Placement Testing

The Career & Learning Center administers the COMPASS test for math and English for students requesting placement in higher level courses than indicated by ACT scores. Presentation College offers students the math and English COMPASS tests one time at no charge; successive attempts are at the expense of the student. Contact the Career & Learning Center for costs associated with this testing.

For students who do not have ACT/SAT scores to report, the Career & Learning Center offers a complete ACT Residual Test that can be taken at the student’s expense. This test includes English, Math, Reading, and Science Reasoning. ACT Residual Testing is strictly limited to students who have enrolled, have been admitted, or have officially applied to Presentation College. Scores from Residual Tests are reported only to PC for admission and advising purposes. Individuals who are 24 years of age or older are not required to take the ACT for admission, however, an ACT score may be required for acceptance to individual programs, including Radiologic Technology. Students are eligible to retake the ACT 60 days after the previous test date. Please contact the Career & Learning Center for more information.

Presentation College does not make available alternate placement tests. Students who are unable to take the COMPASS may accept placement via the relevant ACT subscore(s). Students may seek permission from the director of the CLC or the department chair of Arts and Sciences to apply an ACCUPLACER score to the placement requirements. Contact the CLC for more information.

Registration for courses is based on placement scores below:

EN113 College Composition I

ACT English subscore of at least 18 AND Reading subscore of at least 18 OR

SAT Critical Reading subscore greater than or equal to 441 OR

COMPASS score of at least 70 in Writing AND 81 in Reading OR

*ACCUPLACER scores of at least 80 in Sentence Skills AND at least 78 in Reading

EN114 College Composition Ib

ACT English subscore less than 18 OR Reading subscore less than 18 OR

SAT Critical Reading subscore less than or equal to 440 OR

COMPASS score less than 70 in Writing AND less than 81 in Reading section OR

*ACCUPLACER score 79 or less in Sentence Skills OR 77 or less in Reading

MA114 Customized Intermediate Algebra

ACT Math subscore: 0 – 19

SAT Math subscore: less than 480

COMPASS Algebra: 0 – 40

*ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra: 0 – 75

MA153 College Algebra and MA243 Statistics

ACT Math subscore: 20 or higher

SAT Math subscore: 480 or higher

COMPASS Algebra: 41 or higher

*ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra: 76 or higher

*For use by special permission only.