9 NSU Placement Table for Math and English Courses Fall 2024 Students in English and Math RS courses must meet the same minimum placement scores for ACT, Accuplacer or Smarter Balanced scores in these subjects as used on-campus (as per the SD Board of Regents). 1. Accuplacer tests will be administered by the RS program director, high school counselor or NSU Testing Center and the NSU Admissions personnel will assist in the registration process. 2. Students are allowed one challenge to the original placement decision. Students can take the Accuplacer no more than twice per semester to achieve a qualifying placement score. Students will pay a fee for any challenge testing. MATH PLACEMENT For initial placement. Must meet one of the following: *Accuplacer domains: QAS: Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra & Statistics; AAF: Advanced Algebra and Functions *ALEKS and Accuplacer access may vary by campus *Approved by AAC February 17, 2022 For students who wish to challenge their initial placement, the rules below apply. • Students challenge their placement by taking a math testing module in the Accuplacer testing system. COURSE High School GPA Math Index (MI) MI= 250 × HS GPA + 17 × MATH ACT* Smarter Balanced Score Accuplacer score (only if no valid HS GPA) CHALLENGE INDEX CI = 290 × HS GPA + AAF** + 20 If student does not reach AAF domain, no challenge index ALEKS PPL (may vary by campus) MATH 114 3.03 ≤ < 3.55 MI 1150 or higher 2628 or higher QAS 255-300 or AAF 200-249 CI 1150 or higher 46 MATH 123 is 3.55 or higher AND Accuplacer SDCalculus 19 or higher MI 1300 or higher AND Accuplacer SDCalculus 19 or higher NA AAF 250+ AND Accuplacer SDCalculus 19 or higher CI 1300 or higher AND Accuplacer SDCalculus 19 or higher 89
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