Do you want to know what your course placement options are? Once you submit one of the following to the testing center and we review your document for placement exemptions, you will be able to work with your academic advisor to register for the appropriate level of coursework.
- Academic transcript from high school
- Academic transcript from college(s) attended
- ACT score report
- SAT score report
- PSAT score report
- PSSA score report
- Advanced Placement (AP) exam score report
- CLEP exam score report
- DSST exam score report
- ACCUPLACER score report
All score reports are valid for five (5) years, and college transcripts do not expire.
Sending Exemption Scores
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- ACT instructions
- SAT instructions
- PSAT instructions
- AP Scores instructions
- CLEP instructions
- DSST instructions
- TOEFL instructions
Course Placement Exemptions
To be placed in college level coursework, you need to show evidence of at least one of the following minimum scores, per the subject areas below. Please keep in mind that course placement conversations occur during your first advising appointment.
Math Placement
| Type | Score Needed |
|---|---|
| ACT Math | 22 |
| AP Calculus AB | 3 |
| AP Calculus BC | 3 |
| AP Statistics | 3 |
| College-Level Math Class | Grade of "C" |
| PSSA Math: Score reports are valid for 5 years | 1400 |
| PSAT Math: Score reports are valid for 5 years | 550 |
| SAT Math: Score reports are valid for 5 years | 550 |
If you earned an A or B in high school Algebra II within the last five years, you are exempt from placement assessment. To verify, your high school transcript is required.
If you are exempted, you do not need to take the developmental math courses at Montco.
Writing Placement
| Type | Score Needed |
|---|---|
| ACT English / Writing Score | 22 |
| AP English Language and Composition | 3 |
| AP Literature and Composition | 3 |
| College-Level English Composition Class | Grade of "C" |
| PSAT Writing: Score reports are valid for 5 years | 50 |
| SAT Writing Score: Score reports are valid for 5 years | 500 |
| PSAT Combined Reading and Writing: Score reports are valid for 5 years | 560 |
| SAT Combined Reading and Writing: Score reports are valid for 5 years | 560 |
| TOEFL iBT Score | 79 |
| TOEFL Paper Score | 550 |
| IELTS | 6.5 |
Reading Placement
| Type | Score Needed |
|---|---|
| ACT Reading Score | 21 |
| AP Scores | 3 or higher on any one (1) AP test; excluding math and foreign language |
| College-Level Course | Earned six college-level credits, with a C or better, in any of the following subjects: anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, geography, geology, history, literature, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, and sociology. |
| PSAT Reading: Score reports are valid for 5 years | 50 |
| SAT Reading: Score reports are valid for 5 years | 500 |
| PSAT Combined Reading and Writing: Score reports are valid for 5 years | 560 |
| SAT Combined Reading and Writing: Score reports are valid for 5 years | 560 |
| TOEFL iBT Score | 79 |
| TOEFL Paper Score | 550 |
| IELTS | 6.5 |
Dual Enrollment Students
If you are enrolled in the Dual Enrollment program at the College, you are required to satisfy the prerequisite(s) only for the courses in which you wish to enroll.
Upon matriculation to the College, you will need to fully comply with academic readiness expectations.