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V. Prerequisites
The FCC Academic Catalog designates
courses with prerequisites and/or corequisites.
Prerequisites are expectations that must be
completed before enrollment in a course is
allowed. Corequisites are courses that can be
taken concurrently.
VI. Exceptions and Exemptions to Required
Placement Testing
A. Individuals who transfer from accredited
institutions of higher education who
present unofficial transcripts indicating
successful completion (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:
1. The equivalent of FCC course EN101
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 English
Language and Composition or English
Literature and Composition. AP test
scores are valid for five years.
3. The International Baccalaureate (IB)
exams with a grade of four (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.
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 English Reasoning Through
Language Arts test with a score of 165 or
higher. GED scores are valid for one year.
C. Individuals will be exempted from the math
placement tests if they provide evidence of
successfully completing:
1. A general education math course, at
the level of college algebra or higher, 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.
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 5 years.
4. Algebra II PARCC score of Level 4 or 5. This
score is valid for one year after an individu-
al’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.
D. Individuals from Frederick County
Public School (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 graduation from high school.
1. Algebra II with an A or B during their
junior or senior year are eligible to
enroll in an appropriate college-lev-
el, credit-bearing math course.
2. Intermediate Transitional Algebra with an
A or B 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.
3. Pre-Calculus or higher level math
course with an A, B, or C are eligi-
ble to enroll in the equivalent col-
lege-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 collegelevel,
non-STEM, credit-bearing math course.
E. Individuals from Frederick County Public
School (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,
and 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
English 101. This exemption is valid for one
year after the individual’s date of graduation
from high school.
F. Individuals who have provided a copy of their
SAT/ACT scores that meet the exemption
criteria set by Maryland Community College
placement guidelines will be exempted from
individual placement tests. SAT and ACT
scores are valid for five years.
1. Individuals with an SAT Mathematics score
of 530 or above are exempted from math
placement testing.
2. Individuals with an ACT Mathematics score
of 21 or above are exempted from math
placement testing.
3. Individuals with an SAT Evidence-based
Reading & Writing score of 480 or a
Critical Reading score of 500 or above are
exempted from reading and writing place-
ment testing.
4. Individuals with an ACT reading score of
21 or greater average on the English Test
& Reading Test scores are exempt from the
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 paperbased test, a
233 or higher on the computer-based test,
or a score of 90 or higher on the inter-
net-based test are exempted from the
reading, writing, and ESL placement tests.
TOEFL scores are valid for two years.
H. Individuals who provide a copy of their
official Accuplacer or alternative place-
ment test score(s), and meet the place-
ment 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. The
Associate Vice President for the Center for
Teaching and Learning or his/her 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 highest-level devel-
opmental course work in reading, writing,
or mathematics at another Maryland com-
munity 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 cours-
es certified by the sending institutions. No
placement exemption will be entered.
K. Individuals who have provided an offi-
cial transcript indicating they have been
awarded an associate, bachelor’s, or higher
degree from an accredited U.S. institution
will be exempted from placement testing.
L. Students who have successfully complet-
ed an FCC-approved academic interven-
tion will be permitted one additional retest
for a total of 3 test attempts.
M. Individuals who are otherwise exempted
by the Associate Vice President for the
Center for Teaching and Learning or his/
her designee.