Effective 12/22/15
Iowa Lakes Community College
Placement Exam Score Guide – AA/AS/AAS Programs
ACCUPLACER
ACT
SAT
COMPASS
ASSET
Sentence Skills
English
English
Writing
Writing
0-65
1-13
310-340
0-49
0-19
66-77
14-16
350-400
50-58
20-24
78-120
Reading
0-77
17-36
Reading
1-15
410-800
Reading
260-410
59-100
Reading
0-70
25-36
Reading
0-14
78-120
16-36
420-800
71-100
15-24
Arithmetic
0-77
78-120
Elementary
Algebra
0-75
76-120
Math
1-18
-
Math
260-470
-
Pre-Algebra
0-53
54-100
Math
Math
Algebra
1-18
19-21
260-470
480-530
0-40
Numeric
0-19
20-32
Elementary
Algebra
0-6
7-12
-
22-23
540-580
41-65
13-18
24-26
590-650
66-100
19-25
College Math
0-10
11-31
Math
-
Math
-
College Algebra
-
College Algebra
-
32-53
22-23
560-580
-
-
54-59
24-26
590-650
0-50
6-12
60-120
27-36
660-800
51-100
13-25
-
COURSE PLACEMENT OPTION(S)
Writing Strategies (ENG 035)
Writing Strategies (ENG 035) OR
Intro. to College Writing (ENG 062)
Composition I (ENG 105)
Intro. to College Reading II (RDG 031)
College level reading courses
Business Communications (BUS 121)
Math Strategies (MAT-054)
*Take Elementary Algebra test for placement
Math for Liberal Arts (MAT 110)
Math Strategies (MAT-054)
Math for Liberal Arts (MAT 110)
Finite Math (MAT 140) OR Statistics (MAT 157) OR
Technical Math (MAT 743)
College Algebra (MAT 120) OR
College Algebra & Trig (MAT 127)
*Take Elementary Algebra test for placement
Math for Liberal Arts (MAT 110)
Finite Math (MAT 140) OR Statistics (MAT 157) OR
Technical Math (MAT 743)
College Algebra (MAT 120) OR
College Algebra & Trig (MAT 127)
Calculus (MAT 211)
Effective 12/22/15
Iowa Lakes Community College
Placement Exam Score Guide – Vocational & SAVE Programs
ACCUPLACER
ACT
SAT
COMPASS
ASSET
Sentence Skills
English
English
Writing
Writing
0-6
7-13
14-36
17-36
0-250
260-350
360-800
410-800
0-18
19-37
38-100
59-100
0-10
11-19
20-36
25-36
Reading
Reading
0-32
33-65
66-120
78-120
Reading
Reading Reading
1-7
8-15
16-36
0-250
260-410
420-800
0-30
31-70
71-100
0-6
7-14
15-24
Math
Math
Pre-Algebra
Numeric
0-25
26-77
1-9
10-18
0-200
210-470
0-25
26-53
0-10
11-19
78-120
19-36
480-800
54-100
20-32
0-35
36-77
78-120
Arithmetic
COURSE PLACEMENT OPTION(S)
Writing Foundations (ENG 003)
Basic Writing (ENG 012)
Workplace Communications (COM 723 OR COM 725)
Composition 1 (ENG 105) *Follows AA/AAS requirements
Intro. to College Reading I (RDG 030)
Intro. to College Reading II (RDG 031)
College level courses *Follows AA/AAS requirements
Mathematics Foundations (MAT 004)
Math Refresher (MAT 005)
Applied Mathematics (MAT 770 OR MAT 772)
*Take Elementary Algebra test for placement in Math for Liberal Arts