Recent High School Graduates/GED Completion
New students who graduated high school within the last 6 years will be placed in English and Math courses based on their high school GPA (weighted or unweighted) and their highest level of math completed.
Students who completed the GED within the last 6 years should send their scores to admissions@vpcc.edu for placement assistance.
Please see the Measures for New Student English & Math Course Placement below for more details. Alternative placement methods may be available. Please contact admissions@vpcc.edu for more information or consult with your academic advisor.
High School Graduation/GED Completion 6+ Years Ago
Students who are graduated from high school or completed a GED than 6 or more years ago, should use Self-Informed placement measures along with the program curriculum in the College Catalog to determine which English and math courses to take.
Measures for New Student English Course Placement
High School GPA for English Placement*
| Student | Placement |
| 6+ years since high school graduation | Informed Self-Placement |
| Less than 2.0 HS GPA | Student must enroll in: EDE 10 |
| 2.0 – 2.99 HS GPA | Student may enroll in: ENG 111+EDE 11 or ENG 115 |
| 3.0+ HS GPA | Student may enroll in: ENG 111 or ENG 115 |
*High school GPA (HS GPA) is valid for five (5) years after the date of high school graduation.
| Course | Minimum Placement Requirement** |
| EDE 10 | 1.99 or lower HS GPA |
| ENG 111 + EDE 11 | 2.0 – 2.99 HS GPA |
| ENG 111 | 3.0+ HS GPA |
| ENG 115 | 2.0+ HS GPA |
| ENG 115 | 2.0+ HS GPA |
** Minimum placement requirements noted above apply to students who completed high school 5 or less years ago. High school GPA (HS GPA) is valid for five (5) years after the date of high school graduation. Students who completed high school 6 or more years ago will be placed through informed self-placement.
SAT/ACT/GED Scores for English Placement***
| Test | Score | Placement |
| SAT – ERW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) | 480 or above | ENG 111 |
| 400 – 470 range | ENG 111+EDE 11 | |
| Below 400 | EDE 10 | |
| ACT – Subject Area Tests English and Reading | 18 or above | ENG 111 |
| 15 – 17 range | ENG 111+EDE 11 | |
| 14 and below | EDE 10 | |
| GED – English | 165 or above | ENG 111 |
*** SAT, ACT and GED Test scores are valid for five (5) years after the date of the test.
Measures for New Student Math Course Placement
High School GPA/Highest Math for Math Placement*
| Student | Placement |
| 6+ years since high school graduation | Informed Self-Placement |
| Less than 2.0 HS GPA | Student must enroll in: MDE 10 |
| 2.0 – 2.99 HS GPA without HS Algebra 2 | Student may enroll in: MTH 101-133, MTH 154+MDE 54, MTH 155+MDE 55, or MDE 60 |
| 2.0 – 2.99 HS GPA with HS Algebra 2 | Student may enroll in: MTH 101-133, MTH 154+MDE 54, MTH 155+MDE 55, or MTH 161+MDE 61 |
| 3.0+ HS GPA without HS Algebra 2 | Student may enroll in: MTH 101-133, MTH 154, MTH 155, or MDE 60 |
| 3.0+ HS GPA with HS Algebra 2 | Student may enroll in: MTH 101-133, MTH 154, MTH 155, MTH 161, or MTH 167 |
*High school GPA (HS GPA) is valid for five (5) years after the date of high school graduation.
| Course | Minimum Placement Requirement** |
| MDE 10 | 1.99 or lower HS GPA |
| MDE 60 | 2.0+ HS GPA without HS Algebra 2 |
| MTH 101-133 | 2.0+ HS GPA without HS Algebra 2 |
| MTH 154 – MDE 54 | 2.0 – 2.99 HS GPA with HS Algebra 2 |
| MTH 154 | 3.0+ HS GPA without HS Algebra 2 |
| MTH 155 + MDE 55 | 2.0 – 2.99 HS GPA with HS Algebra 2 |
| MTH 155 | 3.0+ HS GPA without HS Algebra 2 |
| MTH 161 + MDE 61 | 2.0 – 2.99 HS GPA with HS Algebra 2 |
| MTH 161 | 3.0+ HS GPA with HS Algebra 2 |
| MTH 162*** | 3.2 HS GPA with Math Analysis |
| MTH 167*** | 3.0+ HS GPA with HS Algebra 2 |
| MTH 245*** | 3.2 HS GPA with Math Analysis or any HS Statistics |
| MTH 261*** | 3.2 HS GPA with Math Analysis |
| MTH 263*** | 3.4 HS GPA with Math Analysis/Trigonometry |
**High school GPA (HS GPA) is valid for five (5) years after the date of high school graduation. Students who completed high school 6 or more years ago may be placed through informed self-placement.
*** Placement into non-gateway courses (e.g., MTH 162, MTH 245, MTH 261, and MTH 263) may be done at the discretion of the college.
SAT/ACT/GED Scores for Math Placement****
| Test | Score | Placement |
| SAT – Math | 500 or above | Student may enroll in: MTH 101-133, MTH 154, MTH 155, MTH 161, or MTH 167 |
| 470 – 490 range | Student may enroll in: MTH 101-133, MTH 154, MTH 155, MTH 161 + MDE 61 | |
| ACT – Subject Area Test Math | 18 or above | Student may enroll in: MTH 101-133, MTH 154, MTH 155, MTH 161, or MTH 167 |
| 17 | Student may enroll in: MTH 101-133, MTH 154, MTH 155, MTH 161 + MDE 61 | |
| GED – Math | 165 or above | Student may enroll in: MTH 101-133, MTH 154, MTH 155, MTH 161 + MDE 61 |
| 155 – 164 range | Student may enroll in: MTH 101-133, MTH 154 + MDE 54, MTH 155 + MDE 55, MDE 60 | |
| 154 or below | Student may enroll in: MDE 10 |
****SAT, ACT and GED Test scores are valid for five (5) years after the date of the test.