Freshmen Schedules / Placement Testing 

All entering freshmen students are required to take screening assessments in English and Mathematics unless transfer credits in English or Mathematics have been granted or they meet the conditions for waiver of Accuplacer based on SAT scores, described below. The results are the basis for the student’s placement in subsequent courses. Based on testing results, 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;
• Foundations 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 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 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.

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:

• ACAD1001 cannot be dropped;
• Students who fail to achieve a passing grade in this course will be required to repeat it in the following semester.