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Austin, Texas 78752-4390
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Placement Testing Exemption
spacer 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).

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