NDSCS College Catalog

Assessment and Course Placement
English and Mathematics Course Placement
Placement of students in courses that most closely match their abilities results in a greater likelihood that these students will be successful in pursuing and completing their programs. All students are required to follow English and mathematics placement recommendations based on standardized test scores. Students under the age of 25 must present ACT scores and students age 25 and over will complete COMPASS placement testing on campus.
Students will be placed in the appropriate college English Composition course according to their ACT English and Reading Test scores and students will be placed in the appropriate mathematics course according to their ACT Mathematics Test scores. Students may elect to take the on campus COMPASS placement test to verify their course placement or in cases where ACT Test scores have not reached the admissions office prior to registration. Students may elect to take the best placement if there is a difference between ACT and COMPASS placement.