UACCM | Placement Scores

Placement in college courses at UACCM is contingent upon ACT, Classic ACCUPLACER, or ACCUPLACER Next Generation test scores, which are designed to gauge student skill levels in the areas of English, reading, and mathematics. The score ranges listed below will determine student placement in the following courses. All courses require a grade “C” or higher to move to the next level.

Course PLacement Scores

Minimum Admission Requirements:

High School or GED® graduates must achieve at least one of the following minimum prerequisites to meet admission requirements to UACCM:

2.25 High School GPA
15 score on ACT Composite Score
230 score on ACCUPLACER NG Reading

English composition:

Composition I

Students planning to take ENG 1013 Composition I must achieve a 3.0 High School GPA or a pair of minimum prerequisites listed below:

19 score on ACT English
83 score on ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills
260 score on ACCUPLACER NG Writing

AND

19 score on ACT Reading
78 score on ACCUPLACER Reading
252 score on ACCUPLACER NG Reading

Composition I Extended/Composition I LAB

Students planning to take ENG 1013 Composition I Extended or ENG 0301L Composition I Lab must achieve a 2.5 High School GPA or a pair of minimum prerequisites listed below:

17 score on ACT English
79 score on ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills
252 score on ACCUPLACER NG Writing

AND

18 score on ACT Reading
76 score on ACCUPLACER Reading
248 score on ACCUPLACER NG Reading

Applied Technical Writing

No prerequisite minimum test score is required for ENG 1003 Applied Technical Writing beyond the minimum admission requirement.

Basic Composition

Students may be required to take ACAD 0303 Basic Composition if they place in one of the following listed ranges:

Below 2.5 High School GPA
0-18 score on ACT English
0-82 score on ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills
0-259 score on ACCUPLACER NG Writing

Reading:

Students may be required to take ACAD 0213 Reading if they place in one of the following listed ranges:

Below 2.25 High School GPA
0-18 score on ACT Reading
0-77 score on ACCUPLACER Reading
0-251 score on ACCUPLACER NG Reading

First Year Experience:

Students are required to take UACC 1001L First Year Experience if scores indicate placement is two discipline areas of remediation.

Mathematics (A.A., CIS, & A.S.):

College Algebra/Precalculus

Students planning to take MATH 1203 College Algebra or MATH 1215 Precalculus must meet reading requirement and achieve one of the following minimum prerequisites listed below:

3.0 High School GPA and a "B" or Above in Algebra I and II
20 score on ACT Math Section
81 score on ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra
254 score on ACCUPLACER NG QAS

College Algebra Lab/College Algebra Extended

Students planning to take MATH 0901L College Algebra Lab or MATH 1203 College Algebra Extended must meet reading requirement and achieve one of the following minimum prerequisites listed below:

2.8 High School GPA and a "B" or Above in Algebra I and II
18-19 score on ACT Math Section
70-77 score on ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra
235-253 score on ACCUPLACER NG QAS

Quantitative Literacy

Students planning to take MATH 1113 Quantitative Literacy must meet writing score or corequisite requirement and achieve one of the following minimum prerequisites listed below:

2.8 High School GPA and a "B" or Above in Algebra I
19-20 score on ACT Math Section
77-81 score on ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra
240 score on ACCUPLACER NG QAS

Quantitative Literacy Lab/Quantitative Literacy Extended

No prerequisite minimum test score is required for MATH 0111L Quantitative Literacy Lab or MATH 1113 Quantitative Literacy Extended. Students must fall below 2.25 GPA and must meet writing score or corequisite requirement.

Foundations of Algebra

Students planning to take MATH 0913 Foundations of Algebra must achieve one of the following minimum prerequisites listed below:

2.5 High School GPA and a "C" or Above in Algebra I
15-17 score on ACT Math Section
39-48 score on ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra
220-234 score on ACCUPLACER NG QAS

Mathematics (Technical):

Applied Technical Math

No prerequisite minimum test score is required for MATH 1253 Applied Technical Math beyond the minimum admission requirement.

Applied Business Math

No prerequisite minimum test score is required for MATH 1333 Applied Business Math beyond the minimum admission requirement.

Math for Nurses

Students planning to take NSG 1213 Math for Nurses must achieve one of the following minimum prerequisites listed below:

17 score on ACT Math Section
48 score on ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra
230 score on ACCUPLACER NG QAS

Students who have scored a 24 or higher on the Mathematics portion of the ACT and who have successfully completed Algebra I and II in high school with a grade of "A" or "B" will be able to skip MATH 1203 College Algebra if they choose and will be eligible to take MATH 1213 Plane Trigonometry, MATH 2003 Introduction to Statistics, or MATH 2023 Business Calculus.

Students who have scored a 24 or higher on the Mathematics portion of the ACT and who have completed high school Algebra I, II, and Trigonometry with a grade of A or B will be eligible to take MATH 2015 Calculus I.

Students DO NOT get credit for MATH 1203 College Algebra or MATH 1213 Plane Trigonometry if they choose to skip those classes. Eligibility for this action will be determined by a dean.

Course Placement Scores for High School Concurrent

General Education Requirements:

Students planning to take general education classes must achieve the following reading requirement and meet any other English or math requirement:

19 ACT Reading
252 score on ACCUPLACER NG Reading