Placement - Saint Paul College

Course Placement

Saint Paul College uses course placements to determine if you meet the requirements of a program. Each major has their own requirements for English, Reading, and Math, listed on their Program Requirements Guide. We need to have course placements on file before we can declare a major for you.

We can determine course placement for Reading, English, and Math through waivers or assessments.

Waivers

Saint Paul College can use any of the following to waive assessments. Please attach any of these documents to the Assessment Waiver Request

Unofficial transcripts from a college or university with a grade of C- or higher
ACT/SAT/MCA/PSAT scores within the last 5 years
AP classes in which the college-level assessment was passed with a 3 or higher
IB classes in which the college-level assessment was passed with a 4 or higher
TABE and/or GED scores within the last 5 years
ALEKS scores within the last 5 years
High school transcripts must be from within the last 10 years.
- Reading and Writing:
  - GPA of 2.6 or higher for college-level placement
- Math: Students may qualify for College Algebra or college-level Statistics placement with:
  - A 2.8 GPA or higher and at least a C- in Algebra 2
  - A 2.6 GPA or higher and enrollment in Precalculus or another advanced fourth-year math course beyond Algebra 2
  - A 2.4 GPA or higher and enrollment in Calculus

* Please note: If you are looking to transfer in college credit in addition to using your transcripts to waive assessments, you will need to submit your official transcript for a formal Transcript Evaluation.

Assessment Waiver Request

Assessment

If a student does not have any of the above means for placements, Saint Paul College uses the following assessments to provide course placement.

Assessment Options

Placements

Explore our placement process for either Readin g /English or Math.

View the flow of classes based on your given placements.

If you need accommodations for placements, please contact our Office of Access and Disability.

Access & Disability

The following assessments can help us determine your course placement:

Reading/English/English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Assessment

Beginning October 19, 2026, students who cannot be placed through other available placement methods will have the option to take the Reading/Writing or ESL ACCUPLACER to determine their placement.

The Reading/Writing ACCUPLACER is available on campus through our Testing Center or online. Please reach out to registration@saintpaule.edu for more information.

Math ACCUPLACER

Students who cannot be placed through other available placement methods will have the option to take the Math ACCUPLACER to determine their placement.

The Math ACCUPLACER is available on campus through our Testing Center or online. Please reach out to registration@saintpaule.edu for more information.

PLACEMENTS

Be prepared for your classes.

We always want to make sure that you are prepared to be successful in your classes, and you may not be placed at the college level right away. View the items below to see the flow of classes based on your given placements.

Admissions

Course Placement

The following assessments can help us determine your course placement:

Be prepared for your classes.