ACCUPLACER Scores and Course Placement
Reading Scores:
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Test Code |
Test Score | Course Placement |
| ACC1 | 61 or above |
Ready for college-level reading |
| 41 - 60 |
DS 090 (Academic Reading) and, SO 101 (Introduction to Sociology) or, PY 101 (Introduction to General Psychology) required** |
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| 40 or below |
DS 051 (Essential Reading and Study Skills) and, ED 112 (Critical Thinking and Reasoning) required |
**Students in AOS or certificate programs with no social science course are exempt from the PY/SO co-requisite.
Writing Scores:
| Test Code | Test Score | Course Placement |
| MVT1 |
5 |
EN 101 (English 1: Composition) or, EN 110 (Oral and Written Communication) ONLY for appropriate Technology majors or, EN 105 (English Composition for Speakers of Other Languages) ONLY for non-native speakers or, EN 106 (English 1: Composition and Reading) ONLY for students who score below a "60" on the reading test |
|
4 |
English as a Second Language (ESL) testing and advisement required** |
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3 |
EN 099 (Introduction to College English) required |
|
| 2 |
EN 090 (Basic Writing Skills) required |
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|
1 |
Score pending |
**All English as Second Language Students must be direct to meet with ESL faculty (Academic Building 152) for placement results and advising.
Mathematics Scores:
| Test Code | Test Score | Course Placement |
|
ACC2 Arithmetic |
45 or below |
MA 045 (Basic Math Skills) or, MA 050 (Introduction to Mathematics) required, unless the required math course is MA 105 (Technical Math 1). Such students may enter MA 105 with any ACC2 or ACC3 score. |
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ACC3 Elementary Algebra Please Note* |
45 or below |
BM 129 (Business Mathematics) ONLY for appropriate Business majors with MA 045 or MA 050 as prereq. or coreq. |
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46 or above |
MA 108 (Concepts in Mathematics) or, MA 110 (Elementary Statistics) or, MA 115 (Intermediate Mathematics) |
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71 or above |
MA 171 (Foundations of Mathematics 1) ONLY for appropriate Education majors |
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76 or above |
MA 131 (Finite Mathematics) |
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ACC4 College Level Please Note** |
36 or above |
MA 121 (Fundamentals of College Mathematics 1) or, MA 125 (College Algebra & Trigonometry) or, MA 139 (College Algebra) |
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56 or above |
MA 150 (Pre-calculus) |
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76 or above |
MA 151 (Calculus 1) |
*Students who score below 46 in ACC3 (Elementary Algebra) will be administered the Arithmetic test. Students who score above 76 in ACC3 (Elementary Algebra) will be administered the College Level Math test.
**If ACC4 score is below 30, advisors should check Banner screen SOATEST for ACC3 score
Important Links:
College Board ACCUPLACER Page
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David Yahnke
Placement Testing Coordinator
Phone: (315) 792 - 5458
Nolan Snyder
Technical Assistant
Phone: (315) 731 - 5802
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Utica - Payne Hall 104A
Email Placement Testing
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