Placement Testing
The automotive program and COD want you to be successful in your coursework, so before you can register there are a couple of placement tests that need to be completed. These placement tests are intended to confirm that you will be capable of reading and writing at a level that will allow you to be successful in your studies. If you are going to take any math courses (associate's degree students) you will also need to take the math placement test.
If you took the ACT or SAT test and have sufficient scores you may not need to take the placement tests if you had/have your score report sent to the college records office.
Reading Placement
In order to enroll in any automotive course it is required that you can read at a college ready level (referred to as category I). There are several ways that you can achieve Category I rating:
- Completion of 12 college-level credits with at least a "C" average
- Compass Reading Placement Test score of 75 or higher
- Asset Reading Placement Test score of 16 or higher
- ACT composite score of 20 or higher
- SAT verbal/critical reasoning score of 500
- A score of 550 paper/pencil, 213 computer-based or 79 Internet-based on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- College certificate, Associate degree, BA/BS degree, Graduate/Professional degree
If you do not test to the Category I reading level there are some developmental courses available to help you prepare for college ready reading requirements. This link is a breakdown of the suggested courses based on reading placement test scores.
Writing Placement
Students planning to pursue an Associate's of Applied Science Degree will also need to meet the writing placement requirement at a college ready (category I) level. There are several ways that you can achieve Category I rating:
- Compass Writing Placement Test score of 70 or higher
- Asset Reading Placement Test score of 29 or higher
- ACT composite score of 20 or higher
- Satisfactory completion of a Writing Placement Essay
If you do not test to the Category I writing level there are some developmental courses available to help you prepare for college ready writing requirements. This link is a breakdown of the suggested courses based on writing placement test and essay scores.
Math Placement
Students planning to pursue an Associate's of Applied Science Degree will also need to complete the math placement test to ensure proper level math course selection. If MATH 1100 (Business Math) is being taken:
- Compass Math Pre-Algebra score of 26 or higher
- Compass Math Algebra score of 22 or higher
If MATH 1218 (General Education Mathematics) is being taken:
- Compass Math Algebra score of 46 or higher and Geometry score of 30 or higher
- Math ACT test score of 23 or higher
There are several courses that will fulfill the math requirement for an AAS (Associate of Applied Science), so it is suggested to verify math course selection with an automotive faculty member: If you do not test to the needed math course there are some developmental courses available to help you prepare for the needed course. This link is a breakdown of the suggested courses based on math placement test and ACT scores.