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Exceptions and Exemptions to Required Placement Testing A Individuals transferring from an accredited U S institution of higher education who present unofficial and/or official transcripts indicating successful completion (cumulative 2 00 GPA or higher) of the equivalent of at least twelve (12) college credits will be exempted from the reading placement test, if six (6) credits are general education courses B Individuals will be exempted from the reading and writing placement tests if they provide evidence of successfully completing one or more of the following: 1 The equivalent of FCC course ENGL 101 or the first collegelevel English composition course at an accredited U S institution or credit through DANTES Subject Standard Tests (DSST), or College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) 2 The Advanced Placement (AP) test with a score of 3 or higher in English Language and Composition or English Literature and Composition AP test scores are valid for five years from the test date 3 The International Baccalaureate (IB) exams with a grade of 4 or above in one or more of the following exams: Language A Literature SL or HL, and/or Language A: Language & Literature SL or HL IB test scores are valid for five years from the test date 4 English 10 or 11 PARCC score of Level 4 or 5 This score is valid for one year after an individual’s date of high school graduation 5 The GED© Reasoning Through Language Arts test with a score of 165 or higher GED© scores are valid for one year from the test date C Individuals will be exempted from the math placement tests if they provide evidence of successfully completing one or more of the following: 1 A general education math course, at the college level, at an accredited U S institution or credit through DSST or CLEP 2 The Advanced Placement (AP) test with a score of 3 or higher in Calculus AB, Calculus BC, or Statistics AP test scores are valid for five years from the test date 3 The International Baccalaureate (IB) exams with a grade of 4 or above on one or more of the following exams: Mathematical Studies, Mathematics SL or HL and/or Further Math IB test scores are valid for five years from the test date 4 Algebra II PARCC score of Level 4 or 5, or a Geometry PARCC score of Level 4 or 5 for juniors completing Geometry This score is valid for one year after an individual’s date of high school graduation 5 The GED© Mathematical Reasoning test with a score of 165 or higher GED© scores are valid for one year from the test date D Individuals from Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) who successfully completed the following math courses are exempt from taking the math placement tests This exemption is valid for one year after the individual’s date of high school graduation 1 Algebra II with an A or B completed within the past two years are eligible to enroll in an appropriate college-level, credit-bearing math course (with the exception of pre-calculus or higher) 2 Intermediate Transitional Algebra with an A or B and earn the designated score on an FCC-approved collegereadiness exam are eligible to enroll in a collegelevel, non-STEM, credit-bearing math course 3 Pre-Calculus or higher level math course with an A, B, or C are eligible to enroll in the equivalent college-level credit bearing course 4 Designated transition math modules and earn the designated score on an FCC-approved college-readiness exam are eligible to enroll in a college-level, non-STEM, credit-bearing math course E Individuals from FCPS who successfully completed English 12 with a reading comprehension Lexile score of 1050 or higher on the HMH Reading Inventory, 80% or better on Vocabulary in Context assessments, 80% or better on the Performance Product Portfolio, and earn a final grade of A or B will be exempted from the reading and writing placement tests They will be deemed college-ready in reading and writing and will be eligible to enroll in ENGL 101 This exemption is valid for one year after the individual’s date of high school graduation F Individuals who have provided a copy of their SAT/ACT scores that meet the exemption criteria set by statewide agreements will be exempted from individual placement tests SAT and ACT scores are valid for five years from the test date 1 Individuals with an SAT Mathematics score of 500 or higher when taken before 8/1/17 or 530 or higher when taken after 8/1/17 are exempted from math placement testing 2 Individuals with an ACT Mathematics score of 21 or higher are exempted from math placement testing 3 Individuals with an SAT Critical Reading score of 500 or higher when taken before 8/1/17 or an Evidence-based Reading & Writing score of 480 or higher when taken after 8/1/17 are exempted from reading and writing placement testing 4 Individuals with an ACT reading score of 21 or higher average on the English Test & Reading Test scores are exempted from reading and writing placement testing G Individuals who provide an official copy of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score transcript and who score a 575 or higher on the paper-based test, a 233 or higher on the computerbased test, or a score of 90 or higher on the internet-based test are exempted from the reading, writing, and ESL placement tests TOEFL scores are valid for two years from the test date H Individuals who provide a copy of their official Accuplacer or alternative placement test score(s), and meet the FCC placement criteria that exempts them from developmental reading, writing, and/or mathematics, will also be exempt from the corresponding FCC placement tests These scores are valid for two years from the test date The Associate Vice President for the Center for Teaching and Learning or their designee will evaluate the scores and assign course placement(s) based on FCC standards I Individuals who have provided an unofficial transcript indicating satisfactory completion (at a C or better) of the highestlevel developmental course work in reading, writing, and/ or mathematics at another Maryland community college or accredited Maryland four-year college/university are exempted from corresponding placement tests Reading and writing placement exemptions do not apply to ESL course work J Visiting students from other institutions who present a “Permission to Enroll” form will have prerequisites waived for the courses certified by the sending institutions No placement exemption will be entered 7 Frederick Community College • Fall 2022 Credit Schedule • frederick edu • 301 846 2400 The College continues to closely monitor and carefully assess the impact COVID-19 has on our operations and instruction Modifications to the traditional College procedures, as outlined in the following sections, may be necessary Please refer to the Directory on page 14 for contact information and frederick.edu/Covid-19 for updates
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