Understanding Your Placement Scores
To access your scores, log on to WebAdvisor and go to the Students section. Click on Test Summary to view your scores.
Below is a guide to understanding your placement scores.
English course placement
|
Course |
Campus |
SAT Writing |
AND a passing score on one of the following exams |
Nelson-Denny |
Grammar |
OR successful completion of a pre- requisite course |
Pre-requisite Course | |||
|
Min. Score |
Max. Score |
Min. Score |
Max. Score |
Min. Score |
Max. Score | |||||
|
ENG 7 |
Chalon |
0 |
419 |
0 |
98 |
0 |
31 |
N/A | ||
|
ENG 1A |
Both |
420 |
800 |
99 |
32 |
English 6B or English 7: Successful Completion of course with a C (2.0) | ||||
|
ENG 5H |
Chalon |
570 |
800 |
99 |
|
32 |
|
N/A | ||
- Locate your SAT Writing score
- Locate your Nelson-Denny score
- Locate your Grammar score
All students are required to take an English course (starting with: ENG 7, ENG 1A, or ENG 5H) until the Written Communication general studies requirement is fulfilled.
Students who have earned a 4 or 5 on the English Composition AP exam will receive 6 units of general studies credit, fulfillment of the Written Communication requirement, and should not take a Freshman English course.
Math Course Placement
| Math: Algebra (Placement Exam Score) |
Course Placement |
|---|---|
| 0 - 6 | Math 2X |
| 7 - 13 | Math 10, 50, 51 |
| 14 - 20 | Math 28, 38, PSY 40 |
| 21-30 | Math 1 |
| Math: Calculus | |
| 0-17 | Retake exam or take Algebra Placement exam to attempt placement in Math 1 |
| 18-30 | Math 5A |
Spanish, French & Japanese Placement Exams
These exams are scored by the Modern Languages Department. Once we receive your results, we will post them to your record. We hope to have your results available by Orientation.
All Foreign Language Exam results are noted as follows:
| Exam Score | Course Placement |
|---|---|
| 0 | Spanish 1, French 1, Japanese 1 |
| 50 | Spanish 2, French 2, Japanese 2 |
| 75 |
A score of 75 denotes fulfillment of the Foreign Language GE requirement. Students wishing to continue with course work in a language, should take the following course(s): Spanish 3, French 3 |
| 100 |
A score of 100 denotes a fulfillment of the Foreign Language GE requirement. Students wishing to continue with course work in a language, should begin with Spanish 4, and/or the Modern Languages & Cultures Department designated course. |
We hope this information is helpful. We recommend that you review your major's curriculum requirements. You can run a Program Evaluation from WebAdvisor to review all your requirements-major and general studies.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at 310-954-4070, Advisement@msmc.la.edu.
The Academic Advisement Team
Advisement@msmc.la.edu
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310-954-4070