Course Placement: Math and English

Students taking college mathematics or English courses for their degree or certificate program must take the ACCUPLACER, ACT or SAT placement assessment within 3 years of taking the course. 

Please contact Student Services at 907-852-1758 or testing.center@ilisagvik.edu to coordinate a day/time to take the test.

Placement Scores

ACCUPLACER is used to determine student placement in appropriate course levels and thereby promote academic achievement. Contact testing.center@ilisagvik.edu for more information about taking the placement test.

Students can also use prior college course completion from a U.S. accredited institution of higher education for placement. Contact registration@ilisagvik.edu for more information.

Math Placement

English Placement

Students must have a minimum writing score of 4 in order to place into ENGL 111 without 031. 

Writing Score: 1 

• Reading Score: ≤252 → ENGL 075 
• Reading Score: ≥253 and ≤269 → ENGL 111 w/ 031

Writing Score: 2 

• Reading Score: ≤251 → ENGL 075 
• Reading Score: ≥252 and ≤268 → ENGL 111 w/ 031

Writing Score: 3 

• Reading Score: ≤250 → ENGL 075 
• Reading Score: ≥251 and ≤267 → ENGL 111 w/ 031

Writing Score: 4 

• Reading Score: ≤249 → ENGL 075 
• Reading Score: ≥250 and ≤266 → ENGL 111 w/ 031
• Reading Score ≥267 → ENGL 111 

Writing Score: 5 

• Reading Score: ≤248 → ENGL 075 
• Reading Score: ≥249 and ≤265 → ENGL 111 w/ 031
• Reading Score ≥266 → ENGL 111 

Writing Score: 6 

• Reading Score: ≤247 → ENGL 075 
• Reading Score: ≥248 and ≤264 → ENGL 111 w/ 031
• Reading Score ≥265 → ENGL 111 

Writing Score: 7 

• Reading Score: ≤246 → ENGL 075 
• Reading Score: ≥247 and ≤263 → ENGL 111 w/ 031
• Reading Score ≥264 → ENGL 111 

Writing Score: 8 

• Reading Score: ≤245 → ENGL 075 
• Reading Score: ≥246 and ≤262 → ENGL 111 w/ 031
• Reading Score ≥263 → ENGL 111 

ACT/SAT Scores 

For students who have taken an ACT/SAT assessment, the following scores are used for course placement: 

*SAT cut scores were derived from the Understanding SAT Scores (2016) document published by College Board. Recommended placement into MATH 105 is determined with an SAT score at the 50th percentile of the nationally representative sample of students in 11th and 12th grades. MATH 105 is intended to serve average high school graduates as well as students in need of mathematics remediation. ACT scores were derived from SAT scores.