Students who possess strong reading, writing, and analytical skills are better prepared for success in college-level coursework. Snow College does offer developmental courses in Math and English. Individuals who require additional support may need further academic preparation prior to enrolling in college-level classes.

Assessment testing is recommended for new degree-seeking students for placement into courses. Students may meet this requirement by taking the ACT or SAT I test and having a copy sent to Snow College.

English Placement Guidelines for New Students

• Students who have an English ACT of 11 or below are required to take ENGL 0980 Writing Basics.
• Students with English ACT scores of 12-14 are recommended for ENGL 1005 Introduction to Academic Writing (Extended) E1.
• Students with English ACT scores of 15 or higher may choose ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing E1 or ENGL 1005 Introduction to Academic Writing (Extended) E1.
• Students with an English ACT score of 29 or higher may petition to skip ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing E1 by taking an English Placement Exam in the Testing Center. The English Department will consider both the ACT and writing sample when placing a student. Students approved to have ENGL 1010 waived will not receive credit for the course and are still required to complete the full amount of credits for their desired degree.

Any student wishing to have help with placement options should take a writing assessment exam in the Testing Center. 

Math Placement Guidelines for New Students

Snow College offers a variety of math classes to meet the needs of students who have different levels of math skills. The goal at Snow is to help students find the class that best meets their needs. Rather than a course that is too advanced, or a class that is too basic, students should be enrolled in a math course that best matches their skills. Placement in any Math course is based upon a student’s Math ACT score.

• Students who score 0-14 will be placed into MATH 0700 Pre-Algebra.
• Students who score 15-17 qualify for MATH 0800 Beginning Algebra or MATH 0850 Math Literacy.
• Students who score 18-20 qualify for MATH 1010 Intermediate Algebra.
• Students who score 21 qualify for MATH 1030 Quantitative Literacy MA or MATH 1045 Intro to Statistics (Extended) MA.
• Students who score 22 qualify for MATH 1040 Introduction to Statistics MA, or MATH 1120 Introduction to Data Science MA.
• Students who score 23 qualify for MATH 1050 College Algebra MA, MATH 1060 Trigonometry MA, or MATH 2000 Algebraic Reasoning with Modeling MA
• Students who score 25 qualify for MATH 1080 Pre-Calculus MA.

To challenge this placement, students may contact the Academic Advising Office to schedule a time to use the ALEKS Assessment tool or a designated equivalent and talk with a faculty member about their placement.

(Math courses below 1000-level cannot be used as elective credit toward graduation requirements.)

Note: Prerequisite courses or test scores must be less than two years old. If Snow College does not have a record that a student has taken a math class, the ACT, or a placement test in the past two years, the student must (re)take the placement test to ensure placement in the appropriate math class.