English Composition

Students may not enroll at any two-year or four-year institution in the State University System in an English composition course which is designed to be applied toward a baccalaureate degree, an A.A. degree, an A.S. degree, or an A.A.S. degree at a four-year college or university or an A.A., A.S., or A.A.S. degree at a community college unless the minimum score prescribed below is earned on at least one of the following tests:

• A score of 18 or above on the English section of the ACT.
  • A score of 450 or above on the verbal portion of the SAT. For students taking the SAT March 2016 or later, 480 score on Evidence Based Reading & Writing (ERW).
  • A scaled score of 38 or above on the writing skills test of the ASSET.
  • A score of 71 or above on the English Skills test of the American College Testing Program’s Computerized Adaptive Placement Assessment and Support System (COMPASS).
  • A score of 88 or above on the Sentence Skills test of the University Board’s ACCUPLACER Testing System.
  • Satisfactory performance on a writing sample developed by each institution in the State College System and evaluated by the institution.
• Students who satisfy the English placement requirements by one of the measures described in sections a. through e. above must also perform at an acceptable level on a writing sample developed by each institution in the State University System and evaluated by the institution prior to the beginning of the semester or during the first two weeks of the semester.
• Students not meeting the standards described in (1) and (2) above must successfully complete an integrated English (ENG) 101 course.