Academic Catalog 2020-2021

Students dissatisfied with their Composition placement may take the English Department Assessment Test in order to determine whether they qualify for a different level course. MATH PLACEMENT Students entering Bluefield College without prior college math credit will be placed into the appropriate introductory courses based on the Mathematics Department guidelines discussed below. For students not majoring in mathematics, an initial placement will be generated based on the best available subscore on the math section of the SAT or ACT as documented on the student’s high school transcript or official SAT/ACT score report. The table below lists score ranges for the previous and current versions of the SAT, and the appropriate initial placement. Scores ranges listed below for the new version of he SAT are approximate and will be verified using the SAT score converter available on the College Board website. Those without an SAT or ACT score taken within the last 5 years may be required to take the ACCUPLACER Placement Test of determine their placement.

Test

Math Section Subscore

Placement

Previous SAT 500 or higher

Current SAT 530 or higher

SAT SAT SAT ACT ACT ACT

MAT 1213 or 1233

430-490

470-520

MAT 0123 MAT 0113

420 or lower

460 or lower

22 or higher

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MAT 1213 or 1233

19-21

MAT 0123 MAT 0113

18 or lower

This policy applies to all students not majoring in mathematics unless they meet one of the following exceptions. • Successful completion of a transferable college-level math course from a regionally accredited institution as documented on an official transcript. This exception applies regardless of the how old the credit is and supersedes the SAT/ACT score placement criteria above. Any student for whom this applies is free to take any additional math course for which they have the prerequisite(s). • Appropriate score on an Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), DSST or CLEP exam in an appropriate mathematics subject as documented by official test score or official transcript. Obtaining an appropriate score will earn the student college math credit and the student will be free to take any additional math course for which they have the prerequisite(s). • Appropriate score on an ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra exam completed within the last three years as documented by an official score report sent from the school where the test was taken. A student meeting this exception will be able to take MAT 1213 (College Algebra I) or MAT 1233 (Mathematics Finance). • Successful completion of MTH 60 or 70, or MTE 9 in the Virginia Community College System within the last three years, as documented by official transcript. Consideration will be given to similar courses from other community colleges on a case-by-case basis, reviewed by the Mathematics Department and subject to the same conditions. A student meeting this exception will be able to take MAT 1213 or 1233. No transfer credit will be awarded for courses that do not carry college credit.

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