Test Scores and Course Placement:

Test Scores and Course Placement

ACCUPLACER Cut Off Scores
Middlesex Community College

English Courses           Placement Test Scores
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
Exempt                    Sentence Skills         ≥ 88

English 101                  Sentence Skills         ≥88 AND
                  Reading Comp.        ≥83

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

Math Courses             Placement Test Scores

Math 075        Elem. Algebra <40 and Arithmetic <64 OR
               Elem. Algebra   ≥ 40 and Arithmetic <40
               AND minimum placement in ENG 073

Math 095        Elem. Algebra   ≥40 and Arithmetic ≥40 OR
               Elem. Algebra < 54 and Arithmetic ≥ 64
               AND Reading Exempt

Math 137           Elem. Algebra ≥54 and < 85   OR
                              Elem. Algebra   ≥85 and   CLM < 40
            AND Reading Exempt and placement into ENG 063

Math 104           Same as Math 137 and Placement into ENG 101

Math 168 and Math 173    Elem. Algebra   ≥85 and   40 ≤ CLM <60
                                                AND placement into ENG 101

Math 186           Elem. Algebra   ≥ 85 and   60 ≤ CLM <80
               AND placement into ENG 101

Math 254           Elem. Algebra   ≥85 and   CLM ≥ 80
            AND placement into ENG 101

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 to take the placement test anyway since they may place into a higher course.

ESL Writing & Reading/
Grammar Courses                          ESL LOEP Placement Test Scores

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 ENG 101.

Accuplacer Test Scores for Non-Native Speakers
ESL Courses                                  Reading Comprehension Test
ESL 133                                              ≥ 20 and < 46
ESL 143                                             ≥46 and <62
ESL 153                                              ≥ 62 and <73
ESL 173                                              ≥73 and <83
Reading Exempt                              ≥83

ESL Courses                                  Sentence Skills Test
ESL 135                                             ≥20 and < 33
ESL 145                                             ≥ 33 and <45
ESL 155                                              ≥ 45 and <51
ESL 175                                           ≥ 51 and <55
ENG 063                                             ≥ 55 and <88
ENG 101                                          ≥ 88

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