Accuplacer/CITS courses:

If a sophomore or junior is registering for a CITS course through LSC or FDLTCC, students must take the Accuplacer test and achieve passing scores before May 15, 2014. Please sign up for the Accuplacer in the guidance office and pick up a verification form before you take the test. Return the verification form immediately after finishing the test, if you have met the university requirements you will be approved for the appropriate CITS course. The testing and grade point average requirements for specific courses can be found by clicking the guidance link and the CITS course tab.

A great website to practice for the Accuplacer can be found at http://accuplacer.collegeboard.org The following are test dates set by Lake Superior College and FDLTCC, students will test on those campuses when ready for the Accuplacer.

Lake Superior College: February 18 Tuesday Room S1971 10:30 February 20 Thursday Room S1971 1:00 March 12 Wednesday Room S1971 4:00 April 8 Tuesday Room S1971 10:30 April 10 Thursday Room S1971 1:00

Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College: February 19 Wednesday Room 227 10:00 a.m. April 9 Wednesday Room 227 10:00 a.m. April 16 Wednesday Room 208 10:00 a.m. April 23 Wednesday Room 208 10:00 a.m. April 30 Wednesday Room 208 10:00 a.m. May 14 Wednesday Room 208 10:00 a.m. May 21 Wednesday Room 208 10:00 a.m. May 28 Wednesday Room 208 10:00 a.m.

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Duluth East High School offers many classes that juniors and seniors may take for college credit through Lake Superior College, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, and the University of Minnesota Duluth. These courses include: UMD Honors Economics College Composition A.P. Lit & Comp 12 Honors Sociology AP Calculus Strength Training Honors Spanish 5 Honors German 5

LSC Pre-Calculus Honors Human Anatomy Marketing II Medical Terminology Intro to Allied Health

FDLTCC Honors Physics Honors Chemistry Honors American Government General Psychology Civil and Criminal Law

It is important to note that there are certain requirements for entry into a college-credit class: For all courses offered by FDLTCC, a student must have a minimum Accuplacer score of 78 on the Reading portion. For Honors Physics, a student must have a minimum Accuplacer score of 61 on the Elementary Algebra portion in addition to the Reading score. Along with these Accuplacer scores, a Junior must also possess a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a Senior must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 to be admitted into a class.

Courses offered by LSC are more specific: Pre-Calculus requires an Elementary Algebra score of at least 76 and a College Math score of at least 50. Honors Human Anatomy and Marketing II both require a Reading score of at least 78 as well as a Sentence Skills score of 86. Medical Terminology requires a minimum Reading score of 78. Intro to Allied Health has no testing requirements However, all courses offered by LSC require a minimum cumulative GPA in addition to Accuplacer scores: 3.0 for Juniors 2.5 for Seniors Appropriate ACT scores may take the place of the Accuplacer: Reading: 21 Writing (Sentence Skills): 18 Math: 22 Courses offered by UMD all have a requirement of a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for both Juniors and Seniors. Re-Test Policy: A student may re-test once per calendar year. If after re-test, the student is still below requirement but meets the minimum scores below, he or she may petition to take the appropriate course. Reading: 70 Sentence Skills 80 College Math 40

Duluth East HS Accuplacer Scores Required for CITS Courses Course

Test/Tests Required

Credits

ALTH 1400

Scores To Qualify

2

none

N/A

1

Reading

78-120

BIOL 1005 Intro To Cell Biology

1

Reading and Sentence Skills

78-120 86-120

BIOL 1140 Human Anat & Phys I

4

Reading and Sentence Skills

78-120 86-120

BUS 1400 Principles of Marketing

3

Reading and Sentence Skills

78-120 86-120

MATH 1150 Pre-Calculus

5

Elem Algebra and College Math

76-120 50-120

NUNA 1420 Nursing Asst/Home Health Aid

4

none

N/A

CHEM 1010 General Chemistry I

5

Reading

78-120

LAWE 1005 Careers in Criminal Justice

3

Reading

78-120

PHYS 1001 Introduction to Physics

4

Reading and Elementary Algebra

78-120 61-120

POLS 1010 American Government

3

Reading

78-120

Intro to Allied Health ALTH 1410 Medical Terminology

PYSC 2001 4 Reading General Psychology Appropriate ACT scores may take the place of the Accuplacer: Reading Writing (Sentence Skills)

21 18

78-120

Math

22

Also required: A GPA of 2.5 for seniors A GPA of 3.0 for juniors

Re-Test Policy: May re-test once in calendar year. If after re-test student is still below required score but meets the minimum scores below, they may petition to take appropriate course. Reading-minimum of 70 Sentence Skills-minimum of 80 College Math-minimum of 40