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Placement Testing Scoring Rubric
Revised October 2024
All courses in English and mathematics require that students have completed the appropriate tests for placement prior to enrollment, as do many other courses in a variety of disciplines (for example: chemistry, early childhood education, and information technology services). These requirements are listed under prerequisites in the course description section of the CSM Academic Catalog. For all of these reasons, students should make it a priority to complete the placement tests as early as possible after admission but no later than the point at which they have accumulated nine credits.
ALEKS Math
|
ALEKS Score |
Course Placement |
Special Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
0-29 |
MTH-0910 |
|
|
15-29 |
MTH-1010T |
Gen Ed |
|
30-37 |
MTH-0993/MTH-1010/MTH-1011 |
STEM Track/ Gen Ed/ Tech |
|
38-45 |
MTH-0994/MTH-1015T |
STEM Track/ Gen Ed |
|
46-55 |
MTH-1015/MTH-2100 |
STEM Track/ Gen Ed/ Teacher Ed |
|
56-72 |
MTH-1120 |
STEM Track |
|
73-79 |
MTH-1130/MTH-1150 |
STEM Track |
|
80-89 |
MTH-1560 |
Business |
|
90-100 |
MTH-1200 |
STEM Track |
Accuplacer
Reading
|
Next Gen |
Placement |
Special Note |
|---|---|---|
|
200 - 220 |
Adult Basic Education / Retest |
|
|
221 - 253 |
IRW A / IRW B / IRW C |
|
|
254 - 300 |
ENG-1010 |
Writing score 263-300 |
Writing
|
Next Gen |
Placement |
Special Note |
|---|---|---|
|
200 - 220 |
Adult Basic Education / Retest |
|
|
221 - 262 |
IRW A / IRW B / IRW C |
|
|
240 - 262 |
ENG-1010T |
Reading score 254-300 |
|
263 - 300 |
ENG-1010 |
Reading score 254-300 |
California Chemistry Diagnostic Test
|
Score |
Placement |
|---|---|
|
0 - 19 |
CHE-1050 |
|
20 - 44 |
CHE-1200 / CHE-1200L |
SAT: College Level
|
Score |
Placement |
Special Note |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
480 + |
Evidence-based Reading and Writing (SATRDGWRIT) |
Out of Reading |
Mar. 5, 2016 -Present |
|
530 - 569 |
SAT MATH (SATMMATH) |
MTH-0994 / MTH-1010 / MTH-1015T |
Mar. 5, 2016 -Present |
|
570 + |
MTH-1115 / MTH-1120 |
Mar. 5, 2016 -Present |
|
Note: SAT Test must have been taken within past 2 years.
ACT: College Level
|
Score |
Placement |
Special Note |
|---|---|---|
|
21 + Reading |
Out of Reading |
|
|
21 + English |
Out of English |
|
|
21 - 23 Math |
MTH-0994 / MTH-1010 / MTH-1015T |
|
|
24 + Math |
MTH-1115 / MTH-1120 |
|
Note: ACT Test must have been taken within past 2 years.
GED: College Level
|
Score |
Placement |
Special Note |
|---|---|---|
|
165 + Reasoning Through Language Arts |
Out of Reading and English |
|
|
165 + Mathematical Reasoning |
MTH-0994 / MTH-1010 / MTH-1015T |
|