To increase the student's chances for academic success, Wor-Wic administers
free diagnostic assessments that analyze a student's academic strengths and
weaknesses to assist in the appropriate selection of courses. The assessments
are mandatory for:
Exceptions are made for students with associate or higher degrees from accredited
colleges in the U.S., college transfer students who have received
transfer credit for ENG 101 and/or a college-level mathematics course (MTH
152 or higher), students who have received Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
subset scores of at least 550 or American College Testing (ACT) subset scores
of at least 21 within the past two years and new students who are classified
as special students who want to register for one course in a semester/session.
Students interested in an exception should forward official transcripts to the
registrar’s office and/or test scores to the counseling office.
Students are permitted to retake the diagnostic assessments one time, following
a 24-hour waiting period. Placement is based on the student’s latest score.
Assessment scores are valid for two years. A student who has started the sequence
of developmental education courses can retest if his or her test scores
are at least two years old and his or her last attempt at the course was at least
two years ago. Students can pick up diagnostic referral forms from the receptionist.
Testing hours
can be obtained at the information desk or on the college Web site.