Course Placement:

Students come from a variety of educational backgrounds and possess varying degrees of readiness for college level academic work. Pratt Community College will utilize multiple measures to place students into college level Math and English, including HS GPA (7+ completed semesters), ACT Scores, and Accuplacer Next-Generation Scores.

To help ensure students are placed in appropriate levels of English, Mathematics, and other courses requiring college skills, students may be required to take a placement test prior to advising/enrollment Pratt Community College:

  • If no official HS GPA is on file for the student.
  • High school students who have not graduated but plan to take PCC course(s) while still enrolled in high school.
  • Students who are wanting to test into a higher-level course than their HS GPA places them.

The requirements for placement may be waived for the following categories of students: *

  • Students who are non-degree or non-certificate seeking; those taking courses deemed “self improvement” or “recreational.”
  • Students who have completed the equivalent English and/or Math course(s) with a grade of “C” or better from an accredited college or university and the official transcript is on file at PCC.
  • Students who have completed an associate degree or higher from PCC or another accredited college or university.
  • Full-time students at another college or university who are taking non-English or non-math courses at PCC.
  • Students who have completed ACT/Next-Generation Accuplacer at another college and whose official scores are on file at PCC.
  • Students who have ACT/Next-Generation Accuplacer scores less than 2 years old and meet PCC’s minimum course placement requirements.

To avoid delays in the registration process, official test scores and transcripts should be on file prior to advising/enrollment.

English and Mathematics

Students who score below the institutionally defined minimum score on the placement measures or who do not meet the GPA requirement must:

  • Enroll in the required corequisite support course(s) in addition to the college level course. Or,
  • May retake the placement test and achieve the minimal score required for college level courses.

 

*CMA Students please refer to state reading requirements, for additional information refer to the Allied Health Department.