Exceptions to the CPC Requirements

In order to make the University System more accessible to citizens who are not of college-going age and to encourage life-long learning, the University System of Georgia does not require CPC units for non-traditional students. All students must, however, be screened for placement in Learning Support courses using the CPE/COMPASS as administered in a University System of Georgia institution and must meet University System criteria for exemption or exit from Learning Support reading, English, and mathematics.

Limited Admission (Summer/Fall 2002)

•           SAT verbal score of 330 or ACT score of 12 and

•           SAT math score of 310 or ACT score of 14 and

•           (1640 FI)

An applicant will be given the COMPASS if the verbal SAT score is less than 430 (ACT English 17) or the math SAT score is less than 400 (ACT Math 17). This examination must be taken before a student can register for classes at ABAC.

Students will be required to enroll in Learning Support courses if their placement test scores fall below either the University System of Georgia minimum or the institutional minimum. They may exit Learning Support by earning passing scores on all required parts of the COMPASS. (If any required part of the COMPASS is not passed, the student will be required to enroll in the appropriate Learning Support course. Upon successful completion of all required Learning Support courses and passing the COMPASS, the student will exit the Learning Support areas (English, Reading, and Math).

Under the semester system, students are limited to a total of three attempts in each Learning Support area, including both required and voluntary participation. Students who do not complete the requirements for each area after a maximum of three attempts per area are subject to Learning Support Suspension. Contact the Learning Support Office for copies of the department’s policy.