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Title IX

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  • Temp Last Modified: 2025-02-24

What is Title IX ?

“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance…”
— 20 U.S.C.§ 1681

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) prohibits discrimination based on gender in educational programs which receive federal financial assistance. The law allows all students to attend school in an environment free of harassment, sexual misconduct, and discrimination.

While Title IX is well known for its application to athletics, other programs and activities are also included such as recruitment, admissions, financial aid and scholarships; course offerings and access; hiring and retention; and benefits and leave. Title IX also protects all students and employees, regardless of gender identity, from unlawful sexual harassment in school programs and activities. The requirements of Title IX pertaining to sexual harassment also cover sexual violence.

Connecticut State Community College takes our responsibility to address and protect these rights very seriously and is committed to providing an environment free from discrimination on the basis of sex. Pursuant to Title IX, CT State’s Title IX Coordinator is the designated agent for the college with primary responsibility for coordinating the college’s Title IX compliance efforts, this can include but is not limited to: overseeing the complaint process, addressing patterns or systemic problems, ensuring issues are addressed consistently and in adherence with the procedures, prepare and disseminate informational materials, and coordinate trainings/in-services for faculty and staff.

Any CT State student or employee can contact the Title IX Coordinator with questions or to file a complaint.

Dr. John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas
Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
johnpaul.chaissoncardenas@ctstate.edu 
860-612-7056

Campus Resources

Find Title IX Resources

Each campus has a campus-based Deputy Title IX Coordinator who is available to support the students on campus, receive complaints, help students navigate the process, and answer questions.

There are campus-based counselors who can provide confidential counseling for students on all 12 of CT State’s campuses. Other free, confidential resources exist in the local communities around our 12 campuses. 

Some CSCU/BOR policies that may be connected to Title IX or have a higher likelihood of being relevant to a Title IX concern are the following:

Definitions of Relevant Terms

Sexual misconduct incorporates a range of behaviors including sexual assault, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence, stalking, voyeurism, and any other conduct of a sexual nature that is nonconsensual or has the purpose or effect of threatening, intimidating, or coercing a person.

Sexual harassment includes requests for sexual favors, sexual advances or other sexual conduct when (1) submission is either explicitly or implicitly a condition affecting academic or employment decisions; (2) the behavior is sufficiently severe or pervasive as to create an intimidating, hostile or repugnant environment; or (3) the behavior persists despite objection by the person to whom the conduct is directed.

Sexual Assault is compelling by force, or the threat of force, the following: (1) Sexual penetration of the vagina or anus, including by a finger or an object; (2) Oral sex; (3) Contact with a person’s genital area, groin, anus, inner thighs, buttocks, or breasts for the purpose of sexual gratification of the actor or for the purpose of degrading or humiliating the victim; (4) Subjecting another to such sexual contact without consent.

Interpersonal Violence occurs when one person uses power and control over another through physical, sexual, or emotional threats or actions, economic control, isolation, or other kinds of coercive behavior. Some types of interpersonal violence are:

Domestic/Family Violence means an incident resulting in physical harm, bodily injury or assault, or an act of threatened violence that constitutes fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury or assault, including, but not limited to, stalking or a pattern of threatening, between family or household members.

Dating/Relationship Violence occurs when one intimate or romantic partner tries to maintain power and control over the other through words and actions that are physically and emotionally abusive. Dating violence can take many forms including physical violence, coercion, threats, intimidation, isolation, and emotional, sexual or economic abuse.

Sexual Violence is any type of sexual activity that a person does not agree to. It includes sexual assault; sexual exploitation; stalking; sexual harassment; voyeurism; exposure; and sexual activity resulting from emotional coercion.

Consent occurs when all parties are legally able to consent based on their age (16 in CT). The agreement is based on an awareness of the specific sexual behavior in question. This agreement must be active, ongoing, unimpaired and it is able to be withdrawn at any point. Consent is a must for every form of sexual activity every time. A person has the right to withdraw consent even if that person has consented to sexual activity with that individual in the past. It is not valid if there is force, threats, intimidation, or coercion used. Connecticut State Law is clear that having sexual intercourse with someone who cannot consent is rape.

