College Credit Plus
KEY ADVISING MESSAGES & MATERIALS
Admission
Admission into NC State’s College Credit Plus program will
require the student to demonstrate college readiness in
reading comprehension. This equates roughly to an 11th
grade reading level.
ACT Reading: 18 or above
ACT COMPASS Reading: 80 or above
Admission – further explanation
At NC State, a student who scores between 14-17 on ACT
Reading or 60-79 on COMPASS Reading is placed into
developmental reading.
Note an ACT Reading score of 14 equates roughly to a 7th
grade reading level.
CCP students DO NOT have the opportunity to take
developmental reading. Consequently, admission has
been set at the higher cut-off score.
Placement or Prerequisites
While any student meeting the Reading cut-off scores can
be admitted to the program, certain courses may also
require additional evidence of college readiness.
These are assessed by ACT or COMPASS scores in
Writing/English and Math.
Other courses may be part of a sequence that requires
completion of a prerequisite course. Sometimes the
student can avoid prerequisites by higher ACT/COMPASS.
Placement Prep
Prevention is the best cure. Encourage preparation.
Encourage students to become familiar with the
expectations of the tests, topics and format before taking
them. We have a one-page primer to help.
There are online preparation resources, as well as walk-in
or scheduled preparation assistance on the NC State
campus.
Placement – Math and English
Placement scores for College Composition:
ACT Writing 18 or COMPASS 69.
Cut-off scores for Math and Statistics:
Business Math, Variable Relationships, Tech Math I, Introduction to
Statistics: ACT Math 21, COMPASS Algebra 31.
College Algebra, Probability & Statistics: ACT Math 22, COMPASS Algebra 65.
Tech Math II, Trigonometry: ACT Math 26, COMPASS College Algebra 46.
Calculus I: ACT Math 28, COMPASS Trigonometry 46.
Placement
Other popular courses with placement standards:
Introduction to Chemistry: ACT Math 21, COMPASS Algebra 31
Introduction to Business: ACT Reading 18, COMPASS Reading 80
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics: ACT Math 21, COMPASS Algebra 31
Human Anatomy & Physiology I: ACT Math 21/COMPASS Algebra 31; ACT
Reading 18/COMPASS Reading 80; ACT Writing 18/COMPASS 69; Chemistry
pre-requisite
Introductory Physics: ACT Math 21, COMPASS Algebra 31
Secondary Evidence of College Readiness
Draft CCP rules state “institutions shall also
review…students’ high school GPA, end-of-course
examination scores, a writing assessment, previous
college work, secondary teacher recommendations and
other data as applicable.”
NC State will not prescribe any single secondary course
placement method, but will be open to suggestions from
high school counselors.
Secondary Placement
Advising the student/parent is key. What may be legal may
not be in the best interest of the student especially given
the permanent transcript record.
Should NC State provide a bank of syllabi or sample
textbooks to help students/parents make informed
decisions?
Pathway Guides
We have provided six sample “pathway” guides called Tier
1 and 2 since they don’t always add up to 15 credits:
General Transfer
Psychology
Registered Nursing
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Business Administration
Early Childhood Education (P-3)
Pathway Guides
Pathway guides include:
Transferable coursework except when noted
Application to NC State degree
Prerequisite or placement requirements
Availability of the course at the high school (to be customized)
Availability of the course via distance
Transferable Course Inventories
Provided a primer and course inventory. Three transfer
categories:
Ohio Transfer Module (General Education, applies to any degree)
Transfer Assurance Guides (Technical, applies to major area)
Can be stacked together and potentially equate to around 60 credits
Individual transfer agreements between NC State and universities. For
example, NC State has some agreements applying three years of credit at
the community college price.
Also included columns for placement/prerequisite, availability at high
school and via distance coursework.
Transferable Courses – Ohio Transfer
Module
Currently 23 courses at NC State have OTM label.
Broken into five disciplines: English,
Mathematics/Statistics, Arts/Humanities, Social Sciences
and Natural Sciences.
Students can earn up to 40 hours between the categories.
While general transfer, still very important to advise to
ensure proper course selection amongst disciplines.
Transferable Courses – Transfer
Assurance Guides
Currently 48 courses, including a dually marked with OTM.
Can apply to 19 specific transfer majors.
Some represent at least a semester’s worth of courses
toward a major.
Those with the most TAG credits have been highlighted in
the sample pathways.
Distance coursework
Provided an inventory of all courses offered via distance in
the past year – nearly 90 courses.
Most are fully online and asynchronous.
Some are hybrid synchronous/asynchronous. Live
meetings may be on campus or done through an online
virtual classroom.
Inventory includes both NC State degree application, as
well as any OTM or TAG label.
Distance coursework
Distance courses can be more intensive than a traditional
class. In particular, they require you to have good time
management, reading, writing, computer and study skills.
The college generally requires students to pass a basic
computer literacy assessment.
Requires advising of the pros/cons of this method.
Students are encouraged to take an advisory selfassessment to ensure a good fit.