College Now Placement Information

Placement testing is only required for English, chemistry, math and physics College Now courses.

Is a placement test necessary?

To determine if placement is required for your course, go to the College Now Schedules page and select your high school link. If a prerequisite or test score is required for your class, it will be noted.

Note: There are multiple ways you may meet the placement requirement. You can meet a prerequisite by taking a prerequisite JCCC course or taking a placement test. See the chart below for placement specifics for each College Now course or your school’s class schedule.

Course prerequisite:

JCCC Course	JCCC Prerequisite Course*		Placement Requirement
Chemistry	MATH 171 College Algebra or MATH 173 Precalculus (can be a corequisite) AND JCCC Academic Reading (RDG 096) course	OR	ACT Math score of 23 or higher OR ALEKS PPL score of 61 or higher AND ACT Reading score of 19 or higher OR Appropriate ACCUPLACER Reading score OR Proof of an unweighted 3.0 high school GPA
College Algebra	MATH 116 Intermediate Algebra with a C or better	OR	ACT Math score of 21 or higher OR ALEKS PPL score of 38 or higher OR High school GPA of 3.00 AND a grade of B or higher in the final semester of Algebra II equivalent course OR High school GPA of 3.00 AND an ACT Math score of 20 OR High school GPA of 3.00 AND an ALEKS PPL score of 36 or higher
Statistics	MATH 171 College Algebra or MATH 173 Pre-Calculus with a C or better	OR	ACT Math score of 23 or higher OR ALEKS PPL score of 61 or higher OR AP Precalculus 3
Pre-Calculus	MATH 116 Intermediate Algebra or MATH 171 College Algebra with a C or better	OR	ACT Math score of 22 or higher OR ALEKS PPL score of 46 or higher
Calculus I	MATH 172 Trigonometry with a grade of C or higher or MATH 173 Precalculus with a grade of C or higher	OR	ACT Math score of 28 or higher OR ALEKS PPL score of 76 or higher OR AP Precalculus 3
Calculus II	MATH 241 Calculus I with a C or better	OR	AP Calc AB 3 OR AP Calc BC 3 (composite score or AB subscore)
Calculus III	MATH 242 Calculus II with a C or better	OR	AP Calc BC 3
Physics	MATH 171 College Algebra with a D or better	OR	ACT Math score of 23 or higher OR ALEKS PPL score of 61 or higher
Composition I	No College Now course applicable		ACT English score of 19 or higher OR Appropriate ACCUPLACER Writing score OR Proof of an unweighted 3.0 high school GPA
Composition II	ENGL 121 Composition I with a D or better	OR	AP English Language and Composition 3
Introduction to Teaching	RDG 096 Academic Reading	OR	ACT Reading score of 19 or higher OR Appropriate ACCUPLACER Reading score OR Proof of an unweighted 3.0 high school GPA

*Prerequisite courses and college credit must be earned through the College Now program or taken at JCCC.

If you haven't taken a placement assessment but meet the placement requirements above:

Attach documentation to show how you meet the placement requirement (e.g., ACT score report, high school transcript for GPA requirement, etc.).

For ACT Score Submission

Your full name (first and last) must appear clearly on the ACT score report you submit for waiver.
The ACT test date(s) for the scores you submit must also be clearly indicated on the report.

For High School Transcript Submission

You must submit a comprehensive high school transcript with your cumulative, unweighted GPA clearly indicated.
Partial or single-semester transcripts will not be accepted for waiver.
Additionally, information from your high school’s student portal will also not be accepted for waiver.

If the above minimum requirements are not met, your waiver request will be denied. All waiver denial and approval confirmations will be routed directly – and only – to your JCCC stumail account. Please check it often. Upon approval, a placement waiver will be added to your account. Once you receive the approval confirmation, you will then be required to enroll in the appropriate JCCC course.

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