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Incoming First Year Student Information

Welcome to the Department of Student Transitions! We are excited you are starting your college journey with us. We want to share some information with you about why you may be taking courses in our department.

First, let鈥檚 talk about the terms transitional, developmental, and remedial. We call our courses transitional because they help you transition to college-level work with appropriate support. However, you may be familiar with the words remedial and developmental that likewise indicate a need for additional instruction.聽

No matter what term you are most familiar with, do know that the courses that we offer are intentionally designed to provide you with just-in-time review of skills that will help you succeed in your college-level courses.

Effective fall 2022, UCA will requires any student who has a 21 or below ACT score (or equivalent) in math or reading, or an 18 or below ACT score (or equivalent) in English be placed in a corequisite transitional course. See table below for more detailed placement information.

UCA Placement Table. To place out of transitional courses, a student must meet ONE of the following criteria. For Mathematics (to enroll in MATH courses): High School Cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher; ACT Math score of 22 or higher; SAT Math score of 530 or higher; CLT Quantitative Reasoning score of 19 or higher; Next-Generation ACCUPLACER Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics score of 249 or higher. For Reading (to enroll in UCA Core HUM or SS courses): High School Cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher; ACT Reading score of 22 or higher; SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 480 or higher; CLT Verbal Reasoning and Grammar/Writing score of 36 or higher; Next-Generation ACCUPLACER Reading score of 251 or higher. For Writing (to enroll in WRTG 1310): High School Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher; ACT English score of 18 or higher; SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 480 or higher; CLT Verbal Reasoning and Grammar/Writing score of 36 or higher; Next-Generation ACCUPLACER Writing score of 251 or higher.

If you would like to complete the requirement for a transitional course before you come to UCA, here are some options for you.

  • Take the appropriate Next-Generation Accuplacer test by scheduling an appointment with UCA鈥檚 Testing Center or a testing center nearest you.聽聽For more information about the tests and for sample test questions visit the University Testing website.
  • Retake the ACT or SAT and have your scores sent to UCA 痴汉俱乐部.
  • Complete a standalone or corequisite transitional course at another institution nearest you before you enroll at UCA.

For more information about UCA corequisite courses visit our “What is Corequisite?” page.