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Northwest College asks for your ACT, SAT, ACCUPLACER and/or ALEKS test scores to make sure you register into classes appropriate for your skill level. Find your ACT/SAT scores below to see if you will need to take an ACCUPLACER Test before you enroll in classes.

MATH PLACEMENT

*Class only applies to AAS programs
**Class is below college level
Math Level Math Placement ACT Math sub-score SAT MathCLASSIC Accuplacer NEXT GEN. Accuplacer ALEKS
0
  • MATH 0900** Foundational Mathematics 1
18 and below 440 and below Arithmetic: 0-59

Elementary Algebra: 0-39
Arithmetic: 240-275 0-13
1
  • MATH 0920** Foundational Mathematics 2
  • MATH 1510* Technical Mathematics
  • BADM 1005* Business Math
  • MATH 1000 Problem Solving with MATH 0991 Problem Solving Corequisite
19-20 460-480 Arithmetic 60+ or
Elementary Algebra 40-54
Arithmetic: 276-300 or
QAS: 221-249
14-29
2
  • MATH 0930** Intermediate Algebra
  • MATH 1000 Problem Solving
  • MATH 1400 College Algebra with MATH 0993 College Algebra Corequisite
21-22500-530 Elementary Algebra 55-84 QAS: 250-300 or
AAF: 225-249
30-45
3
  • MATH 1050 Finite Mathematics
  • MATH 1100 Theory of Arithmetic
  • MATH 1400 College Algebra
  • MATH 1450 Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry
  • STAT 2050 Fundamentals of Statistics
  • STAT 2070 Introductory Statistics for Social Science
23-24540-570Elementary Algebra 85-120 or

College Level Math 0-6
AAF: 250-27546-60
4
  • MATH 1405 Precalculus Trigonometry
  • MATH 2345 Survey of Calculus
  • MATH 2350 Business Calculus
25-26580-610College Level Math 63-102AAF: 276-28961-75
5
  • MATH 2200 Calculus I
27 and above620 and aboveCollege Level Math score 103-120AAF: 290-30076-100

ENGLISH PLACEMENT

**Class is below college level
English Placement ACT English Sub-score SAT Composite Score Accuplacer NEXT GEN. Accuplacer
  • ENGL 0610** Basic Writing II or
  • ENGL 1010 English I: Intro to Composition &
  • ENGL 0910** Workshop
0-17 1010-1340 Sentence Skills 56-84 Next Generation Writing: 237-249
  • ENGL 1010 English I: Intro to Composition
18 and above 1350 and above Sentence Skills 85-120 Next Generation Writing: 250+
Placement Tests at NWC
  • Schedule tests with the Admissions Office: 307-754-6015 or Orendorff Building (ORB) 100
  • Tests can be scheduled at 9am or 1pm
  • $25 for Aleks math placement test and Accuplacer Next Gen English placement test
  • Each test can be taken a maximum of 5 times per calendar year

Contact

West Hernandez
West.Hernandez@nwc.edu
Enrollment Services Director
307-754-6103