3.2           Placement procedures .  Students should complete the following procedures as soon as possible after admission to IPFW.  Students completing these procedures shall be notified of the test results and their implications in a timely fashion.

                                3.2.1        English.  A regularly admitted beginning student is allowed to register for classes only after completing the appropriate placement procedure. Any other student is allowed to register for classes beyond the session in which the first 12 credits are completed at IPFW only if the student has (1) completed the appropriate procedures or (2) established credit in an entry-level English course.

3.2.2        Mathematics. A regularly admitted beginning student is allowed to register for classes only after completing the appropriate placement procedure. Any other student is allowed to register for classes beyond the session in which the first 12 credits are completed at IPFW only if the student has (1) completed the appropriate procedures or (2) established credit in an entry-level mathematics course.

Students who place into developmental mathematics must complete the appropriate developmental course(s) in their first twenty-four credits of IPFW course work, with the exception of developmental mathematics for those students enrolled in a certificate or associate degree program that does not require mathematics.

                                3.2.3        Reading.  A regularly admitted beginning student is allowed to register for classes only after submitting one of the following:

                                                                (1) SAT test score above 450 on the verbal test;

                                                                (2) ACT test score above 19 on the individual reading test;

                                                                (3) Scoring above the lowest 15 percentile (determined by national norms) on the

                                                                IPFW placement test.

Students who do not meet at least one of these requirements will be required to complete a reading course as specified by the Department of English and Linguistics and approved by the College of Arts and Sciences during one of the student’s first two enrollment periods.

                                3.2.4        Foreign language.  A student who has studied a foreign language before entering IPFW should take a foreign-language placement examination before continuing study in that language.

                                3.2.5        English-as-a-Second-Language¹. Prior to Admission, the Admissions Office shall determine which prospective undergraduate students have a native language other than English.  All such students who do not have transfer credit for an English composition course that carries credit toward graduation shall be identified as ESL students and shall be required to submit scores on the TOEFL or an equivalent test approved by the Department of English and Linguistics..

ESL students shall be admitted with the condition that they achieve appropriate competency levels in English composition.

Based upon TOEFL or equivalent test scores, the Department of English and Linguistics shall determine which ESL students need ESL instruction.  Students who are found to be exempt from ESL course requirements shall be subject to the regular English placement-testing and course-completion requirements described in these regulations.  Other ESL students shall:

                                                3.2.5.1       Be admitted only to the Mastodon Advising Center unless they score the equivalent of 550 or above on the TOEFL and meet the admission requirements of a degree-granting academic unit.  Students admitted in this fashion to the Mastodon Advising Center shall not be eligible for admission to another academic unit until they have completed ESL-related requirements.

                                                3.2.5.2       Enroll in the appropriate ESL course each semester until the requirement is satisfied.

                                                3.2.5.3       Complete the prescribed series of ESL courses within their first 36 credits at IPFW. 

                                                The Mastodon Advising Center shall have authority to alter any student’s registration if the provisions of Sections 3.2.5.2 and 3.2.5.3 are not being met.

¹ This section applies to undergraduate students only.  As noted in the Graduate Programs Bulletin, graduate applicants must follow university-specific requirements to demonstrate compentency in English.