Multiple Measures Placement
Lincoln Land Community College complies with the Illinois Placement Measures Act (110 ILCS 175/100-15), which requires the use of multiple measures for placement into introductory college-level English and math courses. Students must meet at least one of the measures listed for each course to be eligible to enroll.
For more information or to schedule an exam, visit the Testing Center.
Health Professions
NAS 101: Basic Nurse Assistant
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): 2.7 to 4.00
ACT: 18 or higher in reading
SAT (Pre-2016): Not applicable
SAT (Post-2016): 477 or higher in writing/reading
ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
NextGen ACCUPLACER: 240
GED: Reasoning through language arts score of 175 or higher
Humanities, Art, Communication and English
EGL 101: Composition I
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): 2.7 to 4.00
Completion of an approved Transitional English course
ACT: 18 or better in English
SAT (Pre-2016): Not applicable
SAT (Post-2016): 480 or better in reading/writing
ACCUPLACER: score warranting direct placement into EGL 101
GED: Not applicable
Corequisite if one of the other options is not met: EGL 100
EGL 103: Technical and Professional Communication I
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): 2.7 to 4.00
Completion of an approved Transitional English course
ACT: 18 or better in English
SAT (Pre-2016): Not applicable
SAT (Post-2016): 480 or better in reading/writing
ACCUPLACER: score warranting direct placement into EGL 103
GED: Not applicable
Corequisite if one of the other options is not met: EGL 100
Mathematics and Computer Science
MAT 104: General Education Mathematics
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): 3.00 to 4.00
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): 2.3 to 2.99 with high school algebra 2 with a minimum grade of 'C'
High school Quantitative Literacy & Statistics Pathway (transitional math): placement into MAT 104, MAT 105 or MAT 141
ACT: 21
SAT (Pre-2016): 490
SAT (Post-2016): 520
ACCUPLACER: 60
NextGen ACCUPLACER: 263
ALEKS: 46
GED: 165
Course (at least one with a minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 096, MAT 097
Corequisite if one of the other options is not met: MAT 004
MAT 105: Quantitative Literacy
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): 3.00 to 4.00
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): 2.3 to 2.99 with high school algebra 2 with a minimum grade of 'C'
High school Quantitative Literacy & Statistics pathway (transitional math): placement into MAT 104, MAT 105 or MAT 141
ACT: 21
SAT (Pre-2016): 490
SAT (Post-2016): 520
ACCUPLACER: 60
NextGen ACCUPLACER: 263
ALEKS: 46
GED: 165
Course (at least one with a minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 096, MAT 097
MAT 113: College Algebra
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): 3.20 to 4.00
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): 2.9 to 3.199 with high school precalculus with a minimum grade of 'C'
High school STEM pathway (transitional math): placement into MAT 113
ACT: 22
SAT (Pre-2016): 500
SAT (Post-2016): 530
ACCUPLACER: 85
NextGen ACCUPLACER: 263
ALEKS: 46
GED: 175
Course (at least one course with a minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 104, MAT 105, MAT 120, MAT 130, MAT 131, MAT 132, MAT 140, MAT 141, MAT 161, MAT 215, MAT 220, MAT 233, MAT 252
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): Not applicable
ACT: 23
SAT (Pre-2016): Not applicable
SAT (Post-2016): 560
ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
NextGen ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
ALEKS: 61
GED: Not applicable
Course (with a minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 113
MAT 130: Calculus for Business and Social Science
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): Not applicable
ACT: 23
SAT (Pre-2016): Not applicable
SAT (Post-2016): 560
ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
NextGen ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
ALEKS: 61
GED: Not applicable
Course (with a minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 113
MAT 131: Calculus & Analytic Geometry I
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): Not applicable
ACT: 25
SAT (Pre-2016): Not applicable
SAT (Post-2016): 600
ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
NextGen ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
ALEKS: 76
GED: Not applicable
Courses (both with a minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 113 and MAT 120
MAT 140: Finite Mathematics
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): Not applicable
ACT: 23
SAT (Pre-2016): Not applicable
SAT (Post-2016): 560
ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
NextGen ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
ALEKS: 61
GED: Not applicable
Course (with a minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 113
MAT 141: Introductory Statistics
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): 3.00 to 4.00
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): 2.3 to 2.99 with high school algebra 2 with a minimum grade of 'C'
High school Quantitative Literacy & Statistics Pathway (transitional math): placement into MAT 104, MAT 105 or MAT 141
ACT: 21
SAT (Pre-2016): 490
SAT (Post-2016): 520
ACCUPLACER: 60
NextGen ACCUPLACER: 263
ALEKS: 46
GED: 165
Course (at least one with a minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 096, MAT 097
Corequisite if one of the other options is not met: MAT 041
MAT 220: Discrete Structures
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): Not applicable
ACT: 23
SAT (Pre-2016): Not applicable
SAT (Post-2016): 560
ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
NextGen ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
ALEKS: Not applicable
GED: Not applicable
Course (with a minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 113
MAT 251: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): 3.2 to 4.00
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): 2.9 to 3.199 with high school precalculus with a minimum grade of 'C'
ACT: 22
SAT (Pre-2016): 500
SAT (Post-2016): 530
ACCUPLACER: 85
NextGen ACCUPLACER: 263
ALEKS: 46
GED: 175
Course (at least one course with a minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 104, MAT 105, MAT 120, MAT 130, MAT 131, MAT 132, MAT 140, MAT 141, MAT 161, MAT 215, MAT 220, MAT 233, MAT 252
Natural and Agriculture Sciences
CHE 100: Contemporary Chemistry
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): Not applicable
ACT: 13
SAT (Pre-2016): Not applicable
SAT (Post-2016): 370
ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
NextGen ACCUPLACER: 230
ALEKS: 14
GED: 145
Course (with a minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 082
CHE 101: General Chemistry I
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): Not applicable
ACT: 22
SAT (Pre-2016): Not applicable
SAT (Post-2016): 530
ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
NextGen ACCUPLACER: 263
ALEKS: 46
GED: 165
Courses (with a minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 096 and CHE 100 or one year of high school chemistry
PHY 100: Conceptual Physics
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): Not applicable
ACT: 14
SAT (Pre-2016): Not applicable
SAT (Post-2016): 400
ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
NextGen ACCUPLACER: 230
ALEKS: 30
GED: 145
Course (with minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 092
PHY 101: General Physics I
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): Not applicable
ACT: 23
SAT (Pre-2016): Not applicable
SAT (Post-2016): 580
ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
NextGen ACCUPLACER: 275
ALEKS: 61
GED: 175
Course (with minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 113
PSI 101: Physical Science
Cumulative high school GPA (unweighted): Not applicable
ACT: 14
SAT (Pre-2016): Not applicable
SAT (Post-2016): 400
ACCUPLACER: Not applicable
NextGen ACCUPLACER: 230
ALEKS: 30
GED: 145
Course (with a minimum grade of 'C'): MAT 092
Please note: high school GPA is based on a 4.00 scale. If your high school uses a different scale, your GPA will be converted to a 4.00.
For questions regarding placement for courses that are able to use high school courses, please contact Registration.
For questions regarding placement for courses that use college courses, please contact Records.