CLC Placement Levels

Placement Levels represent a group of Placement Measures which indicate a student is ready for coursework at a specific academic level. All Minnesota State colleges require students to provide evidence of reading, writing and/or math skills for placement into certain college level courses to ensure students have the academic knowledge to succeed.

Students will be provided a Placement Level in Reading, Writing, and/or Math. Additionally, if English is not a student’s first language they will receive an ESL Reading Placement Level. Students can view their current Placement Levels through their e-service account.

Reading Placement Levels

CLC Placement Level	Placement Measure	Required Level
Reading College Level CLC	Accuplacer NG Reading	236
	Accuplacer ESL Reading	51
	ACT English	18
Reading College Level	High School GPA	2.6
	Accuplacer NG Reading	250
	MCA Reading	1047
	High School GPA AND MCA Reading	2.5 1042
	ACT Reading	21
	High School GPA AND ACT Reading	2.5 19
	SAT ERW	480
	High School GPA AND SAT ERW	2.5 440

Writing Placement Levels

CLC Placement Level	Placement Measure	Required Level
Writing Adult Basic Education Level	Accuplacer NG Reading	200
Writing Pre-College Level	Accuplacer NG Reading	227
	TABE Reading	567
Writing Introductory College Level	Accuplacer NG Reading	236
	MCA Reading	1047
	High School GPA AND MCA Reading	2.5 1042
Writing College Level CLC	ACT Reading	21
	High School GPA AND ACT Reading	2.5 19
Writing College Level	High School GPA	2.6
	Accuplacer NG Reading	250
	High School GPA AND Accuplacer NG Reading	2.5 236
	Accuplacer ESL Reading	102
	ACT English	18
	High School GPA AND ACT English	2.5 16
	SAT ERW	480
	High School GPA AND SAT ERW	2.5 440
Writing Honors College Level	High School GPA	3
	Accuplacer NG Reading	250
	ACT English	24
	ACT Reading	24

Math Placement Levels

CLC Placement Level	Placement Measure	Required Level
Math Adult Basic Education Level	Accuplacer NG Arithmetic	200
Fundamentals of Math Pre-College Level	Accuplacer NG Arithmetic	235
	TABE Math	566
Math Pre-College Level	Accuplacer NG QAS	240
Math Introductory College Level	Accuplacer NG QAS	265
	Accuplacer NG AAF	236
	MCA Math	1148
	High School GPA AND MCA Math	2.7 1146
	ACT Math	20
Algebra College Level	High School GPA AND High School Algebra II	2.8 C- or better
	Accuplacer NG AAF	250
	High School GPA AND Accuplacer NG AAF	2.7 236
	MCA Math	1158
	High School GPA AND MCA Math	2.7 1152
	ACT Math	22
	High School GPA AND ACT Math	2.7 20
	SAT Math	530
	High School GPA AND SAT Math	2.7 520
Pre-Calculus College Level	Accuplacer NG AAF	263
	ACT Math	23
Calculus College Level	ACT Math	27

ESL Reading Placement Levels

CLC Placement Level	Placement Measure	Required Level
Reading ESL Adult Basic Education Level	Accuplacer ESL Reading Skills	20
Reading ESL Introductory College Level	Accuplacer ESL Reading Skills	51
Reading ESL College Level	Accuplacer ESL Reading Skills	102

Uncertain about your course placement? Fill out the CLC Course Placement Survey and you will receive an email informing you of your next steps.

CLC Placement Levels