2018 Aims Community College – Quick Reference Guide

1 aims Community College Quick Reference Guide 2019-2020 1 | P a g e r e v . 1 / 8 / 2 0 2 0 Next Generation Accuplacer live 01/28/2019 *Upon completion of course, further coursework in math should be discussed with an Academic Advisor. MAT 107 & MAT 055 Accuplacer Classic scores put courses in a different sequence than Next Gen. **MAT 103, MAT 107 & MAT 125 SOATEST notes, refer to equivalency given for completing the course with C or above. **Old SAT taken before March 2016, New SAT taken March 2016 and beyond. Course Placement: Classic Accuplacer Score Next Generation Accuplacer Score Pre-req equivalency codes ACT/SAT/ compass Scores Courses completed with C or better READING Reading courses are not offered at aims .

2 Certain programs require a score of RDG 62 or ENGL 10 (Program Specific Requirements listed on page 3) RDG 80 N/A N/A ACT Reading 17 **Old SAT Critical Reading 430, New SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing 470 CCR 094 REA 090 RDG 62 N/A N/A REA 060 RDG 40 N/A N/A CCR 092, CCR 093 Refer to College Boost RDG < 40 N/A N/A ENGLISH ENG 131 Technical Writing ENG 121 English Composition ENG 95 NGWR 246 ENGL 30 ACT English 18 **Old SAT Critical Reading 440, New SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing 470 CCR 094 CCR 093 CCR 092 ENG 090 CCR 094 Studio 121, CCR 093 Studio D ENG 70 NGWR 236 ENGL 20 ENG 060 CCR 092 Composition and Reading ENG 50 NGWR 225 ENGL 10 Refer to College Boost ENG < 50 NGWR < 225 MATH MAT 201 Calculus 1 CLM 80 NONE MATH 70 ACT 28, SAT OLD 740/NEW 710** MAT 121, MAT 122 (Not MAT 125)

3 MAT 125 Survey of Calculus **SOATEST = EAL 085 + CLM 055, MATH 60 CLM 55 NGAF 280 MATH 60 ACT 24, SAT OLD 690/NEW 640** MAT 121 MAT 122 College Trigonometry CLM 55 NGAF 280 MATH 60 ACT 24, SAT OLD 690/NEW 640** MAT 121 (Not MAT 135, BUS 226) MAT 121 College Algebra EAL 85 NGAF 245 MATH 50 ACT 19, SAT OLD 460/NEW 500** MAT 055 or higher, MAT 135/BUS 226 (B or better) (Not MAT 090, 103, 107, 108, 112, 120) MAT 055 Algebraic Literacy EAL 60 NGQA 265 MATH 40 MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060, 103, 107) MAT 135 Intro to Statistics BUS 226 Business Statistics EAL 85 NGQA 240 MATH 30 MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060, 103, 107, 108, 112) MAT 156 *Integrated Math II MAT 155 *Integrated Math I EAL 85 NGQA 240 MATH 30 MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060, 103, 107, 108, 112) MAT 120 *Math for Liberal Arts EAL 85 NGQA 240 MATH 30 MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060, 103, 107, 108, 112) MAT 112 *Financial Math (EAL 30-59 or NGAR 255-264 w/ MAT 091 Lab) EAL 60 NGAR 265 MATH 20 MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060) MAT 108 *Technical Mathematics EAL 60 NGAR 265 MATH 20 MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060) MAT 107 * Career Math **SOATEST = EAL 030, MATH 20 EAL 30 or ART 40 NGAR 265 MATH 20 MAT 030, 045, 060, 075 or higher (Not MAT 103) MAT 103 * Math for Clinical Calculations **No SOATEST Accuplacer Equivalency EAL 60 NGAR 265 MATH 20 MAT 050 or higher (Not MAT 060) MAT 050 Quantitative Literacy EAL 30 or ART 40 NGAR 255 MATH 10 MAT 030, 045, 060, 075, 107 or higher (not 103)

