Assessment Requirements
Del Mar College uses assessment scores to help you choose the best courses to reach your goals based on your current level of reading, writing and math. If your assessment scores indicate that you need special help before enrolling in classes that require specific levels of reading, English or math skills, developmental courses will be required.
Your advisor can explain this further. Del Mar College requires placement of all students before they can register. Some students may be exempt from THEA (formerly TASP) and will need ACT, SAT, or COMPASS to register.
See the Assessment Exemptions section for further information.
Assessment Levels
Reading (R), English (E), and Mathematics (M) levels are assigned for most courses in the credit division. These levels are used for placement in courses. Students must meet the assessment levels shown for each course either by placement testing or by previous course work.
ACT and SAT scores may not be more than five years old. TAKS scores may not be more than three years old.
*If no reading, writing or math assessment level is provided in the catalog for a given course, it is level 1 for that area.
Please refer to the Assessment Levels chart below to see how scores are used.
Scores
| |
LEVEL 1 DEVELOPMENTAL |
LEVEL 2 DEVELOPMENTAL |
LEVEL 3
COLLEGE |
READING
|
| |
Reading 0305 (R1)
|
Reading 0306 (R2)
|
No Reading Course Required (R3)
|
| THEA or TASP |
100-199 |
200-229 |
230+ |
| COMPASS |
01-65 |
66-83 |
84-100 |
| ACT (R) |
0-14 |
15-18 |
19+ |
| SAT (V) or SAT 1 (Reading) |
200-419 |
420-499 |
500+ |
| ACCUPLACER (Reading) |
0-65 |
66-80 |
81+ |
| TAKS (ELA) |
|
|
2200+ and essay of 3 or 4 |
WRITING AND ENGLISH
|
| |
English 0305, 0306 with lab (E1) |
English 0307 with lab (E2) |
English 1301 with lab (E3) |
| THEA or TASP |
100-199 |
200-229 |
230+> |
| ASSET |
Essay 0-6 and Writing Skills 23-37 |
Essay 0-6 and Writing Skills 38-45 |
Essay 5 and 6 and Writing Skills 46+ or Essay 7 or 8 |
| COMPASS |
Essay 0-6 and 01-51 |
Essay 0-6 and 52-81 |
Essay 0-6 and 82-100 or
Essay 7 or 8 |
| ACT (E) |
0-14 |
15-18 |
19+ |
| SAT (V) or SAT 1 (Reading) |
200-419 |
420-499 |
500+ |
| ACCUPLACER (Writing)* |
0-59 and writing sample of
4 or less |
60-79 and writing sample
of 5 |
80+ and writing sample of
6, 7, or 8 |
| TAKS (ELA) |
|
|
2200+ and writing sample of 6, 7, or 8 |
• If a student's objective score does not correspond to the
writing sample, the student should see the Chair of the English Department
for placement.
MATHEMATICS
|
| |
Math 0370 (M0)
|
Math 0371 (M1)
|
Math 0373 with lab (M2)
|
Ask Advisor (M3)
|
| THEA or TASP |
100-150
|
151-199
|
200-269
|
270+ OR 230-269 and
70+ on departmental exit examination
|
| ASSET |
|
(NS) 23-40 (IA) 23-42 |
(NS) 41+ and (EA) 23-42 |
(EA) 43-55 and (IA) 43-55 |
| COMPASS |
(PA) 01-43
|
(PA) 44-100 and
(A) 01-50
|
(A) 51-75
|
(A) 76-100 and
(CA) 1-45
|
| ACT (M) |
0-12
|
13-15
|
16-19
|
20+
|
| SAT (M) or SAT 1 |
200-310
|
311-459
|
460-499
|
500+
|
ACCUPLACER
(Elementary Algebra) |
0-50
|
51-62
|
63-85
|
86+
|
| TAKS (MATH) |
|
|
|
2200+
|