Placement Test Exemptions
                        
                        The following options may excuse you from part or all of the Placement Tests. 
                        
                        PRIOR COURSEWORK
If you have taken college-level math, English, or science courses at another school
                           and earned a grade of C or higher, you do not need to take the Placement Test in that
                           area. Official transcripts must be submitted to the Enrollment Center.
                        
                        HIGH SCHOOL GPA
                        
                        
                           
                           - If you have graduated from high school, the  allows placement into math and English courses based on high school GPA.
 
                           
                           - For Math Placement: Students who have graduated within the past three years with a
                              math GPA of 2.7 or higher are eligible to enroll in college level math courses, determined
                              by major.
 
                           
                           - For English Placement: Students who have graduated within the past 10 years with an
                              English GPA of 2.7 or higher are eligible for English 101.
 
                           
                           - Official high school transcripts must be submitted to the Enrollment Center. 
 
                           
                        
                        AP and CLEP CREDIT
Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é awards credit for a number of Advanced Placement (AP) and CLEP exams. Visit our CLEP/AP page for more information. 
                        
                        GED COLLEGE READY
Students who have earned GED scores of 165 or higher within the past three years are
                           eligible for placement into college level courses.
                        
                        
                           
                           
                              
                              
                                 
                                 | GED TEST | 
                                 
                                 Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é COURSE PLACEMENT | 
                                 
                              
                              
                                 
                                 | GED Mathematical Reasoning | 
                                 
                                 College Level Math | 
                                 
                              
                              
                                 
                                 | GED Reasoning Through Language Arts | 
                                 
                                 English 101 | 
                                 
                              
                              
                                 
                                 | GED Science | 
                                 
                                 College Level Science | 
                                 
                              
                           
                        
                        Official GED Transcripts must be submitted to the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Enrollment Center.
                        
                        To order an official copy, go to .
                        
                        Digital copies from Diploma Sender are accepted.
                        
                        GED scores must be less than 3 years old to be used for placement. If your GED scores are more than 3 years old, you will be required to take the College
                           Placement Tests.
                        
                        NOTE: If you passed your GED at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é in 2019 or later, you do not have to order a copy
                           through Diploma Sender. Please contact the Testing Department: testing@rcc.mass.edu to have your GED scores transferred in to Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.