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Academic Catalog 2020-2021 > Policies & Undergraduate Programs > Admissions and Registration > ACT Scores and Placement Information for First-Year Student Registration

ACT Scores and Placement Information for First-Year Student Registration

Math

• MATH ACT 19 or lower: ALG 115/ALG 120
• MATH ACT 20, 21 or 22: MATH 103
• MATH ACT 23, 24 or 25: MATH 107/MATH 110 or MATH 105
• MATH ACT 26: MATH 117 or MATH 105
• MATH ACT 27 or higher: MATH 131

MATH ACT score of 19 or lower student must take Math Placement test at Orientation:

1. If score qualifies for MATH 103 or higher, student is allowed to also register for CHEM 101.
2. If score does NOT qualify for MATH 103, student will register for ALG 115/ALG 120 combo. Once these courses are passed, they can register for CHEM 101 and MATH 103 the next semester.

English

• ACT ENGLISH 19 or lower: ENG 100 (if ESL/International= ENG 101)
• ACT ENGLISH 20 or higher: ENG 111

ENGLISH ACT score of 19 or lower student and the English Placement test at Orientation:

1. International students who do not speak English as their first language are required to take the English placement test at Orientation.
2. Domestic students have the option to take the English Placement test at Orientation to see if they can place into ENG 111.

Biology

• COMPOSITE ACT 22 or higher and MATH ACT 22 or higher: BIOL 111/BIOL 111L
• MATH ACT 22 or higher: BIOL 107

Chemistry

• MATH ACT score of 19 or lower: start with ALG 115/120 before taking any Chemistry
• MATH ACT score of 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24: CHEM 101
• MATH ACT 25 or higher & COMPOSITE ACT 25 or higher: CHEM 113/CHEM 113L
• MATH ACT 27 or higher: CHEM 115/CHEM 115L

MATH ACT score of 24 or lower student and the Chemistry Placement test at Orientation:

Students have the option of taking the Chemistry Placement test at Orientation to try to place into CHEM 113/113L.

Computer Science

• MATH ACT 23 or higher: CS 112/CS 112L

Declaring a Science Major

• MATH ACT 20 or higher: student can declare any science major
• MATH ACT 19 or lower: student must be an Unspecified Science major

Declaring the ABET Engineering Majors (Chemical, Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical)

• MATH ACT 23 or higher OR test into MATH 107/MATH 110 or MATH 117: student can declare any ABET ENGR major
• MATH ACT 22 or lower: student must be an Unspecified Engineering major