BSC ACT/COMPASS/SAT/ACCUPLACER Placement Scores
ENGLISH
ACT
COMPASS
SAT
Evidence Based
Reading &
Writing Scores
SAT
Writing
Score
ACCUPLACER
(WritePlacer)
ACCUPLACER
Writing
Placement Domain
0-11
0-25
N/A
0-310
0-1
200-236
ASC 94 College Writing Prep I
12-15
26-59
N/A
320-380
2-3
237-249
ASC 95 College Writing Prep II
16-17
60-76
N/A
390-420
4
250-255
ASC 96 College Writing Prep III
18-36
77-100
480 & above
430 &
above
5-8
256-300
ENGL 110 College Composition I
Note: Students who have previously taken English 120 or its equivalent are able to enroll directly into English 110.
Note: Students who have taken the SAT, prior to March 5, 2016 are listed under SAT Writing Score. A student who has taken the SAT, after March 5, 2016 are listed under SAT
Evidence Based Reading & Writing scores. Scoring below 480 will require them to take the Accuplacer Placement Exam.
MATH
ACT
COMPASS
SAT Only
Math
Score
SAT Score
Math &
Reading
ACCUPLACER
ACCUPLACER
Next-Gen
Placement Domain
Pre-Algebra
Arithmetic
0-15
0-33
N/A
0-760
0-120
Elementary Algebra
QAS
0-40
200-236
16-18
34-56
N/A
770-890
41-56
237-245
ASC 92 Algebra Prep II
*Math 137 Applied Algebra
19-20
57-100
N/A
900-980
57-75
246-254
ASC 93 Algebra Prep III
Algebra
N/A
0-48
N/A
21-23
49-100
530-1120
990-1080
76-120
255-300
College
Algebra
College Level Math
Advanced
Algebra
237-262
0-59
50-89
24-36
63-100
above 1120
1130-1160
90 -120
263-300
Math 165 Calculus I
Trigonometry
0-100
Note: Math 137 satisfies general education requirements for AAS, diploma and certificate programs only; unless noted on the curriculum guide.
Note: Students who have taken the SAT, prior to March 5, 2016 are listed under SAT Math & Reading Score. Students who have taken the SAT, after March 5, 2016 and score
below a 530 will be required to take the ACCUPLACER Placement Exam.
READING
ACT
COMPASS
ACCUPLACER
ACCUPLACER
Next-Gen
Placement Domain
0-14
0-69
0-60
200-239
ASC 082 Effective Reading recommended (but not required)
15-20
70-87
61-84
240-255
Independent work in the Sykes Student Success Center recommended
21-36
88-100
85-120
256-300
Can successfully read at college level
*Compass scores will not be accepted after December 2019
