1. If a student scores into RDG 032 and has a writing sample of 20 or 30, the student should retest reading to determine if this is the best the student can read.

2. If the WSAMP is 20 and the COMPASS RDG is 58-59 or the ASSET RDG is 34, call the Developmental Studies Interim Department Chair, Darlene Anderson, for assistance at 738-7862.

3. If the WSAMP is 30 and the COMPASS RDG is 78-79 or the ASSET RDG is 39, call the Developmental Studies Interim Department Chair, Barbara Anderson, for assistance at 738-7862.

Course Placement Information and Exceptions for Transfer Students

1. ALL students transferring into MTC from another college must have ENG-101 on their transcript in order to be admitted based on their transcript. If they don't have ENG 101 with a "C" or better, then they are required to take the placement exam. For MTC courses that have RDG-100 prerequisites, the prerequisite check system has been developed to look for either RDG-100 or ENG-101 (or higher level English). If the prerequisite check system finds either RDG 100 or ENG 101, then it recognizes the RDG 100 prerequisite as being met. There is no way to selectively add RDG-100 to particular courses transferred in from other colleges.

2. ALL international students are required to take the placement exams before they are admitted regardless of previous international college work. International students are not exempted from reading just because they transfer in coursework, even if that course is equivalent to a "reading intensive" course here.