Start Off Right Where You Need To Be
At Rio Salado College, we offer four placement options for English, Math, and Reading courses:
- Placement using the GPA on your high school transcript
- Placement with an ACT score
- Placement with a GED score
- Placement testing
Course placement lets us know your level of experience and skill in these subjects and helps us find the right courses for you to start off your education at Rio.
Guided Self-Placement
Students can find their placement in Mathematics, English, and Reading by going through one of these two self-placement processes.
What are the Criteria for Course Placement?
The criteria for course placement vary, depending on whether you’re using high school transcripts, ACT, or GED scores.
Placement with GPA on a High School Transcript
Must have attended high school within the past 10 years and completed at least 2 years of high school.
Placement with ACT Score
Placement based on individual subject area test scores. Scores are valid for 5 years.
Placement with GED Score
GED taken in or after 2014. Scores are valid for placement for 5 years.
Placement with a placement test
You will need to take a placement test before registering for classes if:
- You wish to place into a higher level of English, Math, or Reading
- You are currently a high school freshman or sophomore
- Your high school GPA is below 2.6
- Your high school transcripts are older than 10 years
- You obtained a GED before 2014 or earned a score below 165
- Your high school transcripts are from outside the United States
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Need Help?
For more information about course testing and self-placement, talk to your Success Coach.