ADVISEMENT CENTER
A-100 LEARNING SUPPORT TESTING REQUIREMENTS IN A NUTSHELL
All students will undergo initial assessment. Students who have not met the criteria below are
required to undergo secondary diagnostic assessment to determine appropriate learning support
requirements.
ACT/SAT/COMPASS/ASSET MINIMUM COLLEGE Level
Discipline Area
Writing
Reading
Mathematics
ACT
18
19
19
SAT
450 (Critical Reading)
460 (Critical Reading)
460 (Math)
COMPASS
77
83
38
ASSET
43
43
39
Initial Assessment
 New degree-seeking students under the age of 21 must present valid (less than 3 years old)
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ACT or SAT scores. If minimum college-level criteria are not met, students must undergo
secondary diagnostic testing to determine learning support requirements.
New degree-seeking students over the age of 21 without valid (less than 3 years old) ACT
or SAT scores must undergo COMPASS testing as a basis for initial assessment. If
COMPASS scores do not meet minimum college-level criteria, students must undergo
secondary diagnostic testing to determine learning support requirements.
Transfer students entering without transferable college-level English composition, collegelevel math, and/or a college-level reading-intensive general education course must be
assessed in the area(s) in which no transferable course has been successfully completed
(transfer students who have transfer credit equivalent to exit-level developmental courses - DSPW
0800, DSPR 0800, DSPM 0850 and earned a "C" or higher, particularly transfers from TBR schools,
will not have to test.). Valid (less than 3 years old) ACT/SAT scores, if available, can be used
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for initial assessment in the area(s) with no transferable course. If no valid scores are
available, students must undergo COMPASS testing in the area(s) with no transferable
course to use as a basis for initial assessment. If initial assessment scores do not meet
minimum college-level criteria, students must undergo secondary diagnostic testing to
determine learning support requirements.
Special Students (non-degree seeking)/Certificate Program students without transferable
college-level English composition, college-level math, and/or a college-level readingintensive general education course must be assessed in the area(s) in which no transferable
course has been successfully completed before enrolling in a course where English, math,
and/or reading is a pre-requisite.
Secondary Diagnostic Testing
Secondary diagnostic test scores and relating Learning Support Requirements are as follows:
Scores
1–8
9 - 12
WRITING (COMPASS e-Write)
Learning Support Requirements
English 1011 Workshop required
No Learning Support required
Scores
1 - 83
84 – 96
97 – 156
READING (Nelson-Denny)
Learning Support Requirements
EDRD 2010 required
Sociology 2010 w/Supplemental Instruction
No Learning Support Requirement
Scores
≤ 79%
≥ 80%
MATH (Department Test)
Learning Support Requirements
Math 1012 or Math 1109 required
No Learning Support required
Diagnostic assessment scores should appear in Banner on the SOATEST form.