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Course Placement

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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.

    • High School 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

      2.0-2.79

      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 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)

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

    • 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.

      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
      driss.mellouk@ctstate.edu 

      Japanese
      Prof. Yumi McCarthy
      yumi.mccarthy@ctstate.edu 

      Korean
      Prof. Kyle Devlin
      kyle.devlin@ctstate.edu 

      Latin
      Prof. Jamilet Ortiz
      jamilet.ortiz@ctstate.edu 

  • 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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