Roane State Community College

These charts show the minimum subject-specific requirements for entry into college-level courses or where a student would be placed into a Learning Support (LS) based co-requisite course.

As of November 1, 2018, the Next-Generation Accuplacer exam is the current Learning Support placement exam offered to students wishing to try testing out of Learning Support classes.

For incoming freshmen, beginning with the 2021 - 2022 academic year, high school GPA will also be used as a placement measure. Students who have earned a 3.6 high school GPA, even if they do not have the minimum required ACT scores (English 18, Math 19, Reading 19), will be waived from ENGL 0510, MATH 0530, and READ 0562.

Reading Learning Support Placement Chart

ACT Reading	Next-Generation ACCUPLACER Reading	Placement
1 - 18	200 - 249	READ 0562/HUM 262E or READ 0562/PSYC 1030E or READ 0562/MUS 1030E
19 or higher	250 or higher	College Level Courses

 

Writing Learning Support Placement Chart

ACT English	Next-Generation ACCUPLACER English	Placement
1 - 17	200 - 249	ENGL 0510/ENGL 1010E
18 or higher	250 or higher	College Level Courses

 

Math Learning Support Placement Chart

ACT Math	Next-Generation ACCUPLACER Math	Placement
1 - 18	200 - 249	MATH 0530/MATH 1530E or MATH 0010/MATH 1010E or MATH 0130/MATH 1130E**
19 - 20	250 or higher	MATH 1010, MATH 1410, or MATH 1530 or MATH 0130/MATH 1130E**
21 - 22	263 or higher*	MATH 1130 or any course from the previous tier
23 or higher	N/A	MATH 1630 or MATH 1730

* A score above 250 on the Next Generation ACCUPLACER only provides placement into MATH 0130/MATH 1130E or any of the courses listed in the second tier of the math placement table. Students who wish to attempt testing out of MATH 0130 should contact the math department to check on the availability of a challenge exam.

** Students cannot place directly into MATH 1130 without a Next-Generation ACCUPLACER score of at least 263 or an ACT score of at least 21. Any student with an ACCUPLACER or ACT below these scores must take MATH 0130 with MATH 1130.

Students whose assessment results require completion of either Reading or Writing learning support cannot register for ENGL 1010, including the ENGL 0510/1010E co-requisite, until they have completed the READ 0562/HUM 262E co-requisite courses.

All Tennessee Board of Regents colleges require that all first-time degree-seeking students undergo assessment using the ACT (students under 21) or Next Generation ACCUPLACER (for students 21 and older). Transfer students who have not successfully completed college-level mathematics, reading, and writing courses must also undergo assessment. Further information regarding basic skills assessment can be obtained by contacting the Testing Center on the Roane County or Oak Ridge campuses.

Restricted Enrollment

Students whose assessment results require enrollment in Learning Support courses may not enroll in certain college-level courses until they have satisfactorily completed Learning Support. Exceptions to this policy require the approval of the Dean of the college-level course.