Reading Placement For New or Returning Student

Any of the following measures will provide the  student with college-level reading placement once submitted to the Admissions and Records office:

Official High School Transcript Illustrating:

• Successful completion (C or better) of an approved Transitional English course 

OR

• 7th or 8th semester GPA of 3.0 or higher on an unweighted 4.0 scale Standardized Test Scores (must have been taken within past 3 academic years):
  • ACT Reading: 19+

OR

• New SAT EBRW: 480+

OR

• Successful completion (C or better) of two General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) courses-including those taken as dual credit.

If you need to take the reading assessment:

The College Board Accuplacer multiple choice reading exam is currently offered on campus and proctored online through Zoom. If you need a reading placement, on campus testing is done on a "walk-in" basis and online proctoring requires an appointment. Students scheduled for Zoom testing must have created their ParklandOne student username and password so they can log into COBRA to get the directions and link for the test. For more information or to schedule, please see Test Scheduling.

Retesting Policy

You must wait 48 hours between placement assessments. Currently, the re-assessment fee of $10 is being waived.

Placement measures expire after 3 academic years.