STUDENTS

Placement Testing

To assure reading, writing, and math skills, Colby Community College uses multiple measures to place the student in appropriate classes. Previous college credit, ACT/SAT scores, Accuplacer scores, high school GPA, and high school transcripts can all be used to determine a course sequence that helps ensure accurate and appropriate course placement. (See Placement Matrix below).

Students who are exempt from placement testing include:

1. A student determining course placement is inaccurate may request admission into a higher-level course by contacting the Trojan Advising Center. Students requesting admission into a higher-level course must demonstrate adequate course mastery and provide reasonable proof of their mastery to receive approval from the Vice President of Academic Affairs.
2. Students who have earned bachelor’s and/or associate degrees;
3. Students who transfer (with a "C" or higher) an approved credit-bearing course in math, writing, or reading from another institution, and receive confirmation from the Registrar that the transferred course is equivalent to an approved CCC course;
4. Students who successfully completed the developmental education sequence in math, reading, and/or writing are exempt from the assessment requirements for those subjects;
5. Students who successfully completed (with a "C" or higher) English Composition I or its equivalent are exempt from the assessment requirement for English and reading;
6. Students who successfully completed (with "C" or higher) a 100-level or above algebra course are exempt from the assessment requirement in mathematics;
7. Students who have taken the ACT/SAT and/or Accuplacer test within two years prior to enrollment and have scores that meet or exceed the acceptable scoring range in English, reading, and/or math sections (see Placement Matrix) are exempt from both developmental education coursework and from placement testing in those subject areas where they met or exceeded an acceptable score (see Placement Matrix). Students must follow the sequence of developmental courses and pass with at least a "C" to move to the next level unless retesting results indicate a higher placement.

Students who test into developmental education courses must follow the sequence of developmental courses and earn at least a "C" or higher to move to the next course level, unless retesting results indicate a higher course placement.

Students may retake the Accuplacer test at a cost of $5 per section for the following reasons:

1. Students who feel placement test results do not accurately reflect their abilities;
2. Students who feel they have improved their skills through a course refresher or through the successful completion of developmental education course work;
3. Students who feel the course grade earned inaccurately reflects their academic abilities and prevents them from advancing in the   course sequence.

[Updated March 2021]