4 Refer to College Boost or Math Brush Up ART < 40 NGAR < 255 High School Transcripts and High School Equivalency Test Placement (Refer to Quick Reference Guide [pg. 1] for interpretation) 2 | P a g e r e v . 1 / 8 / 2 0 2 0 SOATEST CODE HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS (FROM DATE OF GRADUATION) AND EQUIVALENCY TEST SCORES ARE VALID FOR 10 YEARS. High School MATH GPA Placement (One FULL year, highest math course completed with C or above) Cumulative Weighted GPA GPA GPA GPA GPA GPA GPA GPA < GPA7 Calculus I EAL 85, MATH 50 *MAT 202 EAL 85, MATH 50 *MAT 201 EAL 85, MATH 50 *MAT 122 Accuplacer Assessment GPA6 Pre-Calculus EAL 85, MATH 50 *MAT 201 EAL 85, MATH 50 *MAT 122 EAL 85, MATH 50 GPA5 Trigonometry EAL 85, MATH 50 *MATH 201 EAL 85, MATH 50 *MAT 122 GPA4 Algebra 2 EAL 85, MATH 50 EAL 60, MATH 40 GPA3 Algebra 1 EAL 85, MATH 40 EAL 30, MATH 10 GPA2 All Other EAL 30, MATH 10 *With Math Department approval High School ENGLISH GPA Placement (Three FULL years of English, completed with C or above.)

5 GPA1 GPA GPA GPA < RDG 80, ENG 95, ENG 30 RDG 62, ENG 10 Accuplacer Assessment High School Equivalency Test Placement GEDR GED 2014-present Reasoning Through Language Arts 165 RDG 80 and ENG 95, ENGL 30 GEDM Mathematical Reasoning 165 EAL 85, MATH 50 HISETR HiSET Language Arts Reading 15 RDG 80, N/A HISETW Language Arts Writing 15 ENG 95, ENGL 30 HISETM Mathematics 15 EAL 85, MATH 50 TASCR TASC Language-Arts Reading 580 RDG 80, N/A TASCW Language-Arts Writing 560 plus 6 on the essay ENG 95, ENGL 30 TASCE Language-Arts Writing Essay TASCM Mathematics 560 EAL 85, MATH 50 3 | P a g e r e v .1 / 8 / 2 0 2 0 Ways to provide Multiple Assessment Measures: 1. Complete the Ruffalo (CSI) College Student Inventory. The CSI, a personal assessment questionnaire, is required to be completed by all students; except those registered as Personal Interest, Concurrent Enrollment (Ascent students must complete CSI), and Career Academy students.

6 2. Show proof of minimum scores: a. Classic Accuplacer - 80 Reading Comprehension, 95 Sentence Skills, and 85 Elementary Algebra. a. Next Generation Accuplacer 246 Writing, 265 Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, & Statistics, and 245 Advanced Algebra & Functions. b. ACT - 17 Reading, 18 English, and 19 Math c. Old SAT** - 430 Critical Reading, 460 Math d. New SAT** - 470 Evidence-Based Reading & Writing, 500 Math e. PARCC - coming soon f. GED - 165 Reasoning Through Language Arts and/or Mathematical Reasoning. g. HiSET - 15 Language Arts Reading, Language Arts Writing and/or Math. h. TASC - 580 Language Arts Reading, 560 + 6 (Writing Essay) Language Arts Writing, 560 Math 3. Show proof of successful previous College experience at a regionally accredited College . a. Received an , degree or higher. b. Completed (C- or higher) a College -level mathematics and/or English course within the past ten years (some exceptions determined by department) 4.

7 Provide a High School Transcript Program Specific Requirements: o Classic Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score 62 or ENGL 10 (Next Generation Writing score 225) Agriculture AgriBusiness Precision Agriculture Horticulture Automotive Sterile Instrument Processing o Next Generation Accuplacer Standard Test (Writing and Math Branch) Aviation student pilots only o Veteran Affairs Education Benefit funded Students, wanting to take Developmental Education Courses, must complete the applicable Accuplacer section(s). Accuplacer Test Key Classic Accuplacer Next Generation Accuplacer Test Codes (Score Range 20-120) Pre-req equivalency codes and other acronyms used Test Codes (Score Range 200-300) Pre-req equivalency codes Other acronyms used CRC (Reading Comprehension) RDG (aka RD, RC) NGRD (Reading) N/A not using reading NGRDG CSS (Sentence Skills) ENG (aka SS) NGWR (Writing) ENGL 10, 20 & 30 NGWRG, NGWRT, WRT CAR (Arithmetic) ART NGAR (Arithmetic) MATH 10 & 20) NGART, ART CEA (Elementary Algebra) EAL (aka EA) NGQA (Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, & Statistics) MATH 30 & 40) NGQAS, NGQRAS, QRAS CCM ( College Level Math) CLM NGAF (Advanced Algebra & Functions) MATH 50 & 60 MATH 70 (Calc placement)

8 NGAAF, AAF CSI student reports, Accuplacer, ACT, SAT, PARCC scores are valid for 3 years GED, HiSET, TASC and Transcripts are valid for 10 years. All students under the age of 16 must take the entire Accuplacer (Reading Comprehension, Sentence Skills and Math Branch). **Old SAT-taken before March 2016, New SAT-taken March 2016 and beyond.