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CT State Website Privacy Notice

Posted in CT State.

  • Temp Last Modified: 2025-03-10

Overview

Connecticut State Community College and its locations, including its central office, (together “CT State”), respect the privacy of individuals as fundamental to its mission.

CT State is committed to protecting personal privacy and keeping personal information secure in its operations, activities and management of information. As a public institution, CT State must balance this commitment with other important commitments, including public accountability and open access to public records.

You should be aware that the CT State may be required to disclose your information in response to a valid legal process, such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order, or pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Notice and Directory Information Policy (Board of Regents for Higher Education policy) or the Connecticut Freedom of InformationAct (FOIA). Disclosures may also be necessary to protect CT State’s legal rights or during health or safety emergencies.

Scope

This privacy notice applies to the main CT State website (www.ctstate.edu) and any approved third party application or platform embedded in the website and/or operated by CT State Central Office to conduct its operations, and explains CT State practices concerning the collection, use and disclosure of users’ personally identifiable information and other information.

This privacy notice does not apply to information collected by: (1) CT State outside its website or Central Office approved third-party applications or platforms, (2) through any other site operated by a CT State campus or any third party, or (3) by any third party that may link to or be accessible via the CT State website.

Information Automatically Collected

CT State and its third-party vendors may automatically collect certain information regarding your use of the CT State website, such as your IP address, browser type, session information, the pages you visit and referral websites.

This information is used to create aggregate summary statistics, which are typically used for purposes such as assessing what information is of most interest to users,

determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

User information may be shared with third-party vendors to the extent necessary to provide and improve web services or other communications to users. For example, we may use third party tools to generate reports on site usage, web traffic, user behavior, and user interests in order to optimize our website for our visitors. We may also use geographic, demographic, and interest-based reports of our website visitors to create custom audience lists.

We prohibit any third parties who receive user information for this purpose from using or sharing user information for any purpose other than providing services for the benefit of our users.

Cookies

Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer (unless you block them). We may use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. A variety of tools are available to control the data collected by cookies, web beacons and similar technologies. For example, internet browsers contain controls to limit how websites you visit use cookies and to withdraw your consent by clearing or blocking cookies.

Other Websites and Cookies

The CT State website may contain links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, the content or the cookies set by such sites. Since the cookie policies of these sites change over time, you should determine their policies by visiting the privacy policy pages of these sites directly.

Personally Identifiable Information

CT State and our third-party vendors may collect, through online forms, personally identifiable information that can be used to identify you as an individual including, but not limited to: name, Banner ID, permanent mailing address, telephone number, email address or any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual, such as biometric, medical, educational, financial or employment information. We may also collect other information as described in this privacy notice.

What Do We Use Your Personally Identifiable Information For?

CT State may process personally identifiable information for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to, create or meet contractual obligations, legitimately conduct its business operations, or to comply with applicable law. Sometimes, consent will be required for processing your personally identifiable information. In these cases, CT State will ask for your consent to process your personally identifiable information and to share that information with third parties. The processing of personally identifiable information provided to CT State by you or from authorized third parties, for example your high school, another higher education institution, or a national testing service, enables CT State to identify you; engage in processing an application or other submission to CT State; or verify information already provided to CT State.

CT State may use the personally identifiable information we gather from you to respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests, when you contact us via one of our online contact forms or otherwise; for example, when you send us questions, suggestions, compliments or complaints, or when you request other information.

We may use the information we gather from you when you subscribe through our Website for various program and service updates and notifications.

We may use the information we gather from you for systems administration purposes, abuse prevention, optimization, performance tracking, and analytics, and for other purposes described in this Privacy Notice.

We may provide your information to third parties in circumstances where we believe that doing so is necessary or appropriate to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; or protect our rights and safety and the rights and safety of our users or others.

We do not share, sell, swap, rent or otherwise disclose or authorize any third party to use your personally identifiable information for commercial purposes without your permission.

How Can You Opt Out?

Where participating in a service or receiving communications is optional, you can choose whether you wish to receive promotional emails, SMS messages or telephone calls from CT State but, in some cases, your ability to access or control your personally identifiable information will be limited, as required or permitted by applicable law.

