Is the COMPASS test the only way to get placed into a math class?
We are no longer using SAT and ACT scores for placement. The primary reason is that it did not work well. Those tests are designed to help universities in their admissions decisions. Most universities, including the public universities in Washington State, do not use them for placement either and require students to take their own placement test. If you have completed mathematics credits at another college, those credits may be used to determine your math placement. Find your course on the Math Course Equivalency Chart for WA State Community Colleges and Public Universities, or see a math placement advisor for review and placement using courses from other schools. In most cases your transfer courses are not entered in our database and so our database will stop you from registering for a Math class or Econ& 201 or Phil & 106. The math placement advisor can sign your registration sheet if you are registering in person or give you an entry code if you plan to register via the web system.
