MASSACHUSETTS STATE
ASSESSMENT POLICY |
The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education has mandated
that basic skills tests are REQUIRED for purposes of
appropriate course placement and proficiencies for
students registering for credit courses. You
will not be allowed to register until you have completed
the testing. Testing is required for ANY of
the following:
- If you enroll in a degree or certificate program (If
you plan on enrolling into a program of study,
want financial aid, or are planning on taking more
than 3 classes this semester and have not yet applied
to the Office
of Admission , you must go speak with an Admissions
representative prior to participating in an Assessment/Orientation.)
- If you enroll in any math, developmental reading
or English Composition I course
- Before you complete six credits
- Testing will be completed on our newly implemented
and mandated CPT Accuplacer testing system.
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Reading Proficiencies
The ability to demonstrate Basic and/or College Level Reading
skills as measured by the following:
Basic Reading Proficiency
- Assessment placement above Basic Reading and Basic
Reading Lab
- Completion of a Basic Reading course and a Basic Reading
Lab course or higher with a grade of C- or better
- Reading Waiver
College Reading Proficiency
- Assessment placement above College Reading and College
Reading Lab
- Completion of a College Reading course and a College
Reading Lab course with a grade of C- or better
- Completion of two reading content courses with a grade
of C or better
- Reading Waiver
Reading Waiver
- Completion of two reading content courses with a grade
of C or better
- SAT Verbal score of 500 or better
- Passed CLEP exam in two Reading Content courses
Reading Content Courses
Courses with the designation Reading Content are considered
to be at or above the level of College Reading proficiency.
Reading waivers shall be granted for students completing two
or more of these types of courses with grades of C or better.
SUBJECT |
NUMBER |
SUBJECT |
NUMBER |
ACC |
201 or higher |
HUS |
101 or higher |
ANT |
101 or higher |
JRN |
101 or higher |
ASL |
205 or higher |
LHU |
101 or higher |
BIO |
101or higher |
LIT |
201 or higher |
BUS |
101 or higher |
MGT |
103 or higher |
CHM |
110 or higher |
MKT |
210 or higher |
CRJ |
101 or higher |
NUR |
101 or higher |
ECE |
100 or higher |
PAR |
100 or higher |
ECO |
101 or higher |
PHI |
101 or higher |
EDU |
101 or higher |
PHS |
111 or higher |
ENG |
102 or higher |
PNS |
101 or higher |
ERS |
110 or higher |
PSY |
101 or higher |
FIN |
201 or higher |
REL |
101 or higher |
GEO |
101 or higher |
SCI |
101 or higher |
GOV |
101 or higher |
SOC |
101 or higher |
HIS |
101 or higher |
TLT |
101 or higher |
HST |
104 or higher |
Writing Proficiencies
The ability to demonstrate College Level Writing skills as
measured by the following:
Basic Writing Proficiency
- Assessment placement above Basic Writing
- Completion of Basic Writing course
- Completion of English Composition I course with a
grade of C or better
- Writing Waiver
Writing Waiver
Math Proficiencies
The ability to demonstrate Arithmetic and/or Elementary Algebra
and/or College Level Mathematics skills necessary for enrollment
in a Mathematics course as measured by the following:
Basic Math Proficiency
- Assessment placement above Basic Math
- Completion of Basic Math course or higher with a grade
of C or better
- A total of three credits earned in a math course above
Basic Math
- Math Waiver
Basic Algebra I Proficiency
- Assessment placement above Basic Algebra I
- Completion of Basic Algebra I course or higher with
a grade of C or better
- A total of three credits earned in a math course above
Basic Algebra I
- Math Waiver
Basic Algebra II Proficiency
- Assessment placement above Basic Algebra II
- Completion of Basic Algebra II course or higher with
a grade of C or better
- A total of three credits earned in a math course above
Basic Algebra II
- Math Waiver
College Algebra Proficiency
- Assessment placement above College Algebra
- Completion of College Algebra course or higher with
a grade of C or better
- A total of three credits earned in a math course above
College Algebra
- Math Waiver
Math Waiver
- A total of three college credits earned in a college
level math course (Algebra or above) with a grade of
C or better
- Passed CLEP exam “College Algebra with Trigonometry” with
score of 45 or better
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