Course Placement & Testing

Course Placement & Testing

All Minnesota State colleges require students to provide evidence of reading and math skills for placement into certain college level courses to ensure students have the academic knowledge to succeed.  If course placement is a requirement for the program you are studying, you will need to have your course placement determined before registering for courses.

Determining Course Placement

Provide ACT, MCA, SAT, and/or TABE scores
If you have taken an ACT, MCA, SAT, or TABE test within the last 5 years you may be able to use these scores for course placement.
Please send test scores to the Course Placement staff listed at the bottom on this page.

Provide an Official College Transcript
If you have successfully completed college-level coursework in English and/or math, you may be exempt from all or portions of the placement test.  To determine eligibility, please submit an official transcript to CLC for evaluation.

Take the Next-Generation Accuplacer (NGA) Test
The Accuplacer helps to determine course placement and ensure your success at CLC.  To help you save time and money it is important to prepare prior to taking the Accuplacer test.

Schedule an Accuplacer Course Placement Session

To register for an Accuplacer session click the “Sign Up” button next to the session you would like to attend.  To test at another Minnesota State campus, first contact CLC to get a voucher.  If you are a student from another Minnesota State college who would like to test at CLC please contact your home institution and receive a voucher number before registering for an Accuplacer session.

Questions about course placement?  Not sure if you need to complete testing?  Contact us!

Natalia DePauw

Assessment Specialist

Phone: 218-855-8254

natalia.depauw@clcmn.edu

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Gayle Wonders

Assessment Specialist

Phone: 218-894-5114

gayle.wonders@clcmn.edu

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