English Placement

English placement is based upon SAT information provided at the time of enrollment. Students placed in classes lower than ENG-212 WRITING IN CULTURE must progressively move to the next level course (i.e. A student enrolled in ENG-100 INTRO TO ENGLISH WRITING must also take ENG-114 COLLEGE COMPOSITION and ENG-212 WRITING IN CULTURE.)

MATHEMATICS PLACEMENT

Math placement is based upon SAT/ACT/CLT information provided at the time of enrollment. Students placed in math courses lower than what is required for their major must progressively move to the next level course until they successfully complete the math course required for their major.  Information about which math course satisfies mathematics competency for a given degree program can be found in the list of requirements for each major in the academic catalog and in the student’s “My Progress” tab of Student Self-Service.

There are several courses that fulfill Cornerstone University’s core mathematics competency requirement. These include:

Credit can be earned in most, but not all, of these courses by standardized examination or transfer credit. Options are:

1. CLEP offers an examination in College Mathematics which can be used for credit in MAT-110 COLLEGE MATHEMATICS, and an examination in College Algebra which can be used for credit in MAT-121 COLLEGE ALGEBRA.
2. Adequate scores on the Calculus AP examination grants credit in one or both of MAT-131 CALCULUS I and MAT-132 CALCULUS II. Either fulfills the core requirement.
3. Many community colleges and universities offer courses which transfer to Cornerstone University as MAT-121 COLLEGE ALGEBRA, MAT-122 PRE-CALCULUS, MAT-131 CALCULUS I or MAT-132 CALCULUS II.