Testing Scores and Placement

International Baccalaureate

AssessmentScorePlacement
English A4English Composition I

 

AssessmentScorePlacement
College Composition CLEP Eam50Placement into English Composition I
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP exam50Placement into English Composition 2
CLEP Exam Accepted at Massasoit Community College
AP Exams (Advanced Placement)3*Placement into English Composition I & 2
AP Exams Accepted at Massasoit Community College

* Students who score a 5 may take the CLEP College Composition Exam in order to receive 3 credits for English Composition I.  The CLEP College Composition Exam assesses first-year compositions skills, including analysis, argumentation, synthesis, usage, and research.  The exam consists of 50 multiple choice questions to be answered in 55 minutes and two essays to be written in 70 minutes; the entire exam is two hours and five minutes. One essay is based on the student’s prior reading or experiences; the second essay provides two sources and asks the student to synthesize and respond to them using research citations.  Students considering this option must be strong readers, writers, thinkers, and researchers accustomed to testing and writing within a time limit.   More information about the exam can be found on the College Board website.

Placement by Massasoit Testing

AssessmentScorePlacement
WritePlacer1 – 3English Composition I (ENGL 101) and Studio (ENGL098)
4 – 6English Composition I
7 – 8English Composition 1 & 2
Directed Self Placement1 – 5English Composition I (ENGL 101) and Studio (ENGL098)
6 – 9English Composition I

Multiple Measures

AssessmentScorePlacement
High School Transcript2.7 or higherEnglish Composition I
ACT22 or higherEnglish Composition I
SAT1110 or higherEnglish Composition I
SAT Reading and Writing500 or higherNo Reading Required ( No Studio course)
SAT Reading and Writing600 or higherEnglish Composition I
SAT – Writing Essay sub score6 or higherEnglish Composition I retired June 2021