If you want to access the personally identifiable information processed by CT State that is not available directly through the consent and preference management tools provided within the CT State communication or service, contact us at CSCU-DataPrivacy@ct.edu.

Information Protection

CT State uses risk-assessed administrative, technical and physical security measures to protect your personal information. There are reasonable security measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Your data will be stored in a secure operating environment that is not accessible without authorization. CT State cannot guarantee the security of information on or transmitted via the internet as no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is one hundred percent secure.

Users Located in the European Economic Area

If you are located in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway (the “European Economic Area”), please familiarize yourself with your rights under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

CT State follows the following GDPR principles in order to protect your privacy:

  • We do not collect any more personal information about you than is necessary;
  • We only use your personal information for the purposes we specify in this privacy notice, unless you agree otherwise; and
  • Other than as we specify in this privacy notice, we do not share your personal information with third parties.

Access to, Change of or Deletion of Your Personal Information

You have the right to access the personal information that is maintained about you by CT State. To the extent such rights are provided to you by applicable law, if you would like to request to review, correct, update, suppress, restrict or delete your personal information that you have previously provided to us, object to the processing of personal information or if you would like to request to receive an electronic copy of your personal information, please contact CT State at CSCU-DataPrivacy@ct.edu. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law.

How Long CSCU Keeps Your Personal Information

CT State retains personal information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained and consistent with applicable law.

The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:

  • The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide the services to you, for example, for as long as you have an account with us or keep using our services;
  • Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject, for example, certain laws require us to keep records of your transactions for a certain period of time before we can delete them; or
  • Whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position such as in regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation or regulatory investigations.

Children

This site is not directed to children under the age of thirteen, does not sell products or services intended for purchase by children, and does not knowingly collect or store any personal information, even in aggregate, about children under the age of thirteen.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

This privacy notice may be amended from time-to-time. Any such changes will be posted on this page.

Contact Information

If you have questions or concerns about this privacy notice, please contact us at CSCU-DataPrivacy@ct.edu and provide a brief description of your inquiry.

Effective Date

The effective date of this privacy notice is July 1, 2023.

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Office of Equity and Civil Rights

Posted in CT State.

  • Temp Last Modified: 2025-03-13

QUICK LINKS

The Office of Equity and Civil Rights (ECR) works to promote a respectful, accessible and inclusive environment to all students, staff, and community within the CT State Community College.

Get to Know Us

Request ECR Technical Assistance/Consultation

CT State Community College does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, national origin, gender identity or expression, genetic information, learning disability, marital status, intellectual disability, physical disability (including but not limited to blindness), present or past history of mental disability, prior criminal record, race, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, retaliation for previously opposed discrimination or coercion, veteran status, victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or trafficking, or any other federal or state protected class in its employment, programs, and activities, unless the provisions of Section 46a-80(b) or 46a-81(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes are controlling or there are bona fide occupational qualifications excluding persons in one of the above protected groups.

File a Complaint

You may file a complaint of discrimination and/or sexual harassment/misconduct on behalf of yourself or report an incident that you have witnessed at a Connecticut State Community College campus or office. Reports may be filed anonymously.

File a Complaint

The following person has been designated to respond to inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Dr. John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, CT State Title IX Coordinator, Connecticut State Community College, 185 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051.

Connecticut State Community College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans.

Ensuring Equal Opportunity and Access for Students, Employees and the Community Members

  • Monitor college/campus compliance with relevant CSCU policies and all state and federal EEO/AA/Civil Rights laws including, but not limited to, Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
  • Provide direction and guidance on the CT State search process in accordance with Connecticut and Federal non-discrimination statutes and regulations.
  • Provide career counseling for employees seeking career mobility
  • Develop Affirmative Action plans and programs in accordance with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) AA Regulations
  • Provide reasonable accommodations for employees or job applicants in accordance with the ADA
  • Conduct and coordinate state-mandated training (Diversity, Sexual Harassment, Domestic Violence, Title IX and ADA)

Investigating Discriminatory Conduct

Affirmative Action Plans

Affirmative Action Program for CT State
Please note that due to large file size, this document has been split into three parts:

CT State Equity and Accessibility Guidance

CT State is committed to providing a safe, equitable and welcoming educational environment for all. We have created guides to provide information on how to support the diverse populations our college serves, while fostering greater understanding and empathy among our CT State community.

