Placement Testing

All entering students who enroll in associate degree or certificate programs and who enroll for more than four credit hours or eight weekly contact hours per semester will be assessed using a placement assessment instrument and will be placed at the appropriate level as indicated by the assessment results:

Exceptions

• Any student scoring 470 or above on the SAT Writing or 20 or above on the ACT English within three years of enrollment is exempt from the English assessment requirement;
  
  
• Any student scoring 470 or above on the SAT Reading or 20 or above on the ACT Reading within three years of enrollment is exempt from the reading assessment requirement;
  
  
• Any student scoring 470 or above on the SAT Math or 20 or above on the ACT Math within three years of enrollment is exempt from the math assessment requirement;
  
  
• Students who have an associate degree or higher;
  
  
• Students who transfer degree-creditable college-level English and/or mathematics courses;
  
  
• Non-award seeking majors who are taking classes for avocational reasons only;
  
  
• Students who have completed required developmental course work at another Alabama Community College System institution within the last three years;
  
  
• Audit students;
  
  
• Students who can provide documentation of assessment (COMPASS) within the last three years; and
  
  
• Transient students.

NOTE: Certain programs at Bevill State have specific testing requirements.

NOTE: Bevill State accepts official COMPASS placement test scores from other postsecondary institutions.

NOTE: Each college is required to provide a written assessment, an individualized education plan, and appropriate guidance and counseling to any student who scores below the college’s minimum cut score. The requirements for the standard minimum cut scores for the System shall be set forth in guidelines established by the Chancellor.