Admission to College Level English and Math Courses

Fairmont State has adopted the following requirements for students before they are permitted to enroll in college-level mathematics and English courses:

English

All students may enroll in ENGL 1101 . However, students must enroll in a four credit hour Accelerated version of the course if they fail to earn at least one of the minimum scores prescribed below for the following tests:

1. A score of 18 or above on the English section of the ACT.
2. A score of 500 or above on the evidence-based reading and writing portion of the redesigned SAT.
3. A score of 5 or higher on the WritePlacer.
4. An achievement level score of Level 3 on the English/language arts portion of the statewide eleventh grade student assessment, the West Virginia General Summative Assessment.

Mathematics

Students may not enroll in a mathematics course unless the minimum score prescribed below is earned on at least one of the following tests:

1. A score of 19 or above on the mathematics section of the ACT.
2. A score of 460 or above on the quantitative portion of the SAT-1.
3. A score of 500 or above on the math section of the new SAT effective March 2016.
4. An achievement level score of Level 3 on the mathematics portion of the statewide eleventh grade student assessment, the West Virginia General Summative Assessment.
5. f) 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 Board’s ACCUPLACER Testing System.

Any student who does not meet the minimum test score pre-requisites will be required to enroll in a course with integrated academic support.

Math Support Courses include:

MATH 1407  

MATH 1430  

The college offers the ACCUPLACER tests, designed by CollegeBoard, free of charge to students who enter with low ACT/SAT scores. These tests are taken on the computer and are multiple-choice and untimed. The ACCUPLACER test may be taken up to two times per semester. ACCUPLACER score is valid for up to two years after the test date. For more information on ACCUPLACER tests, contact the Fairmont State Advising Center.