Exemptions

Students new to college are required to attend a PAW Workshop for advisement. Other students may contact Guided Pathways Advising 203.857.7033 for an advisement appointment.

College Credit Exemption

Students who have attended other colleges may be exempt from CT State Norwalk ’s English/Math assessment.

If you’ve earned previous college-level English and/or Math credits from an accredited institution and received a grade of C (2.0) or above, you do not require assessment.  (Please submit an official copy of your college transcript(s) to our Admissions Office.

If you’ve earned an Associate or Bachelor degree from an accredited U.S. college/university, CT State Norwalk assumes you possess the English/math skills required to be academically successful in our college-level courses and are exempt from assessment.

Please Note: CT State Norwalk retains the authority to require a Math assessment for certain programs, and for all registrants after a period of 3 years.

SAT/ACT/AP Exemptions

Students who have taken the SAT or ACT may submit those scores for placement into English/Math courses.

Also, if you received a score of 3 or higher on the Advanced Placement (AP) test in English, you will earn credit as having taken English 101 and will receive transcript credit.

If you have questions regarding SAT/ACT/AP exemptions, please contact the Testing Center at 203.857.7077

Please Note: SAT/ACT /AP scores may only be used if within three (3) years:

SAT/ACT/AP CHART

English

You may use SAT/ACT scores for placement into English courses. The following list does not include all possible English levels/courses.

SAT: Reading/Writing score (EST1) 480+ ENG 101
SAT Reading Test (RST1)  

25+

ENG 101
SAT Writing/Language Test (WST1)  

26+

ENG 101
ACT English Only 21+ ENG 101
ACT English and Reading  

47+

ENG 101
AP English 3 (or higher) ENG 101 Transcript credit

Math

You may use SAT/ACT scores for placement into math courses. The following list does not include all possible math levels/courses.

SAT Math score ACT Math score Course*
490-529 N/A MAT 136E or MAT 094
530-569 18-21 MAT 136
570-619 22-26 MAT 146, MAT 172, or MAT 201
≥620 ≥27 MAT 186, MAT 190
AP Calculus AB Exam 3 MAT 186
AP Calculus AB Exam 4 or 5 MAT 254
AP Calculus BC Exam 3 MAT 186
AP Calculus BC Exam 4 or 5 MAT 254 and MAT 256

*Please refer to our online course catalog for descriptions of CT State Norwalk ‘s Math courses.