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Placement and Testing Requirements

English Placement

All new, transfer, or readmitted undergraduate students who plan to enroll for seven or more semester hours must meet one of the following testing requirements. Students who fail to meet at least one of these requirements are not allowed to register for any course the following semester:

  • Take the ACT English or SAT verbal examination, and have scores submitted to ASU.
  • Receive a score of 4 or 5 for the advanced placement examination in English offered by the College Entrance Examination Board, and have scores submitted to ASU.
  • Take the CLEP general examination in English Composition with Essay, earning a score that qualifies for equivalency with ENG 101, and have scores submitted to ASU.
  • Have previously taken ENG 101, 102, 105, 107, or 108 at ASU; or have previously earned a grade of “Y”; or be currently enrolled in WAC 101 or 107 at ASU. If the course was taken before 1980, contact the Recording Section, in SSV 142, before registering for classes.
  • Transfer a course equivalent to ENG 101, 102, 105, 107 or 108 with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher. An official transcript showing the grade must be received at ASU. If a student transfers an equivalent composition course from a public Arizona community college or university, the equivalency is automatically posted and the student need not take further action. A student transferring a composition course from any other college or university may be required to submit documentation to determine equivalency of the course(s). After consultation with an advisor, if evaluation is necessary the student should provide a copy of both the transfer transcript and the catalog description of the course to the Writing Programs Office in LL 314/480.965.3853  on the Tempe campus or the Writing Programs Office in FABN 201A/602.543.6091 on the West campus.
  • International students from non-English-speaking countries must take ENG 107 (or WAC 107 followed by ENG 107 the second semester) in the first semester at ASU, unless they have taken and transferred an equivalent composition course from a college or university in the U.S. Such a course must be evaluated for equivalency by the Composition Office.

Admitted ASU students who have not sent official ACT or SAT scores to ASU may need to take the WritePlacer section of the ACCUPLACER Placement Test for placement into a first-year English composition course.

Math Placement

ASU requires all incoming freshmen to complete a placement exam for mathematics prior to orientation in order to determine the appropriate math course for enrollment. Students whose degree objective does not include precalculus must take the Unified Placement Test (UPT) while those who expect to enroll in precalculus or higher math during their first semester must take the ALEKS Calculus Placement Exam prior to orientation. Placement into MAT 170, Precalculus, may be achieved by either UPT or ALEKS.