BLACK HAWK COLLEGE

BLACK HAWK COLLEGE – ASSESSMENT PLACEMENT GUIDELINES

Effective October 2000-Present

Student Name________________________________________________________

SS #______________________________________ Date Tested_________________________

Assessment scores will be used to place you into appropriate level classes. You may be referred to adult basic education or required to take developmental education courses before you take 100-level college credit courses.

Student Scores		Needed Scores		Course Placement
ACT	ASSET	ACT	ASSET
WRITING SKILLS
Mandatory placement in English courses is based on the ASSET scaled score in Writing Skills.
			23-30	ENG 081—Writing Fundamentals I
			31-35	ENG 091—Writing Fundamentals II
			36-41	Writing sample will determine placement into ENG 091 or 101
		Students with ACT English score 22-36 are eligible for ENG 101	42-54	ENG 101—Composition I
Mandatory placement in English for Business Career Programs that require BE 180 and COMM 105.
			23-30	ENG 081—Writing Fundamentals I
			31-36	COMM 105—Essentials of English
		Students with ACT English test score 22-36 are eligible for BE 180	37-54	BE 180—Business Communications or BE 180—Business Communications and COMM 105—Essentials of English concurrently
READING SKILLS
AA/AS Degree Students: Mandatory placement in REA 093 and REA 098 is based upon the ASSET scaled score in Reading Skills.
AAS/Certificate Program Students: Advisory Placement in REA 093 and REA 098 is based upon the ASSET scaled score in Reading Skills; mandatory placement for REA 093 and REA 098 exists for ADN and Physical Therapy Assistant.
			23-29	Adult Basic Education; call 755-2200, Ext. 224 for information about classes and start dates.
			30-35	REA 093—Development Reading I & REA098 Developmental Reading II during first year required for AA/AS degree.
			36-42	REA 098—Developmental Reading II during first year required for AA/AS degree.
		Students with ACT reading test score 22-36 are eligible for ENG 103 or Study Unlimited	43-53	ENG 103—College Reading Skills strongly recommend; eligible for Study Unlimited courses.

NUMERICAL SKILLS AND ALGEBRA: Mandatory placement in math courses is based on the ASSET scaled score in Numerical Skills or Algebra. Some programs require students to take the technical math assessment. Check your program requirements to determine which math assessment and math courses you need to take.
Numerical Skills
	Students with ACT math score 22-36 need ASSET algebra testing only	23-40	MATH 080
		41-43	MATH 080 or Elem. Algebra assessment
		44-46	MATH 081 or Elem. Algebra assessment
		47-55	MATH 086 or MATH 081 or Elem. Algebra assessment
Mandatory placement of Business Career Programs that require BA 160
Numerical Skills
		23-36	MATH 080-Basic Math Skills or MATH 103—Essentials of Technical Math
	Students with ACT math score 22-36 are eligible for BA 160 or need algebra testing	37-55	BA 160—Math as Applied to Business
ALGEBRA: Mandatory placement in math courses is based on the ASSET scaled score in Numerical Skills, Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra OR College Algebra test. Some programs require students to take the technical math assessment. Check your program requirements to determine which math assessment and math course (s) you need to take.
Elementary Algebra
	ASSET required	23-30	Numerical Skills score determines course placement
		31-33	MATH 081
		34-37	MATH 086 or MATH 081
		38-40		MATH 090 or MATH 086
		41-55		MATH 091 or MATH 090
Intermediate Algebra
	ASSET required	23-32	Elem. Algebra score determines course placement
		33-35	MATH 090 or MATH 091
		36-38	MATH 091
		39-41		MATH 091 or College Algebra assessment
		42-55		MATH 100, 108, 110, 112, 116 or 118
College Algebra
	ASSET required	23-32	Intermediate Algebra score determines course placement
		33-37	MATH 100, 108, 110, 112, 116 or 118
		38-55	MATH 124, 131, 132, 161 or 228