These are the Minimum Scores Required for Placement into College-Level Courses
SUBJECT AREA |
THEA |
ACT1 |
SAT1 |
TAAS2 & TAKS |
ACCUPLACER3 |
READING |
230+ |
English 19 Composite 23 |
Verbal 500 Combined 1070 |
TAAS TLI 89TAKS 2200 Essay 3 |
78+ |
WRITING |
220+ |
English 19 Composite 23 |
Verbal 500 Combined 1070 |
TAAS Writing 1770TAKS ELA 2200 Essay 3 |
Sentence Skills 80+ and Essay 5 or Essay 6 regardless of sentence skills |
|
MATH |
250+ |
22+ Composite 23 |
500+ Combined 1070 |
TAAS TLI 86TAKS 2200 |
Elementary Algebra 68+ OR College Level Math 63+ |
After testing, STC students are placed in college-level or developmental courses according to their scores.
1 ACT and SAT scores must be no older than 5 years.
2 Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), Texas Learning Index (TLI), Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), English Language Arts (ELA). TAAS or TAKS scores must be no older than 3 years. TAKS scores must be the Eleventh grade exit-level TAKS.
*Both Sentence Skills and Essay criteria need to be met; otherwise, the lower score will be used for placement.
*For students declaring certificates or associate degrees in which ENGL 1301 or MATH 1414 are not required, the student must meet the prerequisite scores established by their program.
3 ACCUPLACER Arithmetic (AR), Elementary Algebra Test (EA) or ACCUPLACER College-Level Mathematics Test (CLM)