English Placement
All undergraduate degree programs require successful completion of the Kent Core Composition requirement. Placement into the appropriate starting course in the sequence is determined by ACT English or SAT evidence-based reading and writing or high school GPA. In the event students do not have ACT, SAT scores or qualifying high school GPA and are attending a Kent State University regional campus, they will take Accuplacer Next Generation reading and Writeplacer. This assessment is available on site or remotely. Students who have taken Accuplacer sentence skills, Writeplacer or reading comprehensive at another institution within two years of their initial start date may opt to transfer those scores to Kent State University.
Students enrolled at a Kent State University regional campus who do not meet the university readiness standards will be required to enroll in and earn a minimum C grade in ENG 01001 and a minimum C- grade ENG 11002 before they can enroll in ENG 21011 . Students who wish to challenge their writing placement may do so using the Writing Placement Reassessment.
To provide more opportunities to all students, ACT/SAT scores and/or high school GPA older than two years are acceptable for English placement. Regional Campus students should also be informed about the Stretch sequence and given the option to enroll in Stretch, regardless of their older ACT/SAT or GPA. Students who do not have ACT/SAT scores or high school GPA will take Accuplacer Reading and Writeplacer.
Kent Campus Students
| Assessment | Score | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| ACT English | 0-25 | ENG 11011 |
| ACT English | 26+ | ENG 21011 |
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 200-590 | ENG 11011 |
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 600+ | ENG 21011 |
| Accuplacer and Writeplacer (challenge to ACT/SAT placement) | 7+ | ENG 21011 |
| GED Reasoning Through Language Arts College Reading | 165+ * | ENG 11011 |
| Final high school GPA | 2.8+ | ENG 11011 |
| Final high school GPA | 3.8+ and writing sample ** | ENG 21011 |
Regional Campus Students
| Assessment | Score | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| ACT English | 0-17 | ENG 01001 and ENG 11002 |
| ACT English | 18-25 | ENG 11011 |
| ACT English | 26+ | ENG 21011 |
| ACT Reading and Writeplacer Next Generation | 0-19 and 4 | ENG 01001 and ENG 11002 |
| ACT Reading and Writeplacer Next Generation | 20+ and 4 | ENG 11011 |
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 200-470 | ENG 01001 and ENG 11002 |
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 480-590 | ENG 11011 |
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 600+ | ENG 21011 |
| Accuplacer Next Generation Writing | 0-4 | ENG 01001 and ENG 11002 |
| Accuplacer Next Generation Writing | 4 and 0-249 Accuplacer Reading | ENG 01001 and ENG 11002 |
| Accuplacer Next Generation Writing | 4 and 250+ Accuplacer Reading | ENG 11011 |
| Accuplacer Next Generation Writing | 5-6 | ENG 11011 |
| Accuplacer Next Generation Writing | 7+ | ENG 21011 |
| GED Reasoning Through Language Arts College Reading | 165+ * | ENG 11011 |
| Final high school GPA | 0.0-2.9 | ENG 01001 and ENG 11002 |
| Final high school GPA | 2.8+ | ENG 11011 |
| Final high school GPA | 3.8+ and writing sample ** | ENG 21011 |
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Kent State University awards college credit for GED 175+ scores.
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Permission must be granted from the Department of English after review of writing sample.