Find a Guide

Related Policies

Equity Reviews

An equity review is an evaluative process that assesses the status, effectiveness, and progress of CT State units or programs from a from an equal opportunity, access, and non-discrimination lens. There are two types of equity reviews:

  1. Participatory Equity Study: This kind of participatory action evaluation process is designed to support CT State units and programs in their equity and accessibility, and inclusion to accessibility in the third sentence. efforts or when a unit or program is experiencing inclusion or equity challenges. This process usually starts with a data review related to the presenting goal and ends with a written report to the unit or program and its senior vertical leader(s).
  2. Equity or Compliance Review: This compulsory process can only be triggered by the CT State President or VP of DEI. This type of review is designed to assess and address systemic compliance, climate, accessibility, equity, and civil rights issues. This type of review usually requires that the unit or program develop an affirmative plan to remedy any or all findings. Remedial plans are then monitored by the DEI Office.
There are three main reasons why we conduct equity reviews at CT State:
  1. To fulfill our CT State Mission: CT State Community College (CT State) provides access to academically rigorous and innovative educationand training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities, and industries it serves.
  2. To fulfill our equity commitment: CT State commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers, establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices, and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.
  3. To ensure civil rights compliance throughout the college.

**Please note that the DEI Office will first offer units or programs the opportunity to engage in a participatory equity review process. This is because we believe that positive active engagement by staff, faculty, and administrators yields better plans and recommendations than compulsory processes.

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Digital and Web Accessibility at CT State

Posted in CT State.

  • Temp Last Modified: 2024-08-13

Statement on Web Accessibility

CT State Community College, as part of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System is committed to making this website accessible to visitors with disabilities and is continually working to increase its accessibility and usability. CTState.edu strives to conform to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1, Level AA. These recommendations outline how to make website content accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities. Please be aware that our efforts are ongoing. If, at any time, you have specific questions, feedback, or accessibility issues, please contact yvonne.page@ctstate.edu. If you encounter an accessibility issue on this website, please be sure to specify the web page/URL in your email, and we will work to resolve the problem as soon as possible.

Accessibility Resources

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Course Placement

Posted in CT State.

  • Temp Last Modified: 2025-03-21

Proper course placement is an important step to ensure you're taking the right classes for your knowledge and skill level. Measures have been set in place to tell us which courses will be the best starting place for you in several subjects. We provide placement testing for English, English as a Second Language (ESOL), Languages and Cultures, and Math. Additionally, several campuses offer TEAS testing.

Placement Measures by Subject Area

Being placed in the correct course is important for your college success. Placement can be determined through a variety of measures. Learn more by selecting the subject you're interested in from the list below.

  • English Placement

    Students should be placed into appropriate English courses based on the following measurement tools. High school (HS) GPA is always the first measure and the measurement tools that follow should be considered in the order they are provided below. If none of this data is available, students should complete a Challenge Essay/Writing Sample to determine their placement.

    • Only use HS GPA for students who have graduated high school, or for students who have completed at least three years of high school.  Students who have completed less than three years of high school should be placed by another multiple measure.

      GPA is not a useful measure for the placement of multilingual learners with fewer than three years of high school in the US. All ESOL students should schedule testing at their home campus prior to attending an advising session.

      HIGH SCHOOL GPA COURSE ELIGIBILITY

      ≥ 2.8

      ENG 1010: Composition

      2.0-2.79

      ENG 1010/ENG 0910: Composition/Composition Workshop

      ˂ 1.99

      ENG 0960: Introduction to College English

      Please note that GPA below 2.0 places all students in ENG 0960. However, the multiple measures below may place some of these students in ENG 0930.

