Placement by Outside Testing
| Assessment |
Score |
Placement |
| SAT |
1110 |
Placement into English Composition I |
| ACT |
22 |
Placement into English Composition I |
| International Baccalaureate |
|
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| GPA |
2.7+ |
Placement into English Composition I |
Transfer Credit
* Students who score a 5 may take the CLEP College Composition Exam in order to receive
3 credits for English Composition I. The CLEP composition Exam can be taken at Bridgewater
Statue University. It assesses first-year compositions skills, including analysis,
argumentation, synthesis, usage, and research. The exam consists of 50 multiple choice
questions to be answered in 50 minutes and two essays to be written in 70 minutes;
the entire exam is two hours. One essay is based on the student’s prior reading or
experiences; the second essay provides two sources and asks the student to synthesizes
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
| Next Gen Reading Score |
Placement |
| 200 – 229 |
Preparing for College Reading I |
| 230 – 244 |
Preparing for College Reading II |
| 245 or higher |
No Reading Required |
| Writeplacer Score |
Placement |
| 8 |
English Comp II or English Comp I |
| 7 |
English Comp II or English Comp I |
| 6 |
English Comp I |
| 5 |
English Comp I |
| 4 and 259 or higher on Next Gen Reading |
English Comp I |
| 4 and 258 or lower on Next Gen Reading |
Accelerated writing or Intro to Writing |
| 3 |
Accelerated writing or Intro to Writing |
| 2 |
Intro to Writing |
| 1 |
Intro to Writing |