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Placement Information

 

Incoming students with no college credit in English and/or math will be placed in their initial English or math class based on their ACT subscores as follows: 

 

English ACT Subscore of:

 

18 or more:         

English 111

College Reading and Writing

17 or less:

English 099

Introduction to College Writing*

         

 

Math ACT Subscore of:

                

26 or more:         

Math 160

 Calculus I        

 23-25:

Math 120

Precalculus or

 

Math 140

Applied Calculus or

 

Math 150

Modeling using Precalculus & Statistics

18-22:

Math 100

Survey of Mathematics or

 

Math 110

Finite Mathematics or

    Math 112   Modeling with Functions for Buiness or

 

Math 115

College Algebra or

 

Stats 110

Fundamentals of Statistics

17 or less:

Math 050

Intermediate Algebra*

* English 099 and Math 050 are developmental, non-degree credit courses.

 

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

·        Students who are not satisfied with their placement based on their ACT score can take the Accuplacer exams to attempt improvement in their English/math placement level.

·        Students with previously earned credit in college level English or math may enroll in the next appropriate course regardless of ACT or test scores.

·        Students may choose to take a class in a lower placement level.

 

Advising and Retention will be offering Accuplacer placement testing on the following dates this spring and summer by appointment:

 

Friday, April 11th at 8:30 am  (Library)

Thursday, June 5th at 8:00 am     (Library Rm. 102)

Thursday, June 26th at 8:00 am    (Library Rm. 102)

Thursday, July 10th at 8:00 am    (Library Rm. 102)

Thursday, July 31st at 8:00 am   (Library Rm. 102)

Wednesday, August 20th at 8:00 am    (Library Rm. 102)

 

Please call 507-457-5600 to set up an appointment

 

 Accuplacer Test Information

Sample Questions

Foreign Language Placement 

Consent Form to Release Scores

For more information please visit the Advising and Retention Office, Phelps 129

or by calling (507)457-5600. You can also email jbellman@winona.edu.

Students must bring a photo ID to the testing site.

 

 

Last Modified: Thursday, May 08, 2008 14:01 by Jean Bellman

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