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2017-2018 Academic Bulletin & Student Handbook > Admissions > Diagnostic Assessment and Placement Testing

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Next Competitive Admissions Programs

Diagnostic Assessment and Placement Testing

CCC offers Diagnostic Assessment & Placement Testing through Accuplacer. The results from testing indicate the level of work a student is prepared to do in college. Diagnostic Assessment & Placement Test scores are valid for five years. Students are permitted the opportunity to re-test one time, per subject, per year based on the original test date. Exceptions to this policy must be made with justification in writing by the academic dean of the student’s major division. Students may not voluntarily choose to enroll in developmental courses without taking the Diagnostic Assessment & Placement Test. Some students may not be required to take a placement test. Please see below for possible placement testing exemptions:

1. An earned four-year degree or higher from a regionally and/or nationally accredited institution. Other prerequisites may still be required and official transcripts must be submitted to Student Services.
2. College-level mathematics and English Composition courses with a “C” or better transferred from another institution.
3. Successful completion of required developmental math, English, or reading courses taken at a regionally and/or nationally accredited college or university (transcript required).
4. Appropriate score on SAT, PSAT, ACT, Pre-ACT, or PLAN. Please see following charts.
5. Graduation from high school within the last 5 years and meets Multiple Measures. Please see Multiple Measures placement chart below.

Multiple Measures Placement

Must enroll within 5 years of high school	Submit an official high school transcript 2014 or later	Placement
Unweighted High School GPA 2.6 or higher and successful completion of four high school math courses	Math I, II, and Math III and a 4th approved math course OR Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and a 4th approved math course. The 4th math includes, but is not limited to: Advanced Functions and Modeling, Analytical Geometry, AP Statistics, Calculus, Discrete Mathematics, Pre-Calculus, Integrated Mathematics IV, International Baccalaureate Mathematics, Mindset, Probability and Statistics, Trigonometry, MAT 143, MAT 151, MAT 152, MAT 155 & MAT 155A, MAT 161, MAT 162, MAT 165 & MAT 165A, MAT 167, MAT 171 & MAT 171A, MAT 172 & MAT 172A, MAT 175 & MAT 175A, MAT 200 OR ABOVE	ENG 111 MAT 121 MAT 143 MAT 152 MAT 171

Career and College Promise (CCP) students must satisfy eligibility requirements as described in the Career and College Promise Operating Procedures.

Special Credit students (those who are not pursuing a degree, diploma, or certificate) are not required to take Diagnostic Assessment & Placement Tests. However, some individual courses require prerequisites, which may require testing

CCC Placement Scores - DRE & English

NC-DAP	Composite Score	Placement
Reading, Revising, & Writing	151 or higher	ENG 111
Reading, Revising, & Writing	136-150	DRE 098
Reading, Revising, & Writing	117-135	DRE 097
Reading, Revising, & Writing	100-116	DRE 096
COMPASS	Score	Placement
Writing + Reading	151 or higher	ENG 111
Writing + Reading	112-150	DRE 098
Writing + Reading	85-111	DRE 097
Writing + Reading	0-84	DRE 096
DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES	Grade	Placement
ENG 090 AND READING 090 ENG 095 DRE 098	Passed (C or better) Passed (C or better) Passed	ENG 111
ENG 080 AND READING 080 ENG 085 DRE 097	Passed (C or better) Passed (C or better) Passed	DRE 098
DRE 096	Passed	DRE 097
SAT	Score	Placement
Before 03/2016 Writing or Critical Reading	500 or higher	ENG 111
After 03/2016 Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing	480 or higher	ENG 111
ACT or Pre-ACT	Score	Placement
English or Reading	18 English or 22 Reading	ENG 111
Plan	Score	Placement
English or Reading	15 English or 18 Reading	ENG 111
PSAT 10 and PSAT/NMSQT	Score	Placement
Before 01/2015 Writing or Critical Reading	45 Writing or 47 Critical Reading	ENG 111
After 01/2015 English or Reading	26 English or 26 Reading or 460 Evidenced-Based Reading & Writing	ENG 111
ACCUPLACER	Score	Placement
Reading Comprehension + Sentence Skills	166 or higher	ENG 111
Reading Comprehension + Sentence Skills	129-165	DRE 098
Reading Comprehension + Sentence Skills	92-128	DRE 097
Reading Comprehension + Sentence Skills	0-91	DRE 096

