Placement Charts

Valid test scores will be received if test dates are within the past two-years. Test scores on record may be used for placement into courses in math, reading, writing, and/or composition as indicated in the below charts if test dates are less than two-years old at the time of term registration.

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PERT
ACCUPLACER CPT ACCUPLACER AAF
ACCUPLACER Next Generation
SAT (Not offered at Valencia)
ACT (Not offered at Valencia)
ACCUPLACER ESL (LOEP)
Intensive English Program (IEP) Bridge Agreement
IELTS (Not offered at Valencia)
TOEFL (Not offered at Valencia)

PERT

Category	Score	Course Placement(s)
Reading	50 - 83	ENC 0017 Developmental Reading and Writing I *
	84 - 105	ENC 0027 Developmental Reading and Writing II *
	106 - 150	ENC 1101 Freshman Composition I**
Writing	50 - 89	ENC 0017 Developmental Reading and Writing I *
	90 - 102	ENC 0027 Developmental Reading and Writing II *
	103 - 150	ENC 1101 Freshman Composition I**
Math	50 - 95	MAT 0018C Developmental Mathematics I or MAT 0022C Developmental Mathematics Combined
	96 - 113	MAT 0022C Developmental Mathematics Combined or MAT 0028C Developmental Mathematics II
	114 - 122	MAT 1033C Intermediate Algebra
	96 - 150	MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Math I or STA 1001C Intro to Statistical Reasoning
	123 - 150	MAC 1105 College Algebra (AAF eligible) or STA 2023 Statistical Methods (AAF eligible)

ACCUPLACER (CPT, CPTI and AAF)

Category	Score	Course Placement(s)
Reading	20 - 59	ENC 0017 Developmental Reading and Writing I *
	60 - 82	ENC 0027 Developmental Reading and Writing II *
	83 - 120	ENC 1101 Freshman Composition I**
Sentence Skills	20 - 53	ENC 0017 Developmental Reading and Writing I *
	54 - 82	ENC 0027 Developmental Reading and Writing II *
	83 - 120	ENC 1101 Freshman Composition I**
Elementary Algebra	20 - 41	MAT 0018C Developmental Mathematics I or MAT 0022C Developmental Mathematics Combined
	42 - 71	MAT 0022C Developmental Mathematics Combined or MAT 0028C Developmental Mathematics II
	42 or more	MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Math I or STA 1001C Intro to Statistical Reasoning
	72 - 89	MAT 1033C Intermediate Algebra
	90 - 120	MAC 1105 College Algebra (AAF eligible) or STA 2023 Statistical Methods (AAF eligible)
College Level Math (CPTI)	20 - 64	MAC 1105 College Algebra
	65 - 88	MAC 1114 College Trigonometry MAC 1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra MAC 2233 Calculus for Business and Social Science MAE 2801 Elementary School Math MHF 2300 Logic and Proof in Math
	89 - 120	MAC 2311 Calculus w/ Analytical Geometry I
Advance Algebra and Functions (AAF)	200 - 239	MAC 1105 College Algebra
	240 - 264	MAC 1114 College Trigonometry MAC 1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra MAC 2233 Calculus for Business and Social Science MAE 2801 Elementary School Math MHF 2300 Logic and Proof in Math
	265 - 300	MAC 2311 Calculus w/ Analytical Geometry I

*If you are placed into Developmental Reading and Writing II (ENC 0027) in either Reading or Writing, you will be placed into ENC 0027.

**Enrollment in ENC 1101 Freshman Composition I (the first college-level English course) requires college-level placement in both Reading and Writing or that students meet the Senate Bill 1720 criteria.

If you are placed in Freshman Composition I (ENC 1101) in one area and a developmental (Reading/Writing I or II) in another area, you must complete the developmental course first.

Scores less than those shown below must take PERT for placement.

