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Northwest College asks for your ACT, SAT, ACCUPLACER and/or ALEKS test scores to make sure you register into classes appropriate for your skill level. Find your ACT/SAT scores below to see if you will need to take an ACCUPLACER Test before you enroll in classes.
MATH PLACEMENT*Class only applies to AAS programs**Class is below college level |
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| Math Level | Math Placement | ACT Math sub-score | SAT Math | CLASSIC Accuplacer | NEXT GEN. Accuplacer | ALEKS |
| 0 |
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18 and below | 440 and below | Arithmetic: 0-59 Elementary Algebra: 0-39 |
Arithmetic: 240-275 | 0-13 |
| 1 |
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19-20 | 460-480 | Arithmetic 60+ or Elementary Algebra 40-54 | Arithmetic: 276-300 or QAS: 221-249 | 14-29 |
| 2 |
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21-22 | 500-530 | Elementary Algebra 55-84 | QAS: 250-300 or AAF: 225-249 |
30-45 |
| 3 |
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23-24 | 540-570 | Elementary Algebra 85-120 or College Level Math 0-6 |
AAF: 250-275 | 46-60 |
| 4 |
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25-26 | 580-610 | College Level Math 63-102 | AAF: 276-289 | 61-75 |
| 5 |
| 27 and above | 620 and above | College Level Math score 103-120 | AAF: 290-300 | 76-100 |
ENGLISH PLACEMENT**Class is below college level |
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| English Placement | ACT English Sub-score | SAT Composite Score | Accuplacer | NEXT GEN. Accuplacer | |
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0-17 | 1010-1340 | Sentence Skills 56-84 | Next Generation Writing: 237-249 | |
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18 and above | 1350 and above | Sentence Skills 85-120 | Next Generation Writing: 250+ | |