Mandatory Evaluation and Mandatory Placement were adopted by the Kansas City Kansas Board of Trustees on June 12, 2001.
Kansas City Kansas Community College is currently using multiple factors including, but not limited to, high school GPA/course grades, GED content scores, ACT/SAT scores, ACCUPLACER™ scores, and DANTES scores for course placement. For guidance about your course placement and for more information regarding multiple factors, contact Faith Moody at fmoody@kckcc.edu.
Once you have completed your placement evaluation, you can meet with an advisor for help choosing your best academic path. Below are more specifics about academic paths available based on placement outcomes.
The placement evaluation process involves analyzing high school and previous college transcripts, ACT/SAT scores, DANTES Scores, and GED scores. If those sources do not exempt you from developmental course work, you will be required to take one or more sections of the placement test so that we do not place you in developmental course work if it is not needed. You will see placement scores below and can find placement measures and test exemptions at this link.
The placement scores below are only used when other measures do not exempt students from developmental course work.
Reading
| Scores | Outcome |
|---|---|
| 200-226 | Enrollment in the Adult Education offered by Continuing Education. |
| 227-241 | Enrollment in READ0091 or INRW0099 is required. (Students who enroll in INRW are required to concurrently enroll in ENGL0101.) Students must select classes from the approved list of courses for students who test below 255 on the Reading Test . They should not enroll in more than 12 semester hours (6 in summer). |
| 242-254 | Enrollment in READ0092 or INRW0099 is required. (Students who enroll in INRW are required to concurrently enroll in ENGL0101.) Although students are encouraged to select classes from the approved list of courses for students who test below 255 on the Reading Test they are not required to do so. Students should not enroll in more than 12 semester hours (6 in summer). |
| 255-300 | College level and above. No reading class is required. |
Writing
| Scores | Outcome |
|---|---|
| 200-226 | Enrollment in the Adult Education offered by Continuing Education. |
| 227-254 | Enrollment in ENGL0099 (Pre-Composition) or INRW0099 is required. Students who enroll in ENGL0099 may not in enroll in Composition I at this time. Students who enroll in INRW are required to concurrently enroll in ENGL0101. |
| 255-300 | If reading test score is below 255, student must enroll in Pre-Composition and may not enroll in Composition I at this time. If reading test score is 255 or above, student may enroll directly in Composition I. |
Mathematics
These math scores are to be used for placement in math classes only for first-time college students or students who have never taken a math class at any college.
ACCUPLACER Quantitative Reasoning Algebra, & Statistics
| Scores | Outcome |
|---|---|
| 200-219 | MATH0097 Math Essentials |
| 220-249 | MATH0099 Elementary Algebra |
| 250-262 | MATH0104 Intermediate Algebra |
| 263-300 | Student may take any math course providing all additional prerequisites for that course are met. |
ALEKS
0-13 MATH0097 Math Essentials
14-20 MATH0099 Elementary Algebra
30-37 MATH0104 Intermediate Algebra
30+ Math0111 COntemporary Math and MATH0115 Statistics
38+ MATH0105 College Algebra (with review)
46+ MATH0105 College Algebra (without review)
61+ MATH0120 Calculus 1 (non-engineering)
76+ MATH0122 Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Approved Courses for Students Who Test Below 255 on the Reading Test.
| Health Professions: | |
| ALHT 0104 | Nursing Assistant (Score of 227+ or HS GPA 2.0 with C or higher in most recent English course required) |
| EMTC 0105 | Emergency Medical Responder (Score of 242+ required) |
| EMTC0128 | EMT Accelerated (Score of 242+ required) |
| EXSC0108 | Bowling (no testing needed) |
| EXSC0115 | First Aid (no testing needed) |
| EXSC0143 | Weight Training - Physical Conditioning (no testing needed) |
| EXSC0148-151 | Wellness and Fitness Center(no testing needed) |
| EXSC0201 | Introduction to Physical Education and Exercise Science (Score of 227+ required) |
| EXSC0210 | Sports Officiating (Score of 227+ required) |
| EXSC0290 | Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (no testing needed) |
| FRSC0100 | Firefighter I (Score of 242+ required) |
| FRSC0211 | Firefighter II (Score of 242+ required) |
| HZMT0120 | Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations (Score of 242 required) |
| Business: | |
| BUSN0100 | Introduction to Accounting (Score of 227+ required) |
| BUSN0290 | Motivational Dynamics (Score of 227+ required) |
| BUSN1151 | Basic Keyboarding (Score of 227+ required) |
| BUSN1153 | Speedbuilding I (Score of 227+ required) |
| BUSN1163 | Speedbuilding II (Score of 227+ required) |
| Humanities: | |
| DIGI 0115 | Beginning Photoshop (Score of 227+ required) |
| DIGI 0116 | Intermediate PhotoShop (Score of 227+ required) |
| DIGI 0117 | Advanced Photoshop (Score of 227+ required) |
| DIGI 0174 | Beginning Illustrator (Score of 227+ required) |
| DIGI 0175 | Advanced Illustrator (Score of 227+ required) |
| DIGI 0176 | Graphic Design: Multi-Media and Web I (Score of 227+ required) |
| DIGI 0177 | Graphic Design: Multi-Media and Web II (Score of 227+ required) |
| FNAR 0111 | Drawing I (no testing needed) |
| FNA R0121 | Painting I (no testing needed) |
| FNAR 0151 | Sculpture I (no testing needed) |
| FNAR 0161 | Ceramics I (no testing needed) |
| HIST0211 | Contemporary Issues (Score of 227+ required) |
| MUSC0110 | Music Fundamentals Any of the Bands, Choirs, Ensembles or Private Lessons (no testing needed) |
| THTR0105 | Introduction to Acting (Score of 227+ required) |
| THTR0110 | Improvisation (Score of 227+ required) |
| HUMN0150 | Introduction to Women's Studies (Score of 227+ required) |
| HUMN0151 | Men and Masculinities (Score of 227+ required) |
| Math/Science: | |
| CIST0100 | Introduction to the Internet (Score of 227+ required) |
| CIST0101 | Computer Concepts and Applications (Score of 227+ required) |
| CIST0111 | Microcomputer Business Software (Score of 227+ required) |
| CIST0117 | Local Area Networking (with previous computer experience) (Score of 227+ required) |
| CIST0137 | HTML: Web Page Development (Score of 227+ required) |
| CIST0166 | Microcomputer Applications I (Spreadsheets) (Score of 227+ required) |
| MATH0097 | Math Essentials (Score of 227+ required) |
| MATH0099 | Elementary Algebra (Score of 227+ required) |
| MATH0104 |
With appropriate math score (Score of 227+ required) |
| Social Science: | |
| ECED0150 | Health, Safety, Nutrition (Score of 227+ required) |
|
PSYC0112 BLUE0101
|
Psychology of Personal Adjustment (Score of 227+ required) Freshman Seminar: Bettering Life Utilizing Education (score of 227+ required)
|
Adult Education
First time college students testing below 227 on the ACCUPLACER Next Generation Reading test or the ACCUPLACER Next Generation Writing test should enroll in the Adult Education program through continuing Education.
ESL students testing into the following score ranges should enroll in the ESL Adult Education program through Continuing Education:
- ACCUPLACER ESL Reading Proficiency score between 1 & 56
- ACCUPLACER ESL Language Use Proficiency score between 1 & 54
- ACCUPLACER ESL Sentence Meaning Proficiency score between 1 & 60
- ACCUPLACER ESL Listening Proficiency score between 1 & 49