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MATH PLACEMENT
Students entering Bluefield College without prior college math credit will be placed
into the appropriate introductory courses based on the Mathematics Department guidelines
discussed below. For students not majoring in mathematics, an initial placement will be
generated based on the best available subscore on the math section of the SAT or ACT
as documented on the student’s high school transcript or official SAT/ACT score report,
according to the table shown below. Those without an SAT or ACT score taken with the
last 5 years will be required to take the ACCUPLACER Placement Test to determine their
placement.
Test
Math Section Subscore
Placement
SAT
500 or higher
MAT 1213 or 1233
SAT
430-490
MAT 0123
SAT
420 or lower
MAT 0113
ACT
22 or higher
MAT 1213 or 1233
ACT
19-21
MAT 0123
ACT
18 or lower
MAT 0113
This policy applies to all students not majoring in mathematics unless they meet one
of the following exceptions.
• Successful completion of a transferable college-level math course from a regionally
accredited institution as documented on an official transcript. This exception applies
regardless of the how old the credit is and supersedes the SAT/ACT score placement
criteria above. Any student for whom this applies is free to take any additional math
course for which they have the prerequisite(s).
• Appropriate score on an Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate
(IB), DSST or CLEP exam in an appropriate mathematics subject as documented by
official test score or official transcript. Obtaining an appropriate score will earn the
student college math credit and the student will be free to take any additional math
course for which they have the prerequisite(s).
• Appropriate score on an ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra exam with the last
three years as documented by an official score report sent from the school where
the test was taken. A student meeting this exception will be able to take MAT 1213
(College Algebra I) or MAT 1233 (Mathematics of Finance).
• Successful completion ofMTH60 or 70, orMTE 9 in theVirginia Community College
System within the last years, as documented by official transcript. Consideration
will be given to similar courses from other community colleges on a case-by-case
basis, reviewed by the Mathematics Department and subject to the same conditions.
A student meeting this exception will be able to take MAT 1213 or 1233. No transfer
credit will be awarded for courses that do not carry college credit.
Students not meeting one of these exceptions who wish to place out of MAT 0123
(Foundation of Algebra) or MAT 0113 (Fundamental Concepts in Mathematics) are
encouraged to take the ACCUPLACER Placement Test with the Mathematics Department
and attempt to obtain the minimum required score. Unsuccessful attempts will NOT result
in a student losing their current placement.