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Assessment Scores and Course Equivalences

Students without a high school degree or high school equivalency diploma should be referred to the Hawkeye High School Completion program.

Reading

Reading course placement using high school GPA, Next-Generation ACCUPLACER, or ACT
High School
GPA		 ACT Next-Generation
ACCUPLACER		 Classic
ACCUPLACER		 Course Recommendation
1 – 12 1 – 31 No placement. Take Next-Generation ACCUPLACER or register for the English Language Learning program.
1.99 and below 13 200 – 227 32 – 41 RDG-038 College Prep Reading I *
2.0 – 2.49 14 – 15 228 – 238 42 – 57 RDG-039 College Prep Reading II *
2.5 – 2.79 16 – 18 239 – 250 58 – 75 RDG-040 College Prep Reading III *
2.8+ 19 – 36 251 – 300 76 – 120 Transfer / Technical Credit Courses (Ex. Psychology, Sociology)

* Success course

Writing

Writing course placement using high school GPA, Next-Generation ACCUPLACER, or ACT
High School
GPA		 ACT Next-Generation
ACCUPLACER		 Classic
ACCUPLACER
Essay		 Classic
ACCUPLACER
Sentence Skills		 Course Recommendation
1 – 12 200 –228 0 – 1 1 – 41 Take the ACCUPLACER Assessment (see Preparing for ACCUPLACER) or register for the English Language Learning program.
2.49 and below 13 – 15 229 – 239 2 – 3 42 – 63 ENG-060 College Prep Writing I *
2.5 – 2.79 16 – 18 240 – 252 4 – 5 64 – 81 ENG-061 College Prep Writing II *
2.5 – 2.79+ 16 – 36 240 – 300 4 – 8 64 – 120
  • COM-781 Written Communication in the Workplace
  • COM-730 Communications
2.8+ 19 – 36 253 – 300 6 – 8 82 – 120 ENG-105 Composition I

* Success course

Literacy

Reading course placement using high school GPA, Next-Generation ACCUPLACER, or ACT
High School
GPA		 ACT Next-Generation
ACCUPLACER		 Classic
ACCUPLACER		 Course Recommendation
0 – 1.99 1 – 12 1 – 31 No placement. Take Next-Generation ACCUPLACER or register for the English Language Learning program.
2.00 – 2.25 13 – 14 200 – 227 32 – 41 ENG-071 Academic Literacy I
2.26 – 2.50 15 – 16 228 – 238 42 – 57 ENG-081 Academic Literacy II
2.51 – 2.79 17 – 18 239 – 250 58 – 75 ENG-091 Academic Literacy III
2.80 – 3.49 19 – 36 251 – 269 76 – 100 ENG-104 Resources for Composition
3.5+ 30 – 36 270 – 300 101 – 120 ENG-105 Composition I

Math

Next-Generation ACCUPLACER Assessment and ACT Assessment Placement and Course Sequence Guide: Math — Arithmetic
High School
GPA		 ACT Next-Generation
ACCUPLACER
Arithmetic		 Next-Generation
ACCUPLACER
Quantitative
Reasoning,
Algebra,
and Statistics		 Classic
ACCUPLACER
Arithmetic		 Classic
ACCUPLACER
Elementary
Algebra		 Course
Recommendation
200 – 240 1 – 44 No placement. Take ACCUPLACER Arithmetic assessment.
1.99 and below 1 – 13 200 – 239 1 – 39 MAT-045 Fundamentals of Math *
2.0 – 2.49 14 232 – 254 33 – 62 MAT-048 Preparatory Math for Elementary Algebra *
2.0 – 2.49 14 – 15 240 – 254 241 – 245 40 – 62 45 – 55 MAT-052 Pre-Algebra *
2.0 – 2.49+ 14 – 36 240 – 300 241 – 300 40 – 120 45 – 120 MAT-772 Applied Math
2.5 – 2.79 16 – 18 255 – 300 246 – 258 63 – 120 56 – 84 MAT-063 Elementary Algebra *
2.8+ 19 – 23 259 – 300 85 – 120
  • MAT-110 Math for Liberal Arts
  • MAT-156 Statistics
  • MAT-744 Technical Math
  • MAT-778 Applied Geometry / Trigonometry
  • MAT-151 Math Reasoning for Teachers I
  • MAT-504 Electronics Math I
  • PNN-103 Nursing Calculations
  • MAT-102 Intermediate Algebra
  • MLT-103 Lab Mathematics
2.8+ with C or higher in Algebra I and Algebra II and Geometry, or Math 1 and Math 2 and Math 3 in high school. 24 MAT-121 College Algebra

* Success course

High School
GPA		 ACT Next-Generation
ACCUPLACER
Advanced Algebra and Functions		 Classic
ACCUPLACER
College Level Math		 Course Recommendation
200 – 226 1 – 39 No placement. Take ACCUPLACER Quantitative Reasoning,
Algebra, and Statistics
2.8+ 19 – 23 227 – 257 40 – 4950 – 59
  • MAT-110 Math for Liberal Arts
  • MAT-156 Statistics
  • MAT-744 Technical Math
  • MAT-778 Applied Geometry / Trigonometry
  • MAT-151 Math Reasoning for Teachers I
  • MAT-504 Electronics Math I
  • PNN-103 Nursing Calculations
  • MAT-102 Intermediate Algebra
  • MLT-103 Lab Mathematics
2.8+ with C or higher in Algebra I and Algebra II and Geometry, or Math 1 and Math 2 and Math 3 in high school. 24 258 – 265 60 – 79 MAT-121 College Algebra
2.8+ with C or higher in Pre-Calc or Math 4 in high school 25 – 26 266 – 275 80 – 120
  • MAT-128 Precalculus
  • MAT-134 Trig and Analytic Geometry
2.8+ with C or higher in high school Calculus 27 – 36 276 – 300 MAT-210 Calculus I

Contact Information

Evaluation and Testing

Student Services
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319-296-4318
Email Evaluation and Testing

Regular Hours — Summer 2023

May 15 – July 28
Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 4:30pm
Friday 8:00am – 12:00pm

Regular Hours — Fall 2023

July 31 – December 19, 2023
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm

If campus is closed, the Testing Center is also closed. This includes weather related closings. See the Academic Calendar for scheduled college closings.

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