Understanding Assessment Results

Many courses offered through Delta College have assessment level prerequisites or assessment level advisories.  When a student’s placement level in a subject matches an assessment level prerequisite on a course, it means the student has a likelihood of achieving success in that course.  The higher an assessment level placement, the more academic skills a student has demonstrated in a subject.  For example, a student placing at Level 5 math has more advanced math skills than a student placing at Level 2 math.

A definition of level placements by subject is as follows:

                              Reading Skills

                               Level 3—satisfy advisory on selected courses

                               Level 2—eligible for many college level/transfer courses

                               Level 1—eligible for Reading 91, Basic Reading Skills, and                                                  selected courses

                              Composition/Writing Skills

Level 3—eligible for English 1A, Written Communications  (UC/CSU transfer)                 

Level 2—eligible for English 79, Preparatory English*

Level 1—eligible for English 70, Basic Writing Skills

Math Skills**

Level 6—eligible for Math 1, Calculus

Level 5—eligible for math courses that list Math 82, Intermediate Algebra, as a prerequisite

Level 4—eligible for Math 82, Intermediate Algebra

Level 3—eligible for Math 80, Elementary Algebra

Level 2—eligible for Math 78, Pre Algebra

Level 1—eligible for Math 76, Review of Arithmetic

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*Level 2 reading is also required for English 79.

**Six level math course placement system--effective Summer 2012.