    • SAT SCORES COURSE ELIGIBILITY

      ≥ 480

      ENG 1010: Composition

      ≥ 420

      ENG 1010/ENG 0910: Composition/Composition Workshop

      ≥ 360-419

      ENG 0930: Introduction to College Reading and Writing

      < 360

      ENG 0960: Introduction to College English

    • Based on page three for SAT EBRW and ACT English + Reading equivalencies. https://www.bestcolleges.com/test-prep/act/act-sat-conversion/

      ACT SCORES COURSE ELIGIBILITY

      ≥ 34

      ENG 1010: Composition

      28-33

      ENG 1010/ENG 0910: Composition/Composition Workshop

      23-27

      ENG 0930: Introduction to College Reading and Writing

      < 22

      ENG 0960: Introduction to College English

    • Based on the Accuplacer Skills Chart 

      Please note: Accuplacer will no longer be administered, so this will be used for students who had these scores in the past. If only Reading/Writing combined scores are available, advisors should use the available data to make an equitable placement if a student has no other multiple measures. 

      ACCUPLACER SCORES COURSE ELIGIBILITY
      ≥ 263 - 300

      ENG 1010: Composition
      250-262

      ENG 1010/ENG 0910: Composition/Composition Workshop
      237-249

      ENG 0930: Introduction to College Reading and Writing
      ≤ 236

      ENG 0960: Introduction to College English

    • The Reasoning Through Language Arts test range is 165 – 174 for placement into ENG*1010.

    • Students who place in ENG 0960 are eligible to challenge their placement. Students who place into ENG 1010/0910 may not challenge.  This challenge is optional.  Students without placement scores should complete the challenge essay to determine placement. Check local campus procedures.

      Writing Sample Intent Form

  • English as a Second Language (ESOL) Placement

    If English is not your first language you may need to take a placement test to determine whether English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses must be taken.

    Grade Point Average (GPA) is not a useful measure for the placement of multilingual learners with fewer than three years of high school in the US. All ESOL students should schedule testing at their home campus prior to attending an advising session.

    During the placement process for the 2023-24 academic year, self-identified ESOL students will be directed into appropriate ESOL courses based on one or more of the following multiple measures AND an initial advising session with a faculty or staff advisor.

    • Accuplacer Levels of English Proficiency (LOEP)

      COMBINED SCORE RANGES COURSE ELIBILITY
      40-117 Continuing Education
      Varies depending on location

      118-150

      ESOL 0902: Integrated Skills I: High Beginning

      151-174

      ESOL 1202: Integrated Skills II: Low Intermediate

      175-198

      ESOL 1302: Integrated Skills III: High Intermediate

      199-220

      ESOL 1402: Integrated Skills IV: Low Advanced

      221-230

      ESOL 1502: Integrated Skills V: High Advanced

      231-238

      ESOL 0912/ ENG 1010: ESOL Composition Support

      239-240

      ENG 1010: Composition

    • Rubric-based writing sample

      Levels of English Proficiency (LOEP) and/or writing sample scores should be considered for placement if they are two or fewer years old. Scores older than two years may not be considered for placement, and students are encouraged to be re-assessed.

      Rubric Scores Course Title

      0-50

      Continuing Education/Non-Credit ESOL

      51-90

      ESOL 0902: Integrated Skills I: High Beginning

      91-130

      ESOL 1202: Integrated Skills II: Low Intermediate

      131-180

      ESOL 1302: Integrated Skills III: High Intermediate

      181-220

      ESOL 1402: Integrated Skills IV: Low Advanced

      221-270

      ESOL 1502: Integrated Skills V: High Advanced

      271-290

      ESOL 0912/ ENG 1010: ESOL Composition Support

      291-300

      ENG 1010: Composition

      Level-specific placement codes will be entered into Banner and available to all GPAs, faculty, and other advisors.

  • Languages and Culture Placement

    CT State provides several opportunities to pursue language study in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish and Korean. During the placement process, you'll be directed into appropriate language and culture courses based on the completion of the Languages and Cultures questionnaire, a placement test (if applicable) AND an initial advising session with a faculty or staff advisor.

    Please note that before enrolling in a course, you must be advised and may have to take our Languages and Cultures placement exam. Find your campus to access and fill out the questionnaire connecting you with a Language and Cultures faculty or Guided Pathways advisor. Once submitted, you will receive an email indicating your next steps. If you have any additional questions, please contact your campus faculty or advisor.

