Student Policy and Procedures

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ASSESSMENT AND COURSE PLACEMENT

Parkland College is committed to placing students in appropriate courses in order to provide each student with the greatest chance of success in those classes and future coursework. Assessment is a set of procedures used to determine academic skills which students bring to Parkland and to match those skills with appropriate courses offered by the college. Students should be placed at a level that will challenge them but that is not beyond their reach. Accurate and proper placement is the goal of the assessment program. Consequently, placements made through the assessment process are mandatory.

All entering students must be assessed prior to registration. The assessment will determine student skills in three basic areas: reading, writing, and mathematics. Assessment results will be used by academic advisors to match students with courses that are consistent with their skill level. Any student registering for a college-level course must provide evidence of appropriate reading proficiency before enrolling.

Methods of assessment

1. Review of credit already earned at any accredited college or university, including Parkland College.
2. Appropriate standardized test scores, e.g., ACT, SAT.
3. Placement testing.

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