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Minimum College-Level Criteria
91制片厂 is dedicated to help ensure student success.听 All new students will undergo initial assessment to determine if minimum college-level requirements have been met.听 If minimum college-level criteria are not met, students are required to undergo secondary diagnostic testing to determine appropriate Learning Support requirements to foster student success in college-level courses.听 Minimum college-level criteria are listed below:
Discipline | ACT | SAT (before 3/2016) | SAT - Evidence-based Scores | ACCUPLACER Classic | ACCUPLACER Next Gen |
听Writing 听 听 听 | 听听 18 | 听 听听 450听 听听 | 听490 | 听 听 听 听 听 听 听92 听听听听听听听听 听听听 听听 | 250 |
听Reading | 听 19 | 听460 | 听500 | 听85 | 250 |
听Mathematics | 听 19 | 听460 | 听500 | 听92 | 250 |
For Fall 2022, incoming first-year students with a high school cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher may be exempt from Writing and Reading Learning Support.
Note: You have the option to take the ACCUPLACER at a community college near you for a fee. .听
Initial Assessment
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Degree-seeking students under 21
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- Must present valid (less than 5 years old) ACT or SAT scores
- If college-level criteria are not met, secondary diagnostic testing will determine Learning Support requirements
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Degree-seeking students over 21
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- May present valid ACT or SAT scores
- If there are no valid ACT or SAT scores, the student must undergo ACCUPLACER testing for initial assessment
- If ACCUPLACER scores are not minimum college-level, secondary diagnostic testing will determine Learning Support
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Transfer students
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- Must be assessed in English if there is no transferable college-level English Composition
- Must be assessed in Math if there is no transferable college-level Math course
- Must be assessed in Reading if there is no transferable college-level reading-intensive General Education course
- Valid ACT or SAT scores, if available, can be used for initial assessment in the area(s) with no transferable course
- If no valid scores are available, ACCUPLACER testing is required in the area(s) with no transferable course
- If initial assessment scores do not meet minimum criteria, secondary diagnostic testing will determine Learning Support
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Secondary Diagnostic Testing
Secondary Diagnostic Testing is held during the first week of class each semester.听听 The student is tested in the classroom during the first meeting of听 the Learning Support Workshop.听 Meeting the required college-level scores on听 the Diagnostic Test will show that the student has met the Learning Support competencies and the Learning Support workshop can be removed from the semester schedule. | 听听 |
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Diagnostic test scores relating to Learning Support are below:
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Prior Learning Assessment
New Freshmen can be awarded Prior Learning Credit (PLC) for English 1010 or English 1010 and 1020 based on the standard score on the English section of ACT or the Writing section of the SAT.听 Official copies of the student's ACT or SAT scores must be submitted to the TSU Office of Admissions to verify PLC eligibility.听 For all credit by examination, visit the current academic catalog. Refer to the chart below to determine minimum scores and credit eligibility for ENGL 1010 and 1020:
University Course | Credit Hours | Test Section | Minimum Score |
English 1010 | 3 Credit Hours | ACT English | 27 |
English 1010 & 1020 | 6 Credit Hours | ACT English | 31 |
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English 1010 | 3 Credit Hours | SAT Writing | 610 |
English 1010 & 1020 | 6 Credit Hours | SAT Writing | 690 |