    • Emmersion Levels of Proficiency Based on Language

      The Languages and Cultures placement process is comprised of an online brief survey and a series of multiple-choice questions that take about twenty minutes to complete. The Emmersion Test is used to determine proficiency level in a language other than English and is only for course placement. The scores and language background data will be used to place you into appropriate level of language study you wish to pursue an appropriate course level. This test is not intended for, nor does it award college credit.

      Please Note:
      Placement in Arabic, Japanese, Latin and Korean must be determined by other measures. See the "Alternative Measures" section below or contact the campus offering the course for additional information.

      Chinese 

      SCORE RANGES COURSE ELIGIBILITY

      1-199

      CHNS 1011: Elementary Chinese I
      200+ CHNS 1012: Elementary Chinese II

      French 

       

       

      SCORE RANGES COURSE ELIGIBILITY
      1-229 FREN 1011: Elementary French I
      230-400 FREN 1012: Elementary French II or
      FREN 1021: Beginning French Conversation II
      401-599 FREN 2011: Intermediate French I
      600-799 FREN 2012: Intermediate French II
      800-1000 FREN 2030: Intermediate French Composition I

      German 

      SCORE RANGES COURSE ELIGIBILITY

      1-249

      GERM 1011: Elementary German I
      250-400 GERM 1012: Elementary German II
      401-649 GERM 2011: Intermediate German I
      650-1000 GERM 2012: Intermediate German II

      Italian 

       

      SCORE RANGES COURSE ELIGIBILITY

      1-229

      ITAL 1011: Elementary Italian I
      230-400 ITAL 1012: Elementary Italian II or
      ITAL 1021: Beginning Conversation II
      401-599 ITAL 2011: Intermediate Italian I
      600-799 ITAL 2012: Intermediate Italian II
      800-1000 ITAL 2030: Intermediate Italian Composition I

      Russian 

       

      SCORE RANGES COURSE ELIGIBILITY

      1-199

      RUSN 1011: Elementary Russian I
      200+ RUSN 1012: Elementary Russian II

      Spanish

       

       

      SCORE RANGES COURSE ELIGIBILITY
      1-229 SPAN 1011: Elementary Spanish I or
      SPAN 1013: Elementary Spanish I-II
      230-400 SPAN 1012: Elementary Spanish II or
      SPAN 1014: Spanish for Health Personnel or
      SPAN 1021: Beginning Spanish Conversation II
      401-599 SPAN 2010: Spanish for Heritage Speakers or
      SPAN 2011: Intermediate Spanish I or
      SPAN 2013: Intermediate Spanish I-II
      600-799 SPAN 2012: Intermediate Spanish II

      800-950

      		 SPAN 2030: Intermediate Spanish Composition I or
      SPAN 2111: Advanced Spanish I
      951+ SPAN 2112 Advanced Spanish II

    • Alternative Measures

      Students interested in Arabic, Japanese, Korean or Latin may be directed to complete alternative measures such as a writing sample and/or an oral interview.

      Arabic
      Prof. Driss Mellouk
      Housatonic Campus
      Driss.Mellouk@ctstate.edu 

      Japanese
      Prof. Mizuho Aussicker
      Quinebaug Valley Campus
      Mizuho.Aussicker@ctstate.edu

      Prof. Yumi McCarthy
      Norwalk Campus
      Yumi.Mccarthy@ctstate.edu 

      Korean
      Prof. Kyle Devlin
      Capital Campus
      Kyle.Devlin@ctstate.edu 

      Latin
      Prof. Jamilet Ortiz
      Housatonic Campus

  • Math Placement

    All measurement tools for mathematics (HS GPA, SAT, ACT, ALEKS PPL, GED) must have been completed after February 1, 2022 but within a 3-year timeframe of being placed. In all instances, it's recommended that students be placed by multiple measures in order to validate the appropriate placement level.

    • High School GPA Scores

      High School GPA represents cumulative grade point average for students from a U.S. high school who graduated, or for dual or concurrent enrolled students, that have completed February 1, 2022 or later. Dual or concurrent enrolled students with less than three years of completed high school should assess through another multiple measure than HS GPA.

