Course Placement Chart

 

The course placement criteria is listed below.  If you feel that your course placement is not commensurate with your academic ability, you are welcome to challenge your placement by completing SUNY Erie’s placement assessment, ACCUPLACER. 

Course Placement Chart

High School GPA English Placement Math Placement
0-69.99 EN100-Composition I: Rhetorical Strategies or
EN110- College Composition
Credit Hours: 3
MT003-Pre-Algebra Review
Credit Hours: 3 Not for degree credits
70-74.99 EN100-Composition I: Rhetorical Strategies or
EN110- College Composition
Credit Hours: 3
MT006, MT013, MT112, MT116, MT118, MT125, or MT 140
75-100 EN100-Composition I: Rhetorical Strategies or
EN110- College Composition
Credit Hours: 3
Ready for Degree Level Math
See program advisor for proper math course selection
TASC Exam English Placement Math Placement
300-800 EN100 - Composition I: Rhetorical Strategies or
EN110 - College Composition
Credit Hours: 3
Ready for Degree Level Math
See program advisor for proper math course selection
     
GED Exam English Placement Math Placement
145-200 EN100 - Composition I: Rhetorical Strategies Ready for Degree Level Math
See program advisor for proper math course selection
     
SAT English Placement Math Placement
500> EN100/ EN110
Prior to 3/1/2016
Ready for Degree Math
See program advisor for proper math course selection
530> EN100/ EN110
After to 3/1/2016
N/A
Regents Exam English Placement Math Placement
85> ELA-Grade 11 or ELA Common Core   EN100/EN110 Algebra II Common Core Ready for Degree Math
ACT Exam English Placement Math Placement
  English 18> and Reading 21>   EN100/EN110 22> Math Ready for Degree Math 

*Please note that Not for Credit courses are used by Financial Aid in determining full-time student status.

EAL Placement Testing Chart

ESL Reading Skills  &

ESL Sentence Meaning Composite Score

ESL Essay English Placement
0-60 1-2 Pre-Collegiate
61-77 2-4 EN031
78-101 4-5 EN132
102-120 4-6 EN100
     
ESL Listening English Placement  
0-50 Pre-Collegiate  
51-70 EN041  
71-90 EN142  
91-120 Fluent  

 

 Math Placement Testing Chart

Next Generation ACCUPLACER Quantitative Reasoning & Statistics

Next Generation ACCUPLACER ARITHMETIC Math Placement
200-233 200-239 MT003
200-233 240-300 MT006, MT013, MT112, MT116, MT118, MT125, or MT140
234-242 No arithmetic test administered MT006, MT013, MT112, MT116, MT118, MT125, or MT140
243-300 No arithmetic test administered

Ready for Degree Math

MT111, MT112, MT116, MT118, MT121, MT122, MT125, MT126, MT143, MT167, MT175, MT177, MT180, MT181, CS121

 

For more information:
Placement Testing, City Campus
(716) 270-5124