Tests

ACT/SAT Credit Policy

Students who earn outstanding scores on the ACT/SAT may qualify for credit in freshman-level English and/or math.

Credit is awarded for English 1001 and/or English 1002 courses to students who meet the following minimum criteria for ACT/SAT scores earned on a single test date:

 

Course	ACT	SAT
English 1001 (3 hours)	ACT English score of 28 or higher + ACT Composite score of 25 or higher	SAT Reading score of 630 or higher + SAT Reading and Math score of 1130 or higher
English 1001/1002 (6 hours)	ACT English score + ACT Composite score of 65 or higher	SAT Reading score + SAT Reading and Math score of 1430 or higher

 

Credit is awarded for Math 1011 or Math 1013 courses to students (graduating May 2007 or after) who meet the following minimum criteria for ACT/SAT scores earned on any test date:

 

Course	ACT	SAT
Math 1011 (3 hours)	ACT Math score of 26 or higher	SAT Math score of 590 or higher
Math 1013 (3 hours)	ACT Math score of 30 or higher	SAT Math score of 670 or higher

 

Credit is awarded only for official scores sent directly from the testing company to ULM. Students are encouraged to contact the Testing Center at (318) 342- 5336 for more information.