English

Being placed in the correct English course is important for your college success. Placement can be determined through a variety of measures, as shown below. Please review the information on this page and reach out to your Guided Pathways advisor with any questions.

Placement Measures

During the 2024-25 academic year, students should be placed into appropriate English courses based on the following multiple measures. High school (HS) GPA is always the first measure, and the ones that follow should be considered in the order they are provided below. If none of this data is available, students should complete a new challenge essay to determine their placement.

High School GPA Scores

HS GPA Scores (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
2.3-2.79	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 Evidence Based Reading and Writing

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

ACT

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

Accuplacer Next Generation Reading

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

GED (GEDR)

Reasoning Through Language Arts test, score range is 165 – 174 for placement into ENG*1010. This score was agreed upon by the PA 12-40 Advisory Council and ACME agrees that it should remain the same.

Challenge Essay/Writing Sample Process

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.

Who is the Test Administrator?

Asnuntuck
Test Administrator: Tim St. James

Address: 170 Elm Street, Enfield, CT 06082
Phone: 860-253-3011
Email:tstjames@acc.commnet.edu

Capital
Test Administrator: LaTanya Sumlin

Address: 950 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-906-5089
Email: latanya.sumlin@ctstate.edu

Gateway
Test Administrator: Natasha Jackson

Address: 20 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: 203-285-2218
Email: njackson@gwcc.commnet.edu

Housatonic
Test Administrator: Vickie Fabrizio

Address: 900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: 203-332-5217
Email: vfabrizio@hcc.commnet.edu

Manchester
Test Administrator: Georgette Hyman

Address: 60 Bidwell Street, Manchester, CT 06040
Phone: 860-512-3596
Email: ghyman@mcc.commnet.edu

Middlesex
Test Administrator: Lisa Knapp-Wilson

Address: 100 Training Hill Road, Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: 860-343-5798
Email: lisa.knappwilson@ctstate.edu

Naugatuck Valley
Test Administrator: Sara Gager

Address: 750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, CT 06708
Phone: 203-575-8086
Email: sgager@nvcc.commnet.edu

Northwestern
Test Administrator: Laura McCarthy

Address:4 Park Place East, Winsted, CT 06098
Phone: 860-738-6351
Email: laura.mccarthy@ctstate.edu

Norwalk
Test Administrator: Thalia Moshoyannis

Address: 188 Richards Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854
Phone: 203-857-7077
Email: thalia.moshoyannis@ctstate.edu

Quinebaug Valley
Test Administrator: Erica Michalski

Address: 742 Upper Maple Street, Danielson, CT 06239
Phone: 860-932-4051
Email: emichalski@qvcc.commnet.edu

Three Rivers
Test Administrator: Carolyn Prunier

Address: 574 New London Turnpike, Norwich, CT 06360
Phone: 860-215-9318
Email:tcprunier@trcc.commnet.edu

Tunxis
Test Administrator: Emily Meltzen

Address: 271 Scott Swamp Road, Farmington, CT 06032
Phone: 860-773-1535
Email: emelzen@txcc.commnet.edu

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