English Placement Rules

High School Performance

​Recommended Placement

​HS GPA of 2.6 or higher

​English A100: no additional academic or concurrent support

​HS GPA of 1.9 - 2.59

English A100: additional academic and concurrent support recommended

HS GPA of less than 1.9

English A100: additional academic and concurrent support strongly recommended

Note: All rule sets use the overall, unweighted GPA.

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Math Placement Rules

For First-Level Transfer Courses

​​High School Performance

​Recommended Placement

​HS GPA of 3.0 or higher ​MATH A100, A104, A160: no additional academic or co-requisite support recommended.
​HS GPA of 2.3 - 2.9 ​MATH A100, A160: additional academic and co-requisite support recommended.
Placement into MATH A104.
​HS GPA of less than 2.3 ​MATH A100, A160: co-requisite support required. Placement into MATH A104.

OR

​​High School Performance

​​Recommended Placement

​​HS GPA of 3.4 or higher OR
​HS GPA of 2.6 or higher & enrolled in HS Calculus
MATH A115, A120, A155: no additional academic or co-requisite support recommended.
​HS GPA of 2.6 or higher OR
Enrolled in HS Pre-Calculus
MATH A115, A120, A155: additional academic and co-requisite support recommended.
HS GPA less than 2.6 or lower & no Pre-Calculus MATH A115, A120: co-requisite support required. Placement into MATH A155.
Note: If you're not sure which First-Level Transfer Course for math is right for you, please make an appointment with a Counselor.

 

 

For Higher Level Transfer Courses:

Students can place in Math A140, A170, and A180 based on the following approved rule sets:

For students enrolling directly after graduating from high school:

​​High School Course

​​High School GPA

Optional Placement
​Calculus w/ any grade ​3.2 or higher ​MATH A180
​Calculus w/ any grade ​2.6 to 3.1 ​MATH A140 or A170
​Pre-Calculus w/ C or higher ​3.2 or higher ​MATH A180
​Trigonometry w/ C+ or higher ​3.4 or higher ​MATH A140 or A170
​Algebra 2 w/ B or higher ​3.4 or higher ​MATH A140 or A170

For students not enrolling directly after graduating high school:

High School Course High School GPA Optional Placement
​Calculus w/ C or higher ​3.1 or higher ​MATH A180
Calculus w/ C or higher ​3.0 ​MATH A140 or A170
​Pre-Calculus w/ C or higher ​3.5 or higher ​MATH A180
Pre-Calculus w/ C or higher ​3.3 - 3.4 ​MATH A140 or A170
​Trigonometry w/ C or higher ​3.3 or higher ​MATH A140 or A170
Note: All rule sets use the overall, unweighted GPA.
 
Questions? Contact us at occassessment@occ.cccd.edu