Student Placement Information

WSU COURSE PLACEMENT GUIDE

Advisors: Students with no college credit in English and/or math should be placed in their initial English or math class based on their ACT sub scores or Accuplacer test scores following the guidelines below:

English ACT Sub Score of: 18 or higher: English 111 College Reading and Writing 17 or lower: English 099 Introduction to College Writing*

Math ACT Sub Score of: 26 or higher: Math 212 Calculus 23 or higher: Math 120 Precalculus or Math 140 Applied Calculus 22 or higher: Math 112 Modeling with functions for Business or Math 115 College Algebra 18 or higher: Math 100 Survey of Mathematics or Math 110 Finite Mathematics or Math 202 Elements of Math Stats 110 Fundamentals of Statistics 17 or lower: Math 050 Intermediate Algebra* *English 099 and Math 050 are developmental, non-degree credit courses.

Accuplacer Test Placements: English (Reading Comprehension Test) <78 = English 099 78 or greater = English 111 Math (Elementary Algebra Test) <50 = Math 050 50 – <76 = May take Math 050 or Math 100 Students who score 76 or better will move on to take the College Level Math test and will be placed as follows: Math (College Level Math) <50 = Math 100 or 110 or 112 or 115, 202 or Stats 110 50 – <70 = Math 120 or 140 70 or more = Math 212 ADDITIONAL NOTES:  All students should have ACT sub scores printed on their PDF; some student may also present Accuplacer scores. The higher placement should be observed.  Students with previously earned credit in college level English or math may enroll in the next appropriate course regardless of ACT or test scores.  Students may choose to take a class in a lower placement level.  Placement is mandatory; students will be prevented from registering in a class higher than their placement level.