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An English placement exam is given to students with an Enhanced ACT score of 1-17 in English or a Verbal/Critical Reading SAT score of 200-410 in Verbal, or to students who have not taken the ACT or SAT. Students who placed below ENG 100 on the placement exam are referred to developmental English courses at the community college.

College Board will retire Classic Accuplacer starting January 28th, 2019. Nevada State College will offer Next-Generation Accuplacer in its place for Spring 2019.

COURSE	Enhanced ACT English	SAT Evidence-Based Reading/Writing	Classic Accuplacer		Next-Generation Accuplacer
			Sentence Skills	Reading Comprehension	Writing	Reading
ENG 100	18-20	420-480	60-85	60-75	225-259	225-259
ENG 116	18-20	420-480	60-85	60-75	225-259	225-259
ENG 101	21-29	490-650	86 or above	76 or above	260 or above	260 or above
ENG 102	30-36	660-800

Students who complete ENG 102 will satisfy the Core Curriculum Requirement. Typically, students take ENG 101 during their first semester at the college and ENG 102 during the second semester. Students needing extra assistance in English writing skills will take ENG 100, a 5-credit course offering more instruction and practice than ENG 101. A student who successfully completes (with a C- or higher grade) ENG 100 can move on to ENG 102.