How to Find Your Placement Test Scores and/or Course Placement
Please print this page so you have the directions to find your test scores.
Accepted ATCC students, can check their test scores on their Degree Audit Report (DARS) in eServices.
- Log into eServices.
- In eServices, choose "Grades & Transcripts"
- Choose "Interactive Degree Audit Report," and click on major
- Find "Placement Test Information" and "Test Scores" on the Degree Audit Report
If there are no test scores showing on the Degree Audit Report or if they are too old, please make arrangements to take the Accuplacer at Alexandria Technical & Community College by calling 888-234-1222 ext. 4487 or 320-762-4487. Accuplacer testing can be completed at another college.
To see which courses are required for a program, find the program at www.alextech.edu/programs - and then choose "Curriculum."
Alexandria Technical & Community College Placement Score Guide
Reading and English Placement - ACT, MCA, and SAT valid 5 years. ACCUPLACER valid 3 years.
| ACCUPLACER Reading | Reading and English Placement |
|---|---|
| 200 - 249 | READ 0900 College Prep Reading |
| 250 - 300 | College-level Reading-Eligible to enroll in the following: BIOL 1417 Human Anat & Phys I CHEM 1410 Intro to Organ & Biochem ECON 1410 Intro to Econ Principles ECON 1420 Intro to Macroeconomics ECON 1430 Intro to Microeconomics ENGL 1453 Multicultural Amer Lit ENGL 2405 Modern Amer Lit ENGL 2420 Modern World Lit LENF 1604 MN Criminal Code PHIL 1405 Intro to Philosophy POLS 1460 Constitutional Democ & Govt PSYC 1405 Life-Span Psychology PSYC 1410 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 1445 General Psychology PSYC 2436 Psych of Addiction SPAN 2401 Intermed Spanish I SPAN 2403 Intermed Spanish II |
| 200 - 249 | ENGL 0900 College Prep Writing |
| 250 - 300 | College-level writing: ENGL 1410 Composition I ENGL 1460 Technical Writing HUMA 2403 Humanities in the Modern World |
| ACT Reading Score | Reading Placement |
| 21 - 36 | College-level Reading (see above for courses) |
| ACT English Score | English Placement |
| 18 - 36 | College-level writing: ENGL 1410 Composition I ENGL 1460 Technical Writing HUMA 2403 Humanities in the Modern World |
| MCA Reading | Reading Placement (only) |
| 1047 and above | College-level Reading (see above for courses) |
| SAT ERW | Reading and English Placement |
| 480 | College-level writing and reading (see above for courses): ENGL 1410 Composition I ENGL 1460 Technical Writing HUMA 2403 Humanities in the Modern World |
Math Placement - ACT, MCA, and SAT valid 5 years. ACCUPLACER valid 2 years.
| ACCUPLACER Arithmetic | ACT Math Score | SAT Math Score | Math Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 - 249 | 0 - 17 | 220 - 420 | MATH 0000 Prep Math Health Sciences MATH 0322 College Prep Tech Math |
| 250 - 300 (or 249 on QAS) (or 236 on AAF) | 18 - 36 | 430 - 800 | CHEM 1406 Fundamentals of Chemistry MATH 1451 Technical Math (Powersports) MATH 1453 Technical Math (Carpentry) MATH 1455 Applied Technical Math (Diesel) PNSG 1105 Fundamentals of Nursing |
| ACCUPLACER Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra & Statistics (QAS) | ACT Math Score | SAT Math Score | Math Placement |
| 200 - 249 | 0 - 19 | 220 - 470 | MATH 0429 Beginning Algebra |
| 250 - 300 | 20 | 480 - 520 | MATH 0431 Intermediate Algebra MATH 1450 Technical Math (Mechatronics) |
| 250 - 300 | 21 - 36 | 530 - 800 | MATH1415 Mathematical Reasoning |
| ACCUPLACER Advanced Algebra & Functions (AAF) | ACT Math Score | SAT MathScore | Math Placement |
| 200 - 249 | 20 - 21 | 480 - 520 | MATH 0431 Intermediate Algebra |
| 250 - 275 | 22 - 24 | 530 - 560 | MATH 1420 College Algebra MATH 1425 Pre-Calculus MATH 1431 Geometry CHEM 1500 General Chemistry I |
| 276 - 300 | 25 - 36 | 570 - 800 | MATH 1426 Calculus |
| MCA Math Score | Math Placement | ||
| 1150 | MATH 1415 Mathematical Reasoning | ||
| 1158 | MATH 1420 College Algebra | ||