COMPASS Scores
| ACT Score |
COMPASS Score (%) |
Mathematics Course Placement |
| 1 to 17 |
Pre-Algebra: 0 to 100
OR Algebra: 0 to 32 |
MATH 021 Basic Algebra |
| 18 to 19 |
Algebra: 33 to 44 |
MATH 101 Intermediate Algebra |
| 20 to 24 |
Algebra: 45 to 100
OR College Algebra: 0 to 52 |
MATH 102/102L College Algebra/Lab
|
| >24: must take COMPASS |
College Algebra: 53 to 100
OR Trigonometry 0 to 39 |
MATH 120 Trigonometry |
| >24: must take COMPASS |
Trigonometry 40 to 64 |
MATH 120 Trigonometry, may enroll in
MATH 123 Calculus I concurrently |
| >24: must take COMPASS |
Trigonometry 65 to 69 |
May enroll in MATH 123 Calculus I
(It is strongly recommended to also enroll in
Math 120 Trigonometry)
|
| >24: must take COMPASS |
Trigonometry 70 to 100
|
MATH 123 Calculus I |
English Placement Exams
Placement in the English composition courses is first based on ACT composition subscores. If students are satisfied with their placement based on those scores, then students do not have to take the COMPASS test for writing or reading that cover English skills. Students who have not taken the ACT exam within the past 5 years, or have not provided their ACT or SAT scores to us, are required to take the COMPASS test and they are administered at no charge. Students who have taken the ACT exam, but are not satisfied with placement based on those scores, may challenge the ACT English (writing and reading) scores one time only by taking the COMPASS test for writing and/or reading. In these cases, students will be charged $17.00 for the COMPASS test. The COMPASS test scores may allow them to enroll in higher-level classes than their ACT scores indicate. The table below shows how placement is determined for English courses:
| ACT Score |
COMPASS Score |
English (Writing) Course Placement |
| 1 to 12 |
Writing: 1 to 32 |
ENGL 101 Composition I and ENGL 033 Basic Writing (3 cr.) |
| 13 to 14 |
Writing: 33 to 48 |
ENGL 101 Composition I and ENGL 033 Basic Writing (2 cr.) |
| 15 to 17 |
Writing: 49 to 73 |
ENGL 101 Composition I and ENGL 033 Basic Writing (1 cr.) |
| 18 to 36 |
Writing: 74 to 100 |
ENGL 101 Composition |