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Exemptions

Students who meet the required criteria listed below may be exempt from taking all or part of the assessment:

  • Possess an Associate of Arts or  Associate of Science Degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university.  NOTE: Associate of Applied Science or Associate of General Studies degrees do not qualify for this exemption. 

  • Completed college freshman English composition and/or college algebra with a grade of "C-" or better at a regionally accredited post-secondary institution. 

  • Achieve ACT scores of English (18), mathematics (19**), reading (17) or SAT scores of verbal (440), mathematics (460). ACT or SAT must have been completed within the past 5 years.  * Locating Test Information: ACT information may be found by going to this link.  SAT information may be found by going to this link

  • Enrollment in selected programs of one term or less for persons 20 years and older. 

**ACT Math Score Changes Effective Summer 2008:

ACT score

Course placement

28

MAT 201 Calculus I

25

MAT 125 Survey of Calculus

MAT 166 Pre-Calculus

24

MAT 122 College Trigonometry

23

MAT 121 College Algebra

MAT 123 Finite Math

21

MAT 135 Intro to Statistics

19

MAT 120 Math for Liberal Arts

MAT 155/156 Integrated Mathematics

 

How to request an exemption

To request an exemption, students must bring the appropriate documentation (college transcripts, ACT/SAT scores, or Accuplacer resports) to your campus.  See below for more information.  

  • Boulder County: Provide documentation to Advising, located in the Administration Building on campus. 
  • Larimer: Provide documentation to the Testing Center, located in Mount Antero on campus or fax to 970-204-8122.  In your fax cover sheet, please include your full name, student ID# and a phone number where you can be reached.
  • Westminster: Provide documentation to Advising, located in the Student Development Center on campus.  

 

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