Testing & Tutoring

The RISE Placement Test requirement may be waived by the Director of Admissions upon receipt of the official documentation if the applicant meets one of the following:

1. Has earned an associate degree or bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
2. Has satisfactorily completed one college-level English and math course at or above the developmental or vocational level at a regionally accredited college or university.
3. Has a GED with a score of 165 or higher on each section (2014 and later).
4. Has a HiSET score of 15 on each section and a 4 on the essay (2014 and later).
5. Has made the following minimum scores on the SAT or ACT:
   
   1. English:
      
      1. ACT Scores:
         
         1. Pre-December 2011: English, Reading and Mathematics scores of 22 or higher.
         2. January 2012-February 2014: English score of 18 or higher, Reading score of 21 or higher, and Mathematics score of 22 or higher
         3. March 2014-Present: English score of 18 or higher, Reading score of 22 or higher, and Mathematics score of 22 or higher.
      2. SAT Scores:
         
         1. Pre-December 2011: Reading, Writing and Mathematics scores of 510 or higher.
         2. January 2012-February 2016: Critical Reading, English and Mathematics scores of 500 or higher.
         3. March 2016-Present: Evidence-Based Reading & Writing score of 480 or higher, and Mathematics score of 530 or higher.
6. Has taken the ACCUPLACER, Asset, Compass, or North Carolina’s Diagnostic Test and Placement (NC DAP) test within the past ten years