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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
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.