      Placement into co-requisite College Algebra (MATH 1600/0906) or above requires at least one official numeric placement measure in addition to HS GPA or GEDM, such as SAT, ACT, or proctored ALEKS PPL.

      HIGH SCHOOL GPA

      COURSE ELIGIBILITY

      < 2.8**

      MATH 0900I (formerly 0988): Elementary Algebra Intensive 

      MATH 0900 (formerly 0989): Elementary Algebra Foundations 

      MATH 1000: Mathematics of Finance   

      MATH 1001: Quantitative Literacy  

      MATH 1002: Math for Science and Technology 

      MATH 1003  Elementary Statistics

      2.8-3.09

      MATH 1004: Math for Elementary Education Alg./Number Sys

      MATH 1010: Intermediate Algebra  

      MATH 1011: Applied Algebra with Modeling

      MATH 1012: Trigonometry with Embedded Algebra

      2.8-3.09

      MATH 1100/MATH 0901: QR Support & Quantitative Reasoning

      MATH 1200/MATH 0902: Statistics Support & Statistics I 

      ≥ 3.1

      MATH 1100: Quantitative Reasoning

      MATH 1200: Statistics I

      MATH 1201: Statistics I with Computer Applications

      **Student placing into this placement band are strongly encouraged to speak with their Campus Guided Pathways Advisor to determine the most appropriate course for their academic goals.

      If you place into the lowest level in both English and math, English should be taken first.

    • ALEKS PPL

      ALEKS PPL offers students a no-cost option to:

      • validate placement
      • gain access to learning modules for remediation
      • retest for elevating placement

      Students should register for the appropriate math course prior to engaging with the ALEKS PPL software.

      Students may use a calculator.

      Students with no other measures can use a proctored ALEKS PPL score for initial placement.

      If you decide that taking the ALEKS PPL test is needed, please speak with your home campus Test Administrator.  

      ALEKS PPL SCORES COURSE ELIGIBILITY

      0-13

      MATH 0900I (formerly 0988): Elementary Algebra Intensive

      14-25**

      MATH 0900 (formerly 0989): Elementary Algebra Foundations

      MATH 1000: Mathematics of Finance

      MATH 1001: Quantitative Literacy

      MATH 1002: Math for Science and Technology

      MATH 1003: Elementary Statistics

      26-35

      MATH 1004: Math for Elementary Education Alg./Number Sys

      MATH 1010: Intermediate Algebra

      MATH 1011: Applied Algebra with Modeling

      MATH 1012: Trigonometry with Embedded Algebra

      26-35

      MATH 1100/MATH 0901: Quantitative Reasoning & QR Support 

      MATH 1200/MATH 0902: Statistics I & Statistics Support 

      36-45

      MATH 1100: Quantitative Reasoning

      MATH 1200: Statistics I

      MATH 1201: Statistics I with Computer Applications

      MATH 1500: Applied Business Mathematics

      MATH 1600/MATH 0906: Pathway to Calculus: College Algebra and College Support Algebra

      Placement into co-requisite College Algebra (MATH 1600/0906) or above requires at least one official numeric placement measure in addition to HS GPA or GEDM, such as SAT, ACT, or proctored ALEKS PPL.

      46-60

      MATH 1600: Pathway to Calculus: College Algebra

      MATH 2500: Calculus for Business & Social Sciences

      61-75

      MATH 1610: Precalculus

      76-100

      MATH 2600: Calculus I

      **Student placing into this placement band are strongly encouraged to speak with their campus Guided Pathways Advisor to determine the most appropriate course for their academic goals.

      If you place into the lowest level in both English and math, English should be taken first.

    • SAT

      Test scores from The College Board's SAT Evidence-based Math section can be used to determine math course placement.

