Placement Testing Requirements
SAU Tech does not require an admissions test; however, Arkansas law requires that all students enrolling in state-supported colleges and universities demonstrate mastery of basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics. Prior to enrollment in a math, English or a college-level reading course, students are required to submit the appropriate test scores or have necessary prerequisite courses. Students who have not taken a placement test within the last five years are required to take the Accuplacer, Accuplacer Next Generation, ACT, or SAT test before they register. Academic counselors and advisors use the test results for course placement.
Students who do not achieve designated scores on the reading, writing and mathematics component of Accuplacer, Accuplacer Next Generation, ACT, ASSET, COMPASS, or SAT tests will be required to successfully complete basic skills courses. Students who enroll in basic skills courses may not be allowed to register for classes that require college-level competency in English, reading and mathematics. All test scores must be available at registration for verification. The following table provides placement information based on required test scores and *indicates which test to be taken:
SAU Tech’s placement plan includes an evaluation of high school performance measures, remedial course completions, and the examinations. SAU Tech tests students upon initial admission using ACT, Accuplacer, Accuplacer Next Generation, or SAT exams and uses results to place them into freshman-level courses, or, when test scores fall below the required cut-off, into remedial courses. Students who have taken ASSET or Compass within the last five years may utilize those scores for placement. High school concurrent students are not eligible for remediation.
English Assessment
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Meet One
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Alternative Measure
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| COURSE ENROLLMENT |
ACT English |
SAT ERW |
COMPASS Writing |
ASSET Writing |
ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills |
ACCUPLACER NEXT GEN Writing |
GED College Ready |
HIGH SCHOOL GPA |
ACT English and High School GPA |
ACCUPLACER English and High School GPA |
ACCUPLACER NEXT GEN English and High School GPA |
| ENGL 113 Composition I* |
19+ |
510+ |
77+ |
45+ |
98+ |
263+ |
165+ |
NA |
17-18 and 3.0+ |
87-97 and 3.0 |
250—263 and 3.0 |
| ENGL 1113 Composition I AND ENGL 1121 Composition I Lab |
0-18 |
0-509 |
0-76 |
0-44 |
0-97 |
0-262 |
NA |
3.0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Reading Assessment
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Meet One
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Alternative Measure
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| COURSE ENROLLMENT |
ACT Reading |
SAT ERW |
COMPASS Reading |
ASSET Reading |
ACCUPLACER Reading
|
ACCUPLACER NEXT GEN Reading |
GED College Ready |
HIGH SCHOOL GPA |
ACT Reading and High School GPA |
ACCUPLACER Reading and High School GPA |
ACCUPLACER NEXT GEN Reading and High School GPA |
| ENGL 113 Composition I* |
19+ |
510+ |
81+ |
43+ |
90+
|
259+ |
165+ |
NA |
17-18 and 3.0+ |
79-89 and 3.0 |
252-258 and 3.0 |
| ENGL 1113 Composition I AND ENGL 0121 Composition I Lab |
0-18 |
0-509 |
0-80 |
0-42 |
0-89
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0-258 |
NA |
3.0+ |
NA |
NA |
NA |
*Eligibility for Composition I is based on both English and Reading Assessments.
COLLEGE ALGEBRA TRACK
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Meet one placement scores AND high school GPA AND high school math core class |
| COURSE ENROLLMENT |
ACT Math |
SAT Math |
COMPASS Pre-Alg
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ASSET Elem Alg/Int Alg |
ACCUPLACER Elem Alg |
ACCUPLACER NEXT GEN QAS* |
GED College Ready |
HIGH SCHOOL GPA |
Successful Completion of High School Math Classes |
| MATH 1023 College Algebra (credit granted) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
175-200 |
NA |
NA |
| MATH 1023 College Algebra (no remediation required) |
19+ |
510+ |
58+ (P)
35+ (A) |
43+ I |
97+ |
264+ |
165-174 |
NA |
NA |
| MATH 1023 College Algebra (no remediation required) |
17-18 |
470-509 |
43-57 (P)
27-34 (A) |
35-42 I |
63-96 |
249-263 |
NA |
3.0+ |
Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry |
| MATH 1023 College Algebra & MATH 0121 College Algebra Lab |
0-18 |
0-509 |
0-57 (P)
0-34 (A) |
0-42 E |
0-96 |
0-263 |
|
NA |
NA |
*QAS = Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics
CALCULUS/PLANE TRIGONOMETRY TRACK
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Meet either completion of high school or college level math classes
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| COURSE ENROLLMENT |
Successful completion of High School Math Classes |
Successful completion of College Math Classes |
Co-Requisite |
| MATH 1525 Calculus and Analytic Geometry |
Pre-Calculus with a C or higher |
MATH 1023 College Algebra AND MATH 1033 Plane Trig |
MATH 1033 Plan Trig |
| MATH 1033 Plane Trigonometry |
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MATH 1023 College Algebra |
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PRE-CALCULUS TRACK
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Meet one placement score
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| COURSE ENROLLMENT |
ACT Math |
SAT Math |
COMPASS Pre-Alg |
ASSET Elem Alg/Int Alg |
ACCUPLACER Elem Alg |
ACCUPLACER NEXT GEN QAS* |
GED College Ready |
| MATH 10645 Pre-Calculus Math |
17+ |
470+ |
43+ (P)
27+ (A) |
35+ |
63+ |
249+ |
N/A |
| MATH 0121 College Algebra Lab AND MATH 1023 College Algebra |
0-16 |
0-469 |
0-42 (P)
0-26 (A) |
0-34 |
0-62 |
0-248 |
N/A |
Concurrent Placement Measures
In addition to the standard placement measures used for college placement, additional measures are available for students enrolling in concurrent courses.
| ENGLISH ASSESSMENT |
| COURSE ENROLLMENT |
ACT English |
Accuplacer Next Generation Writing |
SAT ERW |
ACT Aspire 10th Grade English |
PSAT /PSAT 10 |
| ENGL 1113 Composition I |
19+ |
263+ |
510+ |
428+ |
45+/460+ |
| ENGLISH ASSESSMENT |
| COURSE ENROLLMENT |
ACT English |
Accuplacer Next Generation Writing |
SAT ERW |
ACT Aspire 10th Grade English |
PSAT /PSAT 10 |
| ENGL 1113 Composition I |
19+ |
263+ |
510+ |
428+ |
45+/460+ |
| READING ASSESSMENT |
| COURSE ENROLLMENT |
ACT Reading |
Accuplacer Next Generation Reading |
SAT ERW |
ACT Aspire 10th Grade Reading |
PSAT /PSAT 10 |
| ENGL 1113 Composition I |
19+ |
259+ |
510+ |
428+ |
47+/460+ |
| MATH ASSESSMENT |
| COURSE ENROLLMENT |
ACT Math |
Accuplacer Next Generation Math |
SAT Math |
ACT Aspire 10th Grade |
PSAT /PSAT 10 |
| MATH 1023 College Algebra |
19+ |
97+ |
510+ |
432+ |
46+/470+ |
| MATH 1063 Mathematical Reasoning |
13+ |
234+ |
330+ |
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American College Testing/College Board Testing. SAU Tech is a national test center for ACT. The ACT code number for SAU Tech is 6031. For additional information call the Testing Center at 1.870.574.4486.