An academic advisor can help a student with placement questions at any time. Utah Tech University accepts the ACT, SAT, Accuplacer, and ALEKS college placement tests. ESL courses may have different placement exams. The following General Education courses have placement score requirements. If your score is lower than these requirements, you have two options:
- Retest. You can take the Next Gen Accuplacer or ALEKS College Placement Test(s) at the Utah Tech Testing Center.
- Take developmental prerequisite course(s). Successful completion (Grade C or higher) of the required course fulfills placement requirement. See following page for eligible courses.
Courses which have Placement Requirements
American Institutions
Placement Requirements
| course number |
course title |
score |
| ECON 1740 |
Economic History of the U.S. |
ACT Reading score 17 or higher (or equivalent) |
| HIST 1700 |
American Civilization |
ACT English score 17 or higher (or equivalent); or ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1010D |
| POLS 1100 |
American Government |
ACT Reading score 17 or higher (or equivalent) |
| HIST 2700 & HIST 2710 |
U.S. History |
ACT English score 17 or higher (or equivalent); or ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1010D |
English
Placement Requirements
| course number |
course title |
score |
| ENGL 1010 |
Intro to Writing |
ACT English/Writing score 17 or higher (or equivalent) |
| ENGL 1010D |
Intro to Writing |
ACT English/Writing score 14 – 16 (or equivalent) |
Mathematics
NOTE: Math scores or prerequisite course grades cannot be more than 2 years old at the time of enrollment.
Placement Requirements
| course number |
course title |
score |
| MATH 1030 |
Quantitative Reasoning |
ACT Math score 20 or higher (or equivalent) |
| MATH 1040 |
Intro to Statistics |
ACT Math score 22 or higher (or equivalent) |
| MATH 1050 |
College Algebra/ Pre-Calculus |
ACT Math score 23 or higher (or equivalent) |
| MATH 1060 |
Trigonometry |
ACT Math score 25 or higher (or equivalent) |
| MATH 1080 |
Pre-Calculus w/Trigonometry |
ACT Math score 25 or higher (or equivalent) |
| MATH 1100 |
Business Calculus |
ACT Math score 25 or higher (or equivalent) |
| MATH 1210 |
Calculus I |
ACT Math score 26 or higher (or equivalent) |
Placement Scores Equivalents
Reading
NOTE: Students for whom English is not their first language and who do not have sufficient TOEFL scores for unconditional admission will be required to take the CaMLA exam.
Placement Scores - Reading
| Course |
ACT |
SAT |
NG Accu |
Accu |
| ECON 1740 |
17 |
23 |
239 |
66 |
| POLS 1100 |
17 |
23 |
239 |
66 |
English/Writing
NOTE: Students for whom English is not their first language and who do not have sufficient TOEFL scores for unconditional admission will be required to take the CaMLA exam.
Placement Scores - English
| Course |
ACT |
SAT |
NG Accu |
Accu |
| ENGL 1000 Reading and Writing |
0 - 13 |
0 - 20 |
200 - 236 |
0 - 60 |
| ENGL 1010D Introduction to Writing |
14 - 16 |
21 - 23 |
237 - 249 |
61 - 75 |
| ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing |
17 - 27 |
24 - 33 |
250 - 300 |
76 - 120 |
| ENGL 2010 Interm Writing Selected Topics |
28 - 36 |
34 - 40 |
Not Eligible |
Not Eligible |
Mathematics