      SAT SCORES

      COURSE ELIGIBILITY

      < 510**

      MATH 0900I (formerly 0988): Elementary Algebra Intensive

      MATH 0900 (formerly 0989): Elementary Algebra Foundations

      MATH 1000: Mathematics of Finance

      MATH 1001: Quantitative Literacy

      MATH 1002: Math for Science and Technology 

      MATH 1003:  Elementary Statistics

      510-529

      MATH 1004: Math for Elementary Education Algebra/Number Systems

      MATH 1010: Intermediate Algebra

      MATH 1011: Applied Algebra with Modeling 

      MATH 1012: Trigonometry with Embedded Algebra

      510-529

      MATH 1100/MATH 0901: Quantitative Reasoning & QR Support

      MATH 1200/MATH 0902: Statistics I & Statistics Support

      ≥ 530

      MATH 1200: Statistics I

      MATH 1201: Statistics I with Computer Applications

      MATH 1100: Quantitative Reasoning

      530-569

      MATH 1600/MATH 0906: Pathway to Calculus: College Algebra & College Support Algebra

      MATH 1500: Applied Business Mathematics

      570-611

      MATH 1600: Pathway to Calculus: College Algebra

      MATH 2500: Calculus for Business & Social Sciences

      612-654

      MATH 1610: Precalculus

      ≥ 655

      MATH 2600: Calculus I

      **Student placing into this placement band are strongly encouraged to speak with their campus Guided Pathways Advisor to determine the most appropriate course for their academic goals.

      If you place into the lowest level in both English and math, English should be taken first.

    • ACT

      ACT SCORES COURSE ELIGIBILITY

      < 17**

      MATH 0900I (formerly 0988): Elementary Algebra Intensive

      MATH 0900 (formerly 0989): Elementary Algebra Foundations

      MATH 1000: Mathematics of Finance

      MATH 1001: Quantitative Literacy

      MATH 1002: Math for Science and Technology

      MATH 1003: Elementary Statistics

      17-19

      MATH 1004: Math for Elementary Education Algebra/Number Systems

      MATH 1010: Intermediate Algebra

      MATH 1011: Applied Algebra with Modeling

      MATH 1012: Trigonometry with Embedded Algebra

      17-19

      MATH 1100/MATH 0901: Quantitative Reasoning & QR Support

      MATH 1200/MATH 0902:Statistics I & Statistics Support

      ≥ 20

      MATH 1100: Quantitative Reasoning

      MATH 1200: Statistics I

      MATH 1201: Statistics I with Computer Applications

      MATH 1500: Applied Business Mathematics

      19-21

      MATH 1600/MATH 0906:Pathway to Calculus: College Algebra and College Support Algebra

      22-23

      MATH 1600: Pathway to Calculus: College Algebra

      MATH 2500: Calculus for Business & Social Sciences

      24

      MATH 1610: Precalculus

      ≥ 25

      MATH 2600: Calculus I

      **Student placing into this placement band are strongly encouraged to speak with their campus Guided Pathways Advisor to determine the most appropriate course for their academic goals.

      If you place into the lowest level in both English and math, English should be taken first.

    • GED (GEDM)

      Mathematical Reasoning score range is 165 – 174 for placement into several college level courses, please review the chart below for a list of eligible courses.

      GED SCORES COURSE ELIGIBILITY

      < 165

      MATH 0900I (formerly 0988): Elementary Algebra Intensive

      < 165

      MATH 0900 (formerly 0989): Elementary Algebra Foundations

      ≥ 165**

      MATH 1000: Mathematics of Finance

      MATH 1001: Quantitative Literacy

      MATH 1002: Math for Science and Technology 

      MATH 1003: Elementary Statistics

      MATH 1004: Math for Elementary Education Alg./Number Sys

      MATH 1010: Intermediate Algebra

      MATH 1011: Applied Algebra with Modeling

      MATH 1012: Trigonometry with Embedded Algebra

      ≥ 165

      MATH 1100/MATH 0901: Quantitative Reasoning & QR Support

      MATH 1200/MATH 0902: Statistics I & Statistics Support 

      If you place into the lowest level in both English and math, English should be taken first.

    • Self-Appraisal

      There are two self-appraisals available for your use. One is for students who need MATH 1600+, and one for students who do not need any courses in the Pathway to Calculus. They can be administered orally or in paper-printed format. The self-appraisal cannot be used as a stand-alone placement metric but in tandem with other multiple measures. It is a tool to be used to guide advising and proper course placement and can be accessed through discussions with your campus Guided Pathways Advisor.

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