111 - 21-24 on ACT English OR 510-550 on SAT Reading & Writing
ENG 112 - 25+ on ACT English OR 560+ on SAT Reading & Writing
First-Year Mathematics Placement
Entering students who do not have transfer credit for any mathematics courses will be placed into MAT 103. Students may exempt MAT 103 if they meet one of the following criteria:
- Score 22+ on ACT Math OR 530+ on SAT Math
- Request review of completed math courses
- Request to take the MAT 230 placement exam (strongly encouraged for certain majors)
In the case that students are exempt from MAT 103 by placement criteria, they must take either MAT 203 Introduction to Statistics, MAT 220 History of Mathematics, MAT 230 PreCalculus, BUS 240 Business Statistics and Analytics, or CS 110 Introduction to Computer Science to satisfy the General Education requirement. Students with transfer credit/AP Credit will be placed accordingly in the next mathematics course if needed.
Majors that are strongly encouraged to take the MAT 230 Placement Exam in order to align with their course needs are:
- Biology
- General Science
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Physical Education - Exercise Science Concentration
Students may exempt MAT 230 by taking this proctored placement exam.