Freshman Schedules / Placement Testing

All entering freshmen students are required to take the Accuplacer screening assessment tests in English and Mathematics unless transfer credits in those disciplines have been accepted, or unless they meet the conditions for waiver of Accuplacer based on SAT scores, which are described below. The results of the Accuplacer are the basis for the student’s placement into appropriate courses. The following restrictions may apply to freshmen who are required to take foundations courses:

Foundation courses will be scheduled during the first semester of the freshmen year;
Foundation courses cannot be dropped;
Freshmen who are taking foundations courses are restricted to 14 credits for the semester;
Students who fail to achieve a satisfactory grade in a foundations course will be required to repeat it in the following semester.

Waiver of Accuplacer based on SAT scores:

Students with a minimum score of 500 on the SAT-C (or ACT score of 18) are waived from the english components of the Accuplacer and placed into ENGL1001, English Composition.

Students with a minimum score of 500 on the SAT-M (or ACT score of 22) are waived from the mathematics components of the Accuplacer and placed into MATH1200, College Algebra. Students who wish to take the Mathematics components of the Accuplacer to attempt a higher level Mathematics placement are encouraged to do so; the placement into MATH1200 by SAT will not be jeopardized.

Students with a minimum score of 570 on the SAT-M (or ACT score of 26) will be placed in the next mathematics course required or recommended for their major course of study. An SAT-M score of 650 (or ACT score of 30) allows for placement into Calculus. These students will still be required to take the number of mathematics courses required by their degree program.

All entering freshmen will be registered in the First Year Experience course (ACAD1001). This course is waived if the student has 12 or more transfer credits. The following restrictions apply to this course: