Competency: English and Mathematics

The West Virginia Community & Technical College System requires that students meet certain score requirements before being permitted to enroll in introductory college-level math and English courses without an additional support course. Any ONE of the following scores will satisfy the requirement to enroll in the respective subject areas without need to enroll in a support course:

English

(ENGL 1104) (three credit hours, three hours per week for fifteen weeks or equivalent time)

• ACT: 18 or above on the English section
• SAT (2016): 500 or above on the Evidenced Based Reading Writing Section
• ASSET: A scaled score of 38 or above on the Writing Skills test
• COMPASS: 71 or above on the Writing Skills Placement test
• ACCUPLACER: 88 or above on the Sentence Skills test
• WV General Summative Assessment: Achievement Level 3 or Higher on the English/Language section.

*Students not meeting state required scores will need to enroll in the ENGL 1104 four credit hour course.

Mathematics

MTH 1200 and MTH 1207 

• ACT: 19 or above on the mathematics section
• SAT-1: 460 or above on the quantitative mathematics portion
• SAT (2016): 500 or above on mathematics portion
• ASSET: A scaled score of 40 or above on the numerical test and 38 or above on the elementary algebra test
• COMPASS: A 59 or above on the pre-algebra test; a 36 or above on the elementary algebra test
• ACCUPLACER: A scaled score of 85 on the arithmetic test for majors requiring quantitative reasoning courses or a scaled score of 76 on the elementary algebra test for majors requiring college algebra or a scaled score of 40 on the college-level math test of the College Obard’s ACCUPLACER Testing System.
• WV General Summative Assessment: Achievement Level 3 or Higher on the Mathematics section.

*Students not meeting state required scores will need to enroll in the MTH 1200 or MTH 1207 four credit hour course. To find placement test scores required for each math course, please check the course descriptions.

Pierpont Community & Technical College offers some placement tests free-of-charge at several of our campus locations for students who have no test scores at the time of admissions, or for those students who would like the opportunity to re-test. For additional information, contact the Director of Advising, Testing, & Assessment at 304-367-4990 or at Nancy.Parks@pierpont.edu.