Early College Admissions Criteria

To take a course, students must meet either the minimum grade requirements or satisfy the placement requirements.

GPA and Grade Requirements
Course Subject To take this Course In this Grade Level You need at least this Unweighted GPA You need to meet these High School Course Grade(s)
ENGLISH ENG 101 GRADE 10 3.0 Must have:
Grade of 87 or higher in 8th grade English AND Grade of 87 or higher in 9th grade English (Honors - Grade of 82)
ENG 101 GRADE 11 3.0 Must have:
Grade of 87 or higher in 9th grade English AND Grade of 87 or higher in 10th grade English
(Honors - Grade of 82)
ENG 101 GRADE 12 3.0 Must have:
Grade of 87 or higher in 10th grade English AND Grade of 87 or higher in 11th grade English
(Honors - Grade of 82)
ENG 102 ALL Must have completed ENG 101 with a C or higher
ENG 200 level ALL Must have completed ENG 102 with a C or higher
MATH MAT 109
MAT 110 MAT 120		 ALL 3.0 Must have:
Grade of 87 or higher in Algebra II (Honors - Grade of 82)
MAT 155
MAT 170		 ALL 3.0 Must have:
Grade of 87 or higher in Algebra I AND Geometry (Honors - Grade of 82)
MAT 130 ALL Must have completed MAT 109 or MAT 110 with a C or higher
MAT 111 ALL Must have completed MAT 109 or MAT 110 with a C or higher
MAT 140 ALL Must have completed MAT 111 with a C or higher
MAT 141 ALL Must have completed MAT 140 with a C or higher
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Courses requiring placement into ENG 101 GRADE 10 3.0 Must have:
Grade of 87 or higher in 8th grade English AND Grade of 87 or higher in 9th grade English
(Honors - Grade of 82)
Courses requiring placement into ENG 101 GRADE 11 3.0 Must have:
Grade of 87 or higher in 9th grade English AND Grade of 87 or higher in 10th grade English
(Honors - Grade of 82)
Courses requiring placement into ENG 101 GRADE 12 3.0 Must have:
Grade of 87 or higher in 10th grade English AND Grade of 87 or higher in 11th grade English.
(Honors - Grade of 82)
OTHER Courses requiring placement into ENG 100 and/or RDG 100 ALL Must have:
Grade of 77 or higher in English I (Honors English I, grade of 75)
Courses requiring placement into MAT 105 ALL Must have:
Grade of 77 or higher in Algebra I (Honors English I, grade of 75)

Required scores to take each course

Test Codes: RDG = Reading Comprehension; WP =Write Placer; W = Writing; ARITH = Arithmetic; QAS = Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics; AAF = Advanced Algebra and Functions
Subject Course Accuplacer Score SAT ACT AP
READING RDG 032 RDG: 222-235
RDG 100 RDG: 236-252
ENGLISH ENG 101, 165 -
English Composition I*		 W ≥ 253 and RDG ≥ 253 OR WP 5-8 and RDG ≥ 253 Verbal ≥ 480 English ≥ 19 Lit. or Lang. 3, 4
MATH MAT 105, 155, 170 ARITH ≥ 265 OR QAS: 256-267 and RDG ≥ 222 Math ≥ 440 Math ≥ 17
MAT 109 - College Algebra w/Modeling QAS: 268-275 and AAF: 237-262 and W ≥ 253 and RDG ≥ 253 OR WP: 5-8 and RDG ≥ 253 Math ≥ 540 Math ≥ 22
MAT 110 - College Algebra QAS: 268-275 and AAF: 237-262 and W ≥ 253 and RDG ≥ 253 OR WP: 5-8 and RDG ≥ 253 Math ≥ 540 Math ≥ 22
MAT 120 - Probability and Statistics QAS: 268-275 and AAF: 237-262 and W ≥ 253 and RDG ≥ 253 OR WP: 5-8 and RDG ≥ 253 Math ≥ 480 Math ≥ 19 Statistics 3, 4, 5
MAT 111 - College Trigonometry QAS > 276 and AAF: 263-275 and W > 253 and RDG > 253 OR WP: 5-8 and RDG > 253 N/A N/A
MAT 130 - Elementary Calculus QAS > 276 and AAF: 263-275 and W > 253 and RDG > 253 OR WP: 5-8 and RDG > 253 N/A N/A
MAT 140 - Analytical Geometry & Calculus I AAF ≥ 276 and W ≥ 253 and RDG ≥ 253 OR WP: 5 - 8 and RDG ≥ 253 N/A N/A

All scores valid 5 years from test date (7 years for Fall 2020-Spring 2022)

*Placement into ENG 101 is also a requirement for all humanities courses. Completion of the actual course, ENG 101, is required before taking Speech and Communication courses.