Placement Multiple Measures
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.
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
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
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: 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
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: 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
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: placement into MAT 113
ACT: 22
SAT (Pre-2016): 500
SAT (Post-2016): 530
ACCUPLACER: 85
NextGen ACCUPLACER: 263
ALEKS: 46
GED: 175
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
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
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
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
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: 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.