Placement Policies
PLACEMENT POLICIES - INCOMING FRESHMAN
Placement Policies for Writing Seminar I
-- Incoming Students with No Prior College Experience --
SAT VERBAL SCORE OF 650 or ABOVE
ACT ENGLISH SCORE OF 29 AND ABOVE
and/or
4 or 5 on WRITING ADVANCED PLACEMENT TEST
ENROLL IN WRITING SEMINAR II
(WRIT 201)
SAT VERBAL SCORE OF 500-640
ACT ENGLISH SCORE OF 21-28
ENROLL IN WRITING SEMINAR I
(WRIT 101)
SAT VERBAL SCORE OF 450-499
ACT ENGLISH SCORE OF 18-20
ENROLL IN WRITING SEMINAR I (WRIT 101) + WRITING LAB
SAT VERBAL SCORE OF BELOW 450
ACT ENGLISH SCORE OF BELOW 18
ENROLL IN CAA 099 for NEW COLLEGE STUDENTS
Placement Policies for Quantitative Reasoning*
-- Incoming Students with No Prior College Experience --
3, 4, 5 CALCULUS ADVANCED**
MATH REQUIREMENT IS COMPLETE
SAT MATH SCORE OF 500 OR ABOVE
ACT MATH SCORE OF 21 AND ABOVE
ENROLL IN QUANTITATIVE REASONING OR ALTERNATIVE***
(MATH 113 OR MATH 129)
SAT MATH SCORE OF 400-490
ACT MATH SCORE OF 17-20
ENROLL IN MATH 109
SAT MATH SCORE OF BELOW 400
ACT MATH SCORE OF BELOW 17
ENROLL IN MATH 007
*Accounting, Biology and Business Management majors take MATH 139 College Algebra in place of Quantitative Reasoning. Less prepared students take MATH 129 Intermediate Algebra. Precalculus or Calculus credits will also satisfy this requirement. See instructions for placement in Mathematics courses.
**For a score of 3, 4 or 5 on the Calculus AB test, the student receives 4 credits for MATH 210 Calculus I. For a score of 3, 4 or 5 on the Calculus BC test, the student receives 4 credits for MATH 210 and 3 credits for MATH 211 Calculus II.
***Placement in other Mathematics courses is based on test scores and high-school transcripts. See instructions.
PLACEMENT POLICIES - TRANSFER STUDENTS
Placement Policies for Writing Seminar I
-- Transfer Students --
COLLEGE GPA OF 3.0 or HIGHER
AND
B or HIGHER IN COLLEGE-LEVEL NON-REMEDIAL WRITING COURSE (OR EXEMPTION FROM SUCH A COURSE AT PREVIOUS INSTITUITION)
ENROLL IN WRITING SEMINAR II
COLLEGE GPA OF 3.0 or HIGHER
AND
B or HIGHER IN COLLEGE-LEVEL NON-REMEDIAL RESEARCH WRITING
SEE DIRECTOR OF WRITING SEMINAR FOR POSSIBLE EXEMPTION FROM WRITING SEMINAR II
COLLEGE GPA BELOW 3.0
OR
BELOW B IN COLLEGE-LEVEL NON-REMEDIAL WRITING COURSE
OR
NO SUCH COURSE AT PREVIOUS INSTITUTION
TAKE WRITING PLACEMENT TEST
for
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Placement Policies for Quantitative Reasoning*
-- Transfer Students --
B or HIGHER IN COLLEGE-LEVEL NON-REMEDIAL MATH COURSE
MATH REQUIREMENT IS COMPLETE
BELOW B IN COLLEGE-LEVEL NON-REMEDIAL MATH COURSE
OR
NO SUCH COURSE AT PREVIOUS INSTITUTION
SEE PLACEMENT POLICIES FOR STUDENTS WITH NO PRIOR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
TAKE MATH PLACEMENT TEST FOR NEW COLLEGE STUDENTS
*Accounting, Biology and Business Management majors take MATH 139 College Algebra in place of Quantitative Reasoning. Less prepared students take MATH 129 Intermediate Algebra. Precalculus or Calculus credits will also satisfy this requirement. See instructions for placement in Mathematics courses.
NOTE: These policies apply only to those students who are transferring from 4-year accredited colleges or from institutions with whom Marymount Manhattan College has a pre-existing articulation agreement.
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