MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE
PLACEMENT POLICIES
Placement Policies for
Writing Seminar I


-- Incoming Students with
No Prior College Experience --


SAT VERBAL SCORE
OF 600 or ABOVE
and/or
4 or 5 on WRITING ADVANCED PLACEMENT TEST
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ENROLL IN
WRITING SEMINAR II
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SAT VERBAL SCORE
OF 500 or ABOVE
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ENROLL IN
WRITING SEMINAR I
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SAT VERBAL SCORE
OF 499 or BELOW
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ENROLL IN CAA 099
for
NEW COLLEGE STUDENTS
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Placement Policies for
Quantitative Reasoning*

-- Incoming Students with
No Prior College Experience --

3, 4, 5 CALCULUS ADVANCED**
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MATH REQUIREMENT IS COMPLETE
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SAT MATH SCORE
OF 500 OR ABOVE
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ENROLL IN QUANTITATIVE REASONING OR ALTERNATIVE***
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SAT MATH SCORE
OF 499 TO 440
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ENROLL IN MATH 109
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SAT MATH SCORE
OF BELOW 440
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ENROLL IN MATH 007
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*Accounting, Biology and Business Management majors take MATH 139 College Algebra in place of Quantitative Reasoning. Less prepared students take MATH 129 Intermediate Algebra. Precalculus or Calculus credits will also satisfy this requirement. See instructions for placement in Mathematics courses.

**For a score of 3, 4 or 5 on the Calculus AB test, the student receives 4 credits for MATH 210 Calculus I. For a score of 3, 4 or 5 on the Calculus BC test, the student receives 4 credits for MATH 210 and 3 credits for MATH 211 Calculus II.

***Placement in other Mathematics courses is based on test scores and high-school transcripts. See instructions.
MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE
PLACEMENT POLICIES
Placement Policies for
Writing Seminar I


-- Transfer Students --

COLLEGE GPA OF 3.0 or HIGHER
AND
B or HIGHER IN COLLEGE-LEVEL
NON-REMEDIAL WRITING CORUSE
(OR EXEMPTION FROM SUCH A COURSE AT PREVIOUS INSTITUTION)
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ENROLL IN
WRITING SEMINAR II
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COLLEGE GP OF 3.0 or HIGHER
AND
B or HIGHER IN COLLEGE-LEVEL
NON-REMEDIAL RESEARCH WRITING
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SEE DIRECTOR OF WRITING SEMINAR FOR POSSIBLE EXEMPTION FROM WRITING SEMINAR II

COLLEGE GPA BELOW 3.0
OR
BELOW B IN COLLEGE-LEVEL NON-REMEDIAL WRITING COURSE
OR
NO SUCH COURSE AT PREVIOUS INSTITUTION
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TAKE WRITING PLACEMENT TEST
for
TRANSFER STUDENTS
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Placement Policies for
Quantitative Reasoning*

-- Transfer Students --

B or HIGHER IN COLLEGE-LEVEL
NON-REMEDIAL MATH COURSE
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MATH REQUIREMENT IS COMPLETE
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BELOW B IN COLLEGE-LEVEL NON-REMEDIAL MATH COURSE
OR
NO SUCH COURSE AT PREVIOUS INSTITUTION
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SEE PLACEMENT POLICIES FOR STUDENTS WITH NO PRIOR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

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TAKE MATH PLACEMENT TEST
FOR NEW COLLEGE STUDENTS

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*Accounting, Biology and Business Management majors take MATH 139 College Algebra in place of Quantitative Reasoning. Less prepared students take MATH 129 Intermediate Algebra. Precalculus or Calculus credits will also satisfy this requirement. See instructions for placement in Mathematics courses.



NOTE: These policies apply only to those students who are transferring from 4-year accredited colleges or from institutions with whom Marymount Manhattan College has a pre-existing articulation agreement.