ACCUPLACER Next Generation

Category	Score	Course Placement
Reading	236 or less	ENC 0017 Developmental Reading and Writing I
	237-244	ENC 0027 Developmental Reading and Writing II
	245	ENC 1101 Freshman Composition I
Writing	236 or less	ENC 0017 Developmental Reading and Writing I
	237-244	ENC 0027 Developmental Reading and Writing II
	245	ENC 1101 Freshman Composition I
Math (Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics)	230 or less	MAT 0018C Developmental Mathematics I or MAT 0022C Developmental Mathematics Combined
	231-241	MAT 0022C Developmental Mathematics Combined or MAT 0028C Developmental Mathematics II
	231 or more	MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Math I or STA 1001C Intro to Statistical Reasoning
	242 - 254	MAT 1033C Intermediate Algebra
	255 or more (Eligible for AAF)	MAC 1105 College Algebra (AAF eligible) or STA 2023 Statistical Methods (AAF eligible)

SAT (Not offered at Valencia)

Category	Score	Course Placement(s)
Reading Test Score	24	ENC 1101 Freshman Composition *
Writing & Language Test Score	25	ENC 1101 Freshman Composition *
Math Test Score	24	MAT 1033C Intermediate Algebra or MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Math I or STA 1001C Intro to Statistical Reasoning
Math Test Score	26.5	MAC 1105 College Algebra (AAF eligible) or STA 2023 Statistical Methods (AAF eligible)

ACT (Not offered at Valencia)

Category	Score	Course Placement(s)
Reading	19	ENC 1101 Freshman Composition *
English	17	ENC 1101 Freshman Composition *
Math	19	MAT 1033C Intermediate Algebra or MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Math I or STA 1001C Intro to Statistical Reasoning
Math	21	MAC 1105 College Algebra (AAF eligible) or STA 2023 Statistical Methods (AAF eligible)

Enrollment in ENC 1101 Freshman Composition I (the first college-level English course) requires college-level placement in both SAT/ACT Reading and Writing or that students meet the Senate Bill 1720 criteria.

English for Academic Purposes

Immigrants, refugees, and U.S. citizens - scoring 65 or less will have their Admission delayed and be referred to Continuing Education ESOL Program.

Non-Immigrants (International students) - scoring 0-85 (levels 0, 2, 3) will not be eligible for Admission.

ACCUPLACER LOEP

Score	Level	Course Placement(s)
65 or less	Level 0	Admission delayed. Referral to Continuing Education ESOL Program.
66-75	Level 2	EAP 0281C
76-85	Level 3	EAP 0381C
86-95	Level 4	EAP 0400C, 0420C, 0440C, 0460C
96-105	Level 5	EAP 1500C, 1520C, 1540C, 1560C or EAP 1585C, 1586C
106-115	Level 6	EAP 1620C, EAP 1640C
116 or more	Level 7	Use PERT scores for placement

Intensive English Program (IEP) to English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Bridge Agreement

Immigrants, refugees, and U.S. citizens who do not speak English as a native language may qualify for placement in EAP classes after fulfilling IEP requirements as stated in the Valencia College Intensive English Program (IEP) to English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Bridge Agreement.

Upon completion of 4 sessions in the Intensive English Program, students who meet the requirements below can be placed in EAP courses as specified below.

Assessment	Score	Level	Course Placement(s)
Successful completion of four IEP sessions and IEP Level 6B	B or higher	Level 5	EAP 1500C, EAP 1520C, EAP 1540C, EAP 1560C or EAP 1585C and EAP 1586C
Successful completion of four IEP sessions and IEP Level 8B	B or higher	Level 6	EAP 1620C and EAP 1640C

IELTS (Not offered at Valencia)

Score	Level	Course Placement(s)
5.0 or less	Level 0	Take ACCUPLACER LOEP
5.5	Level 4	EAP 0400C, 0420C, 0440C, 0460C
6	Level 5	EAP 1500C, 1520C, 1540C, 1560C or EAP 1585C, 1586C
6.5	Level 6	EAP 1620C, EAP 1640C
7.0 or more	Level 7	Use PERT scores for placement

TOEFL (Not offered at Valencia)

Internet	Computer	Paper	Paper Delivered	Level	Course Placement(s)
44 or less	132 or less	449 or less	33 or less	Level 0	Take ACCUPLACER LOEP
45 - 53	133 - 156	450 - 479	34 - 40	Level 4	EAP 0400C, 0420C, 0440C, 0460C
54 - 63	157 - 179	480 - 509	41 - 47	Level 5	EAP 1500C, 1520C, 1540C, 1560C or EAP 1585C, 1586C
64 - 70	180 - 196	510 - 529	48 - 52	Level 6	EAP 1620C, EAP 1640C
71 or more	197 or more	530 or more	53 or more	Level 7	Use PERT scores for placement

Assessments