Sep 26, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Planned Placement


The University of Central Missouri wants to ensure that all students are placed in academic courses for which the student is academically prepared. For this reason, Planned Placement criteria have been developed to make placement decisions that facilitate student success.

All students must be placed according to university policy. Placement testing is available to students wishing to challenge their placement to determine the preparedness of the student for college-level courses in reading, mathematics, and writing.

Students may also opt to begin in lower-level coursework. For example, a student with an ACT Math score of 26 does not have to enroll in MATH 1151  but may opt to take any lower-level math course. Students who would like to have their skills assessed before making a course choice are encouraged to do so.

English and math requirements vary by major. Students should follow the curriculum for their major as outlined in this catalog or consult with their Academic Success Advisor regarding course selection.

For more information about planned placement or skills assessment testing contact:

Testing Services
JCKL 1250
660-543-4919 or testingservices@ucmo.edu
ucmo.edu/offices/testing-services 

Planned Placement criteria are as follows:

Students must enroll in and successfully complete:
Test Optional
If they have an:                                                      
English
ENGL 1000 - Introduction to College Writing (3)  

HS GPA ≤ 2.49

*placement may be adjusted based on Self-Placement Questionnaire

ACT English 15 or below

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section 390 or below

SAT Writing and Language Test 22 or below

Accuplacer Next-Gen Writing 236 or below

A grade of C or better is required in ENGL 1000  to progress into ENGL 1020 .

ENGL 1021 - Writing Workshop (3)  

Corequisite course: ENGL 1020  *

* Must take courses concurrently.

2.5 ≤ HS GPA ≤ 2.99

*placement may be adjusted based on Self-Placement Questionnaire

ACT English 16-17

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section 400-420

SAT Writing and Language Test 23-24

Accuplacer Next-Gen Writing 237-249

ENGL 1020 - Composition I GE (3)    

HS GPA ≥ 3.0

*placement may be adjusted based on Self-Placement Questionnaire

ACT English 18 or above

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section 430 or above

SAT Writing and Language Test 25 or above

Accuplacer Next-Gen Writing 250-269

ENGL 1000  with a grade of C or better.

ENGL 1080 - Advanced Composition GE (3)   

HS GPA ≥ 3.5

*placement may be adjusted based on Self-Placement Questionnaire

ACT English 26 or above

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section 590 or above

SAT Writing and Language Test 33 or above

Accuplacer Next-Gen Writing 270 or above

Students in majors that require CTE 2060  as the second writing course should not opt for ENGL 1080 .

Reading
EDFL 1830 - Introduction to Academic Literacy (3)    

HS GPA ≤ 2.6

AND

Accuplacer Next-Gen Reading 261 or below

ACT Reading 18 or below

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section 360 or below

SAT Reading Test 20 or below

Accuplacer Next-Gen Reading 261 or below

Mathematics Non-Algebra Track

ACST 1300R - Basic Statistics with Review GE (5)   

MATH 1520R - Practical Mathematics with Review GE (5)    

 

HS GPA < 3.0

OR

Algebra II with a grade of D or lower

OR

No Algebra II

ACT Math 21 or below

SAT Math Section 540 or below

SAT Math Test 26.5 or below

Accuplacer Next-Gen QAS 240 or below

Accuplacer Next-Gen AAF 220 or below

ACST 1300 - Basic Statistics GE (3)   

MATH 1520 - Practical Mathematics GE (3)   

HS GPA ≥ 3.0

AND

Algebra II with a grade of C or better

ACT Math 22 or above

SAT Math Section 550 or above

SAT Math Test 27.5 or above

Accuplacer Next-Gen QAS 250 or above

Accuplacer Next-Gen AAF 230 or above

Mathematics Algebra Track
MATH 1010 - Fundamentals of Algebra (3)   

HS GPA < 3.0

OR

Algebra II with a grade of D or lower

OR

No Algebra II

ACT Math 16 or below

SAT Math Section 430 or below

SAT Math Test 21.5 or below

Accuplacer Next-Gen QAS 249 or below

Accuplacer Next-Gen AAF 219 or below

A grade of C or better is required in MATH 1010  to progress into MATH 1101 . 

