Course Placement

Western Piedmont Community College uses multiple methods - such as high school grade point average, ACT and SAT scores, GED (since 2014) and HiSET exam scores, placement test scores (all within the last ten years) and/or transfer course credit - to determine whether students need additional preparation before attempting college-level math and English courses as well as some courses in other disciplines. In addition, some programs have requirements that vary from those of the general college and should be explained by a counselor or academic advisor.

A student who has earned an associate degree or higher is exempt from all developmental coursework.

Reinforced Instruction for Student Excellence (RISE) Placement

ENGLISH PLACEMENT GUIDE
	Unweighted HS GPA	ACT	SAT	GED (on every part)	HiSET (on every part) and essay score	CCRG English Grade	Transition English (ENG 002) Grade	NC DAP/Dev. Ed. Completion	RISE Placement Test
Transition English (ENG 002)	≤ 2.199	ENG < 16 or READ < 20	ENG < 480	--	--	--	--	--	--
RISE Placement Test				< 170	< 15 or < 4 on essay
ENG 111 with a Co-Req	2.2 - 2.799	ENG = 16 or 17 or READ = 20 or 21	--	--	--	B	P1	DRE 097	RISEE1 ≥ 75
ENG 111 with a Co-Req	2.2 - 2.799	ENG = 16 or 17 or READ = 20 or 21	--	--	--	B	P1	DRE 097	RISEE1 ≥ 75
ENG 111 without a Co-Req	≥ 2.8	ENG ≥ 18 or READ ≥ 22	ENG ≥ 480	≥ 170	≥ 15 and ≥ 4 on essay	A	P2	DRE 098	RISEE2 ≥ 75

MATH PLACEMENT GUIDE
	Unweighted HS GPA	ACT	SAT	GED (on every part)	HiSET (on every part) and essay score	CCRG Math Grade	Transition Math (MAT 003) Grade	NC DAP/Dev.	RISE Placement
	Unweighted HS GPA	ACT	SAT	GED (on every part)	HiSET (on every part) and essay score	CCRG Math Grade	Transition Math (MAT 003) Grade	Ed. Completion	Test
Transition Math (MAT 003)	≤ 2.199	MAT ≤ 19	MAT < 530	--	--	--	--	--	--
RISE Placement Test				< 170	< 15 or < 4 on essay
MAT 110 with a Co-Req	2.2 - 2.799	MAT = 20 or 21	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAT 110 without a Co-Req	≥ 2.8	MAT ≥ 22	MAT ≥ 530	≥ 170	≥ 15 and ≥ 4 on essay	C	P1	DMA 010-030	RISEM1 ≥75
MAT 121 with a Co-Req	2.2 - 2.799	MAT = 20 or 21	--	--		B	P2	DMA 010-050	RISEM2 ≥ 75
MAT 121 without a Co-Req	≥ 2.8	MAT ≥ 22	MAT ≥ 530	≥ 170	≥ 15 and ≥ 4 on essay	A	P3	DMA 010-060	RISEM3 ≥ 75
MAT 143 with a Co-Req	2.2 - 2.799	MAT = 20 or 21	--	--		C	P1	DMA 010-030	RISEM1 ≥ 75
MAT 143 without a Co-Req	≥ 2.8	MAT ≥ 22	MAT ≥ 530	≥ 170	≥ 15 and ≥ 4 on essay	B	P2	DMA 010- 050	RISEM2 ≥ 75
MAT 152 with a Co-Req	2.2 - 2.799	MAT = 20 or 21	--	--		C	P1	DMA 010-030	RISEM1 ≥ 75
MAT 152 without a Co-Req	≥ 2.8	MAT ≥ 22	MAT ≥ 530	≥ 170	≥ 15 and ≥ 4 on essay	B	P2	DMA 010-050	RISEM2 ≥ 75
MAT 171 with a Co-Req	2.2 - 2.799	MAT = 20 or 21	--	--		B	P2	DMA 010- 050	RISEM2 ≥ 75
MAT 171 without a Co-Req	≥ 2.8	MAT ≥ 22	MAT ≥ 530	≥ 170	≥ 15 and ≥ 4 on essay	A	P3	DMA 010-080	RISEM3 ≥ 75

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