Most courses in the following section have pre-requisites. Pre-requisites are requirements that you must complete before enrolling in the course. You can satisfy pre-requisites in one of two ways: 1) by completing the listed pre-requisite courses, or 2) by attaining assessment scores that place you ABOVE the listed prerequisite course’s skill level. (Pueblo Community College only accepts Accuplacer or ACT or SAT assessment scores.)
The chart below shows the required assessment scores for placement into reading, English, and math classes. For example, if you wanted to enroll in Dental Assisting (DEA) 120, the pre-requisites are Reading 090, English 090, and Math 060. To meet these pre-requisites through assessment scores, your scores must be in the following ranges:
| Accuplacer Reading (ACCUR) |
80 or above |
| Accuplacer Sentence Skills (ACCUE) |
95 or above |
| Accuplacer Elementary Algebra (ACCUM-EA) |
45 or above |
If your scores fall below these ranges, you must complete the prerequisite classes. ACT, SAT and Accuplacer results are good for five years from the date that the test was taken.
Reading
| ACCUPLACER Reading Score |
Required Courses |
| 0 – 24 |
Guided Placement: See Testing Center for referral |
| 25 – 39 |
REA 030 or refer to Special Programs |
| 40 – 61 |
REA 060 |
| 62 – 79 |
REA 090 |
| 80 – 120 |
No basic skills placement required |
ACT reading score of 17 or SAT verbal score of 430 places in college level
English
| ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills Score |
Required Courses |
| 0 – 24 |
Guided Placement: See Testing Center for referral |
| 25 – 49 |
ENG 030 or refer to Special Programs |
| 50 – 69 |
ENG 060 |
| 70 – 94 |
ENG 090 |
| 95 – 120 |
ENG 121 |
ACT English score of 18 or SAT verbal score of 440 places into ENG 121
Math
| ACCUPLACER Math Score |
Required Course |
| 0 – 23 (AR) |
Guided Placement: See Testing Center for referral |
| 24 – 56 (AR) |
MAT 045 |
| 57 – above (AR) and (EA) < 45 |
MAT 060 |
45 – 60 (EA)
If EA < 45 use AR |
MAT 090
MAT 107 |
| 61 – 84 (EA) |
MAT 099
MAT 103 |
| 85 – 120 (EA) or ACT 19 |
MAT 120
MAT 155/156
BUS 226 |
| 85 - 120 (EA) or ACT 21 |
MAT 135 |
| 85 - 120 (EA) or ACT 23 |
MAT 121 |
| 63 - 102 (CLM) or ACT 24 |
MAT 122 |
| 63 – 102 (CLM) or ACT 25 |
MAT 125 |
| 103 – 120 (CLM) or ACT 28 |
MAT 201 |
ACT math score of 19 or SAT score of 460 places into MAT 121
ACCUPLACER Math Key: AR = Arithmetic EA = Elementary Algebra