Academic Advising:

Accuplacer Cut-Off Scores

ACCUPLACER Cut Off Scores
Middlesex Community College
Spring 2009

English Placements

-English 003 Reading Comp. < 62
-English 073 Reading Comp. ≥ 62 and < 83
-Exempt Reading Comp. ≥ 83

-English 013 Sentence Skills < 55
-English 063 Sentence Skills ≥ 55 and < 88
-English 101 Sentence Skills ≥ 88 AND
-Reading Comp. ≥ 83

*English SAT scores: a score of 450 on either the Critical Reading OR Writing portion of the SAT will place the student into English 101.

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Math Placements

-Math 075 Elem. Algebra <40 and Arithmetic <64 OR
-Elem. Algebra 40 and Arithmetic <40

-Math 095 Elem. Algebra ≥40 and Arithmetic ≥40 OR
-Elem. Algebra < 54 and Arithmetic ≥ 64

-Math 137 Elem. Algebra ≥ 54 and ≤ 64 OR
-Elem. Algebra > 66 and CLM < 40

-Math 168 and Math 173 Elem. Algebra > 66 and 40 ≤ CLM <60

-Math 186 Elem. Algebra > 66 and 60 ≤ CLM <80

-Math 254 Elem. Algebra > 66 and CLM ≥ 80

EA = Elementary Algebra
CLM = College Level Math

*Math SAT scores: a score of 500 will place the student into Math 137, and a score of 550 will place the student into Math 168 or Math 173. We strongly encourage these students take the placement test since they may place into a higher course.

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ESL Placements

Writing & Reading / Grammar ESL LOEP Placement Test

Refer to Adult Education < 150
ESL 133/135 ≥ 150 and < 225
ESL 143/145 ≥ 225 and < 300
ESL 153/154 ≥ 300 and < 325
ESL 173/175 ≥ 325 and < 355
ESL Exempt ≥ 355

*If placement is ESL exempt, an essay is administered to determine placement in either
Eng. 063 or placement in ESL 173/175.

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Freshman Seminar

*The Freshman Seminar is recommended for students who place into two or more developmental courses. These courses are:

Reading Writing Math

-Eng 003 Eng 013 Math 075
-Eng 073 Eng 063 Math 095

Ability to Benefit Reading Comp >= 55
Sentence Skills >= 60
Arithmetic >= 34

Banner Codes

*The following are the Banner codes for the different placement tests.

FA01: Accuplacer – Elementary Algebra
FA02: Accuplacer – Arithmetic
FA03: Accuplacer – Reading Comprehension
FA04: Accuplacer – Sentence Skills
FA05: Accuplacer – College Level math
FA06: Accuplacer – ESL Reading Skills
FA07: Accuplacer – ESL Sentence Meaning
FA08: Accuplacer – ESL Language Usage
FA09: Accuplacer – Essay

Revised 10/08 C. Preibis