Placement Tests
Students must complete placement requirements specific to their intended degree, certificate, or course. Please note that all Degree Seeking students must complete placement requirements before registering for courses.
Placement scores are considered valid for a maximum of 18 months from the date the exam was taken.
Students meeting one of the below criteria are not required to take the Accuplacer Reading and Writing placement exam:
- 480 or above on SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
- 19 or above on ACT English and 19 or above on ACT Reading
- High school unweighted cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher from a 7th semester or later high school transcript
- 165 or above on GED Language Arts
- Previously earned college credit with a “C” or better in a college-level (101 or higher) English composition/rhetoric course
Students meeting one of the below criteria are not required to take the ALEKS Math placement exam for entry-level college level Mathematics (e.g. MTH 120, MTH 139, etc.):
- 520 or above on SAT Math
- 20 or above on ACT Math
NOTE: Higher SAT and ACT scores may be required to place into non-entry level Mathematics courses (courses beyond MTH 120 and MTH 139 – consult with Admissions for more information)
- High school unweighted cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher from a 7th semester or later high school transcript, including successful completion of 4 years of high school math
- Completion of a high school Math Transition Course with a C or higher.(Check with your high school or counselor for more information on Transitional Math courses at your school.)
- 165 or above on GED Math
- Previously earned college credit with a “C” or better in a college-level Mathematics course
Please submit your official high school transcript to the Records office (Building S, Room S 111).
Mandatory Placement Based on ACCUPLACER Scores for Degree Seeking Students
Students who place into RDG-041, RDG-071 or RDG-091 must enroll in that reading course their first semester and continue in the reading sequence until RDG-091 is successfully completed with a grade of “C” or better. COS-041 is a co-requisite to RDG-041.
View the college's current policy for placement testing at morainevalley.edu/placement.
Questions?
Please contact the Admissions office at 708-974-5355 or visit Admissions (Building S, Room S 101) with questions about placement testing.