MATH 1070 - Algebra Essentials (4)   

HS GPA < 3.0

OR

Algebra II with a grade of D or lower

OR

No Algebra II

ACT Math 16 or below

SAT Math Section 430 or below

SAT Math Test 21.5 or below

Accuplacer Next-Gen QAS 249 or below

Accuplacer Next-Gen AAF 219 or below

A grade of C or better in MATH 1070  will allow a student to progress into MATH 1111R .

MATH 1101 - Intermediate Algebra (3)   

3.0 ≤ HS GPA < 3.5

AND

Algebra II with a grade of C or better

ACT Math 17-21

SAT Math Section 440-540

SAT Math Test 22.5-26.5

Accuplacer Next-Gen QAS 250-300

Accuplacer Next-Gen AAF 220-239

A grade of C or better in MATH 1101  will allow a student to progress into general education level ACST or MATH courses.

MATH 1111R - College Algebra with Review GE (5)  
  

 

3.0 ≤ HS GPA < 3.5

AND

Algebra II with a grade of C or better

ACT Math 17 or above

SAT Math Section 440 or above

SAT Math Test 22.5 or above

Accuplacer Next-Gen QAS 250 or above

Accuplacer Next-Gen AAF 220 or above

MATH 1820 - Math for Middle School Teachers (3)  * 
 

* Please note MATH 1820  does not satisfy UCM’s general education math requirement.

HS GPA ≥ 3.0

AND

Algebra II with a grade of C or better

ACT Math 17-36

SAT Math Section 440-800

SAT Math Test 22.5-40

Accuplacer Next-Gen QAS 250 or above

Accuplacer Next-Gen AAF 220 or above

MATH 1111 - College Algebra GE (3) 

MATH 1112 - College Trigonometry (2)  *

* Please note MATH 1112  does not satisfy UCM’s general education math requirement.

HS GPA ≥ 3.5

AND

Algebra II with a grade of C or better

ACT Math 22 or above

SAT Math Section 550 or above

SAT Math Test 27.5 or above

Accuplacer Next-Gen AAF 240 or above

MATH 1131 - Applied Calculus GE (3) 

  

HS GPA ≥ 3.7

AND

Algebra II with a grade of A or B

ACT Math 24 or above

SAT Math Section 580 or above

SAT Math Test 29 or above

Accuplacer Next-Gen AAF 263 or above

MATH 1150 - Pre-Calculus Mathematics GE (5)  

HS GPA ≥ 3.7

AND

Algebra II with a grade of A or B

ACT Math 24-25

SAT Math Section 580-600

SAT Math Test 29-30

Accuplacer Next-Gen AAF 263-266

A grade of C or better in MATH 1150  will allow a student to progress into MATH 1151 .

MATH 1151 - Calculus I GE (5)  

HS GPA ≥ 3.7

AND

Trigonometry or Precalculus with a grade of A or B

ACT Math 26 or above

SAT Math Section 610 or above

SAT Math Test 31 or above

Accuplacer Next-Gen AAF 276 or above 

Natural Sciences
BIOL 1510 - Investigative Biology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)    

ACT Math 22 or above

SAT Math Section 550 or above

SAT Math Test 27.5 or above

CHEM 1131 - General Chemistry I GE (5: 5 lecture, 0 lab)  

HS GPA ≥ 3.7

AND

Algebra II with a grade of A or B

ACT Math 24 or above

SAT Math Section 580 or above

SAT Math Test 29 or above

Accuplacer Next-Gen AAF 263 or above

 

UCM does not accept the Accuplacer “Next-Gen Arithmetic” test.

Test scores AND pre- or corequisite courses are required for course placement. Check program and degree requirements prior to enrolling.