CCC Placement Scores - DMA and MATH

NC-DAP	Score	Placement
DMA 010 through 060*	7 or higher on all	MAT 121, MAT 171
DMA 010 through 050	7 or higher on all and DRE 098	MAT 143, MAT 152
DMA 010 through 030	7 or higher on all	MAT 110
DMA 060	1-6	DMA 065
DMA 050	1-6	DMA 050
DMA 040	1-6	DMA 040
DMA 030	1-6	DMA 030
DMA 020	1-6	DMA 020
DMA 010	1-6	DMA 010
*NC DAP of 7 or higher on DMA 060 equals non-course credit for		DMA 060 and DMA 065
Compass	Score	Placement
Trigonometry Placement Domain	46-99	MAT 271
Trigonometry Placement Domain	0-45	MAT 121, MAT 143, MAT 152, MAT 171, MAT 263
College Algebra Placement Domain	46-99	MAT 121, MAT 143, MAT 152, MAT 171, MAT 263
College Algebra Placement Domain	0-45	MAT 121, MAT 143, MAT 152, MAT 171
Algebra Placement Domain	66-99	MAT 121, MAT 143, MAT 152, MAT 171
Algebra Placement Domain	46-65	DMA 065
Algebra Placement Domain	46-65 & DRE 098 pre-req met	MAT 143, MAT 152
Algebra Placement Domain	0-45	DMA 040
Pre-Algebra Placement Domain	48-99	DMA 040
Pre-Algebra Placement Domain	0-47	DMA 010
DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES	Grade	Placement
MAT 080 DMA 065	Passed (C or better) Passed	MAT 121, MAT 171
MAT 070 and ENG 095 DMA 040 - DMA 050 and DRE 098	Passed (C or better) Passed and C or better	MAT 143, MAT 152
MAT 070 DMA 040 - DMA 050	Passed (C or better) Passed	DMA 065
MAT 060 DMA 010 - DMA 030	Passed (C or better) Passed	DMA 040
SAT	Score	Placement
Before 03/2016 Math	500 or higher	MAT 121, MAT 171
After 03/2016 Math	530 or higher	MAT 121. MAT 171
ACT or Pre-ACT	Score	Placement
Math	22	MAT 121, MAT 171
PLAN	Score	Placement
Math	19	MAT 121, MAT 171
PSAT 10 and PSAT/NMSQT	Score	Placement
Before 01/2015 Math	47	MAT 121, MAT 171
After 01/2015 Math	24.5 or 510	MAT 121, MAT 171
ACCUPLACER	Score	Placement
College Level Math	90 or higher	MAT 271
College Level Math	68 or higher	MAT 172
College Level Math	54 or higher	MAT 263
Algebra	75 or higher	MAT 121, MAT 171
Algebra	55-74 & DRE 98 pre-req met	MAT 143, MAT 152
Algebra	55-74	DMA 065
Arithmetic	55 or higher	DMA 040
Arithmetic	0-54	DMA 010

Other Criteria for Direct Placement into MAT 271

Criteria	Score	Placement
AP Calculus AB Exam	2 or higher	MAT 271
AP Calculus Course	"C" or higher and an unweighted HS GPA of 3.0 or higher	MAT 271
SAT Math	580 or higher and a grade of "C" or higher in NC Standard Course of Study Pre-Calculus course or any equivalent course from another state	MAT 271
ACT Math	27 or higher and a grade of "C" or higher in NC Standard Course of Study Pre-Calculus course or any equivalent course from another state	MAT 271
SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2	560 or higher	MAT 271

After submitting an application for admission to the College, schedule your diagnostic assessment and placement tests by phone at 704-669-4210 or online at clevelandcc.edu. Sample test questions are available.