Placement Testing

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ACT Composite Score of 21+, or ACT score of 22 in Math, or ACT score of 19 in English. Students who test under this score will need to take ACCUPLACER or use Multiple Measures for proper placement.

SAT score of 480 in Reading & Writing, or SAT score of 530 in Math. Students who test under this score will need to take ACCUPLACER or use Multiple Measures for proper placement.

ENGLISH PLACEMENT REQUIRES THAT THE STUDENT MEETS ONLY ONE COLUMN OF CRITERIA

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Category
Shawnee Community College Course
High School Cumulative GPA
on 4-point scale
(After at least 7 Semesters) (Within 10 years from graduation date)
Transitional English
(within 2 years)
Next-Gen Accuplacer Reading or Writing
(within 3 years)
AP (Eng, Lang, & Comp or Eng Lit & Comp)
SAT (Reading, Writing & Language)
(within 3 years)
ACT (English)
(within 3 years)
GED
Prior Course
Support Course (Corequisite)
ENG 090 English Corequisite Lab (concurrent enrollment in ENG 111) 
<3.0
<249
College Level
ENG 111 English Composition I
3.0+
C or higher in HS Transitional English course
250+
4+
480+
19+
165+
ENG 048 with a C or higher (SP23 or earlier) or ENG 048 equivalent

*The measures in this chart are effective in the Fall 2023 semester.

MATH PLACEMENT REQUIRES THAT THE STUDENT MEETS ONE COLUMN OF CRITERIA

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Category
Shawnee Community College Course
High School Cumulative GPA on 4-point scale
(after at least 7 semesters) (within 10 years from graduation date)
Transitional Math
(within 2 years)
QAS
ACCUPLACER (within 3 years)
AAF
ACCUPLACER (within 3 years)
ALEKS
(within 3 years)
SAT (Math)
(within 3 years)
ACT (Math)
(within 3 years)
GED
(within 3 years)
Prior Course
Math Bridge
MAT 041 Introduction to Algebra with ALEKS
Technical Math
MAT 121 Technical Mathematics
MAT 122 Math for Healthcare Professionals
C or higher in TM001 or TM002 or TM003
C or higher in TM001 or TM002 or TM003
200+
200+
14+
14+
Support Courses (Corequisites)
MAT 090 Gen Ed Math Corequisite Lab (concurrent enrollment in MAT 110)
MAT 208 General Elementary Statistics with Review
MAT 120 College Algebra with Integrated Review
2.3 - 2.99
2.3 - 2.99
2.6 - 2.99
237+
237+
237+
14+
14+
30+
470+
470+
470+
17+
17+
17+
145+
145+
145+
MAT 041 or equivalent
MAT 041 or equivalent
MAT 041 or equivalent
Non-STEM College Level
MAT 110 General Education Mathematics
MAT 210 General Elementary Statistics
3.0+
3.0+
C or higher in TM001 or TM002
C or higher in TM001 or TM002
260+
260+
30+
30+
530+
530+
22+
22+
165+
165+
MAT 043 or equivalent
MAT 043 or equivalent
STEM College Level
MAT 111 Math for Elementary Teachers I
MAT 112 Math for Elementary Teachers II
MAT 116 College Algebra
MAT 118 Trigonometry
MAT 115 Pre-Calculus
MAT 119 Finite Mathematics
MAT 215 Intro to Calculus for Business & Social Science
MAT 209 Calculus I
3.0+
-
3.0 + 4 years of HS Math including Algebra 2 with C or higher
3.0 + 4 years of HS Math including Algebra 2 with C or higher
3.0 + 4 years of HS Math including Algebra 2 with C or higher
-
-
-
C or higher in TM001
-
C or higher in TM001
-
-
-
-
-
260+
-
260+
260+
260+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
200+
200+
200+
30+
-
46+
46+
46+
61+
61+
76+
530+
-
530+
530+
530+
600+
600+
650+
22+
-
22+
22+
22+
26+
26+
28+
165+
-
165+
165+
165+
-
-
-
MAT 043 or MAT 120
MAT 111
MAT 043
MAT 116 or MAT 120*
MAT 043
MAT 115 or MAT 116 or MAT 120* or (MAT 116 and MAT 118)
MAT 115 or MAT 116 or MAT 120* or (MAT 116 and MAT 118)
MAT 115 or (MAT 116 and MAT 118) or (MAT 120* and MAT 118)
*The measures in this chart are effective in the Fall 2023 semester.
*MAT 120 and MAT 118 will not be offered concurrently; MAT 118 must be taken concurrently with MAT 116.

 

Accuplacer tests may be scheduled at the Testing Center.

Shawnee Community College administers the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations to current and prospective students. All high school graduates (or those with a high school equivalency) are eligible to participate in the CLEP.
 
CLEP examination credit will not be awarded for any course in which the student is presently enrolled. CLEP credit will also not be awarded for any equivalent course in which the student has previously received a grade or which he/she has audited. The College awards credits based on the recommendations from the American Council on Education.
 
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Shawnee Community College accepts credit from Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations. This program allows high school students to earn college credit by successfully completing the AP or IB examinations. To receive Shawnee Community College credit, students must earn a score of 3, 4, or 5, on the College Board Advanced Placement examination or a subject score of 4 or higher for IB Diploma Programme subjects accepted for credit. 
 
Students seeking AP/IB credit must request the original score report be sent to the Registrar. Credit received from AP/IB examinations will not count in the current semester hours and does not calculate in part-time/full-time status and/or toward financial aid. Credit granted will appear on the student’s transcript.