Reading Benchmarks

• Students scoring 17 or above on the reading section of the ACT, 420 or above on the verbal section of the Recentered SAT, 36 or above on the reading skills test of the ASSET, or 30 percentile or above on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test will be considered to have met minimal reading skills requirements.
• Students who do not meet the reading comprehension standard may petition the WLU Learning and Student Development Center for assistance in a reading comprehension program.