This document is a brief summary of the knowledge, skills and placement scores expected for admittance into college-level courses at Missouri State University-West Plains. For more information or questions, please contact the Office of Advising and Academic Support at (417) 255-7222.
| Reading | Course | ACT | SAT ERW | NextGen Accuplacer | Other Options |
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| RDG 107 | Critical Reading & Study Skills in Academic Texts | 0-12 | 0-380 | 0-227 | |
| ENG 101 | Integrated Reading and Writing | 0-14 | 0-420 | 0-246 | |
| ENG 100 | Introduction to College Composition | 15-17 | 440-480 | 247-255 | |
| ENG 100A & ENG 110A |
Introduction to College Composition (ALP) & Writing I (ALP) |
15-17 | 440-480 | 247-255 | |
| No Reading Course Required | 18 or higher | 500 or higher | 256 to 300 |
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Indicators of College Readiness
College-Level Math Course at Missouri State University-West Plains:
Math 136 is entry-level College Algebra. A student prepared to succeed in MTH 136 Pre-Calculus I - Algebra is able to:
- Solve linear, absolute value, and quadratic equations and inequalities
- Simplify exponential and radical expressions
- Graph linear equations and inequalities
- Find the equation of a line passing through two points
- Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials and rational expressions, including factoring
- Solve radical and rational equations
- Use algebraic equations and functions to solve application problems
College-Level Writing Course at Missouri State University-West Plains:
English 110, Writing I, is the entry-level college composition course. It is a course in argumentation. A student prepared to succeed in ENG 110 is able to:
- Apply prior experience with the writing process to writing situations
- Critically read and evaluate material from many sources
- Develop an essay that meets the needs of the target audience and achieves the intended purpose
- Summarize and paraphrase appropriately
- Recognize plagiarism and how to avoid it
- Possess basic research skills
- Locate and evaluate appropriate source materials for a college essay
- Possess a basic understanding of the need to document sources
- Control surface features such as syntax, grammar, punctuation and spelling.
College-Level Reading Expectations at Missouri State University-West Plains:
- Critically read primary source documents
- Summarize and/or paraphrase various academic readings
- Draw conclusions and make inferences from printed graphic material and materials found on the Web
- Use context clues or appropriate tools (i.e., glossary, dictionary, thesaurus, English language translation dictionaries) to determine meaning of unfamiliar terms