HCC PLACEMENT TABLES

The ACT offers four subject areas which are individually scored in English, Reading, Science, and Math.  For each subject exam, the top score is 36.

The SAT offers two subject areas which are individually scored with a top total of 1600.  The subject areas include Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) and Math.

 

Math ACT	Cumulative High School Unweighted GPA	GED College Readiness	EdReady Study Path	KYOTE	HCC Courses
27 or higher	NA	NA	NA	KYOTE Calculus 15 or higher	MAT 175, MAT 170 or any course listed below
22 or higher	3.2 or higher	Mathematical Reasoning 175 or higher	86 or higher	KAlg 14 or higher	MAT 150, MAT 155, or any course listed below
19 or higher	3.0 or higher	Mathematical Reasoning 165 or higher	68 or higher	KAlg 7 or higher or CMath 22 or higher	MAT 150 with MAT 100, MAT/STA 151 or any course listed below
18 or higher	2.8 or higher	NA	63 or higher	KMath 18 or higher	MAT 110
16 or higher	2.2 or higher	NA	59 or higher	KMath 12 or higher	MAT 126 with MAT 126S MAT 110 with MAT 110S
14 or higher	1.0 or higher	NA	53 or higher	KMath 6 or higher	MAT/STA 151 with MAT/STA 151S MAT 061
Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Kentucky Adult Education

Test scores expire after four years. HS GPA does not expire.

If a student has both recognized test scores and a GPA, they may be placed at the highest levels demonstrated by either scores or GPA.

Reading ACT	Cumulative High School Unweighted GPA	GED College Readiness	EdReady Study Path	KYOTE	TABE A	KCTCS Courses
20 or higher	3.0 or higher	165 or higher	95 or higher	Reading 20 or higher	Reading 12.5	No reading required
16 or higher	2.2 or higher	NA	72	Reading 12 or higher	10.0 or higher	Reading Intensive Course (e.g., PSY 110, HIS 108, etc.) linked with Co-requisite (IRW/RDG 100) IRW 95, RDG 185
11 or higher	Any	NA	43	Reading 6 or less	6.0 or higher	IRW 85/ Kentucky Adult Education
Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Kentucky Adult Education

Test scores expire after four years. HS GPA does not expire.

If a student has both recognized test scores and a GPA, they may be placed at the highest levels demonstrated by either scores or GPA.

ACT	Cumulative High School Unweighted GPA	GED College Readiness	EdReady Study Path	KYOTE	TABE A	KCTCS Courses
18 or higher	3.0 or higher	165 or higher	95 or higher	English 6 or higher	12.8 or higher	ENG 101
14 or higher	2.2 or higher	NA	72 or higher	English 5 or higher	9.0 or higher	ENG 101 with ENG/IRW 100 IRW 95
12 or higher	<2.2	NA	43 or higher	English 3 or higher	6.1 or higher	IRW 85/ Kentucky Adult Education
Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Kentucky Adult Education

Test scores expire after four years. HS GPA does not expire.

If a student has both recognized test scores and a GPA, they may be placed at the highest levels demonstrated by either scores or GPA.