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Placement Requirements - Evaluating Skills
Penn College evaluates students' skills to ensure that they have the entry-level skills necessary for success in their majors and college level course work. To help us evaluate skills, students must meet placement requirements. Placement requirements can be met in one of three ways:
1. Complete placement testing at Penn College.
2. Transfer courses from another institution which demonstrate specific skill levels in math, reading, and English.
3. Receive SAT scores or ACT scores that will exempt you from placement testing.
SAT
To be exempted from placement testing you must receive SAT scores within the
ranges listed below.
- Math: 550 or higher (partial math testing required)
- Writing Essay: 8 or higher
- Critical Reading: 450 or higher
ACT
To be exempted from placement testing you must receive an ACT score of 23 or
higher.