Placement Testing Exemption

If you already have a college degree:
Students holding an associate degree or higher may be exempt from ACC placement testing.

You also may be exempt if you:

• Earned a C or higher in a core curriculum course at an accredited
out-of-state or private institution;

• Have a transcript from an in-state public institution that shows you met
Texas Success Initiative requirements; or

• Successfully completed ACC’s developmental course sequence.

If you have taken a college assessment:
Students who recently took an ACC-approved college assessment test may be exempt from part or all of ACC’s placement tests. (ACC accepts approved tests taken within five years.) You must bring a copy of your test scores and a photo ID to your advising session to receive exemption.

To Be Exempt From
	Reading	Writing	Math*
Your Minimum Scores must be
SAT	1070 Combined with 500 Critical Reading		1070 Combined with 500 Math
ACT	23 Composite with 19 English		23 Composite with 19 Math
TAKS	2200 ELA (English Language Arts) with 3+ Writing sub-score		2200 Math
COMPASS	81 Reading	6 Essay or 5 Essay with 59 Writing Skills	39 Elementary Algebra
ASSET	41 Reading	6 Essay or 5 Essay with 40 Writing Skills	38 Elementary Algebra

* These scores make you eligible College Math (MATH 1332). You will need to take the COMPASS Math Test to qualify for College Algebra (MATH 1314) or any other math class.

You will need an essay score of 6 to enroll in English Composition I (ENGL 1301).