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All students are required to demonstrate basic skills in reading, mathematics, and writing. Basic skills are assessed by ACT, SAT and EKU placement test scores. The CARES Report will accurately reflect placement including placement test results. Students have the opportunity to take placement tests during Orientation and New Student Days. If students do not demonstrate proficiency through placement test, they are required to successfully complete the appropriate level developmental courses as indicated below.

English (Writing) Course Placement

Fall 2001-Summer 2004 ACT English Score	Fall 2004 or later ACT English Score	Fall 2001- present SAT Total Score	Course Placement
0 - 12	0 - 14	less than 870	ENG 090
13 - 17	15 - 17	less than 870	ENG 095
18 - 27	18 - 27	870 or higher	ENG 101
28 or higher	28 or higher		ENG 101 or ENG 105

ENG 100 is taken by international, non-native speaking students their first semester, even if the student has developmental English requirements.

Reading Course Placement

Fall 2001-Summer 2004 ACT Reading Score	Fall 2004 or later ACT Reading Score	Fall 2001- present SAT Total Score	Course Placement
0 - 12	0 - 14	less than 870	ENR 090
13 - 17	15 - 17	less than 870	ENR 095
18 or higher	18 or higher	870 or higher	No reading requirement

Notes:

1) ENR 112 is recommended for students without developmental reading requirements who have developmental requirements in English and mathematics.

2) Developmental reading course are required for international (non-native speakers) if ACT scores and placement test scores reflect reading deficiencies.

Mathematics Course Placement

Fall 2001 - present ACT Math Score	Fall 2001 - present SAT Total Score	Course Placement
0 - 15	less than 870	MAT 090
16 - 17	less than 870	MAT 095¹
18 or higher and no developmental ENG or ENR requirements	870 or higher	MAT 105 or MAT 106 (If major does not require MAT 107)
18 - 21	870 or higher	MAT 098^1,2 (if major requires MAT 107)
22 or higher		MAT 107 or MAT 108 (if major requires)
23 or higher		MAT 211/261 (if major requires)
23 - 24		MAT 109 (if major requires)
25 or higher		MAT 124 (if major requires)

Notes:

1) MAT 095 or MAT 098 can be taken to satisfy a PCC mathematics requirement. MAT 106 is required for some education majors.

2) The MAT 107 Prerequisite Skills Test can be taken by students with ACT Math scores of 18-21 or SAT scores 870 or higher who would like to attempt MAT 107.

Grades in Developmental Courses

Developmental course grades are not included in the calculation of GPAs.

Developmental course grades include the grades A, B, C, and F. There are no course grades of D in developmental courses.

Advising & Course Load

Students with two or more developmental requirements are enrolled as "undeclared" majors and restricted to 12 hours of University enrollment, unless otherwise specified by admission status. The Office of Academic Advising will assist these students in creating linkages to the departments of their intended majors.

Enrollment & Completion Requirements

Following are the policies concerning developmental enrollment and completion requirements for degree seeking students:

All full or part-time students with developmental requirements in two or more areas must take GSO 102 in the first semester of enrollment.
All full or part-time students with developmental requirements, identified by the ACT and local placement testing, are required to enroll in the specified developmental course(s) during their first and each subsequent semester of enrollment at EKU until all developmental requirements are completed.
Part-time students must enroll in any required developmental course(s) before attempting course work, which carries academic credit, other than GSO 102.
Students with developmental requirements are allowed a maximum of two consecutive terms of university enrollment to successfully complete each required course.
Students with developmental requirements must complete all required developmental courses by the end of the term in which they attempt their 45th credit hour, including developmental hours. Withdrawal from a developmental course counts as one semester of university enrollment toward the attempted completion of developmental requirements.
Students not completing developmental requirements as outlined above will be dismissed from the university until the developmental deficiencies are remediated by some alternative means such as taking the appropriate course(s) at another institution.
Beginning with the Fall 2003 semester, students transferring to EKU with an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Sciences, and Associate of Science in Nursing degree, or equivalent, should be considered Proficient in the three basic skill areas of English (writing), mathematics, and reading.
Transfer students must demonstrate proficiency in the basic skill areas of reading, Writing, and mathematics. The University will consider transfer course work, ACT or SAT scores on file at the University, and EKU placement tests in determining basic skill proficiencies.

Restrictions

Students with two or more developmental requirements are enrolled as "Undeclared" majors. The Office of Academic Advising will assist these students in creating linkages to the departments of their intended majors.

Students with two or more developmental requirements are restricted to 12 hours of university enrollment, unless otherwise specified by admission status, and have assigned advisors.

Students with developmental requirements cannot enroll in MAT 105, one of the general education mathematics course until all developmental requirements are remediated.

Students enrolled in MAT 090 (Prealgebra) cannot enroll in any course with the following prefixes: AST, BIO, CHE, CNM, FOR, GLY, NAT, PHY, SCI, or STA. Students must complete both MAT 090 and 095 requirements prior to taking any CSC courses.

Interpreting ACT Scores on the CARES Report

ACT scores are found in the upper left-hand quadrant on page one (1) of each student's CARES Report. Scores are listed just below the advisor information.
Students who have completed multiple ACT tests will have multiple sets of scores.
EKU course placement is based on the highest score in each of the English, mathematics and reading sections of the ACT test.
ACT scores listed on the CARES Report read from left to right as follows:

1) English, 2) mathematics, 3) reading, 4) science reasoning, 5) composite.

Foreign Language Initial Placement Guidelines

Less than 2 high school credits- Students with less than 2 high school credits in one foreign language will place at the 101 level. Students are also strongly encouraged to take the 101P practicum (1 credit) that is offered with some of these language classes.

2 high school credits with 'A' or 'B' - Students with 2 high school credits in one foreign language, with grades of 'A' or 'B,' will place at the 102 level of the same language.

3 or more high school credits with 'A' or 'B' - Students with 3 or more high school credits in one foreign language, with a grade of at least a 'B' in the last course, will place at the 201 level of the same language; students with 3 or more highs school credits in one foreign language, with a grade of 'A' in the last course, will place at the 202 level of the same language.

Foreign Language Retro-credit

Students entering the 102 level of French, German, Japanese, Latin or Spanish who make an 'A' will receive 3 hours credit for the 101 level of that course.

Students entering the 201 level of French, German, Japanese, or Spanish who make an 'A' or a 'B' will receive 6 hours credit for the 101 and 102 levels of that course.

Students entering the 202 level of French, German, Japanese, or Spanish who make an 'A' or a 'B' will receive 9 hours credit for the 101, 102 and 201 levels of that course.