Determine Course Placement

College transcripts are evaluated for transfer of credit and reviewed to exempt a student from taking all or portions of the assessment tests (Math and English). Please see the Intake form for Admissions.

Please submit your high school transcripts to registration and records.

Gateway-Level Math Course without a Support Course

If you are currently in or graduated high school within the past five years with a 3.0 cumulative unweighted GPA or passed Geometry, Algebra II, or Pre-Calculus (or the integrated Math equivalent) with a "B" grade or better, you can enroll in any gateway-level math course without a support course.

Gateway-Level Math Course with a Support Course

If you are currently in or graduated high school within the past five years and passed Geometry, Algebra II, or Pre-Calculus but do not meet the GPA or grade requirements, then you should consider a gateway-level math course with the appropriate support course. 

Gateway-Level English Course without a Support Course

If you are currently in or graduated high school within the past five years with a 3.0 cumulative unweighted GPA and passed English III or AP English with a "B" grade or better, you can enroll in any gateway-level English course without a support course.

Gateway-Level English Course with a Support Course

If you are currently in or graduated high school within the past five years and passed English III or AP English, but do not meet the GPA or grade requirements, then you should consider a gateway-level English course with the appropriate support course.

GED, HiSET, TASC, PARCC, and SBAC scores can also be reviewed. Please submit your high school transcripts to registration and records.

ACT, SAT, and Accuplacer test scores from within the past five years can also be reviewed. Please submit your high school transcripts to registration and records.

The minimum test scores to determine course placement are as follows:

*14 on the CCCS Common Calculus Placement Test

English

After taking this survey, you decide if you should take a college-level English course, a college-level English course WITH a support course, or a pre-college level English course first.  Selecting one of these paths will help inform which English class you will take.

Math

The EXCEL Zone offers math boot camps in the week preceding each fall, spring, and summer term. After completing a boot camp, you can enroll in a gateway-level math course without a support course.

Or after taking this assessment, you learn if you should take a gateway-level math course without a support course, a gateway-level math course with a support course, or a developmental-level math course first. Then you will select your specific class.