University of Southern Indiana >> Academic Skills

Academic Skills Home Page About Us Placement Testing Mathematics English Foreign Language Reading Preparing for the Placement Test Placement Testing Websites General Studies Courses Tutoring Supplemental Instruction Strategies for College Success Success Series Workshops Faculty & Staff Resources

University Division Home Page

Placement Testing - Reading

The University has mandatory reading placement beginning fall 2009. The placement for reading is determined by a student’s SAT Critical Reading (SATR) or ACT Reading (ACTR) score and/or transfer credit. Transfer students with 10 or more transfer hours will be exempt. Students without information will need to take a reading placement test in Academic Skills. Placement results determine the entry-level reading course students will need to take.

Reading Exemptions

Student will be exempt from a reading course based on the following:

SAT Critical Reading score of at least 420
ACT Reading score of at least 17
10+ hours of transfer credit

Reading Placement

There are three possible reading recommendations:

University Level indicates that the student is capable of reading independently and ready to enroll in reading-intense college courses.
GENS 151 (Applied Content Reading) is offered to help students improve comprehension of college-level textbooks by learning active reading skills and by applying study/reading strategies. Students should enroll in a content level course (i.e. history, sociology, biology, political science) as a companion for applying reading strategies.
GENS 099 (College Reading Strategies) is designed to help students improve reading comprehension; students should not enroll in reading-intensive classes while taking this course.

Reading Sequence

Students who begin their reading placement in GENS 099 will also need to enroll in the subsequent reading course, GENS 151, in order to be prepared for college level reading. It is recommended that students enrolled in a full semester GENS 151 course also enroll in one of the following courses concurrently: History 101, 102, 111, 112/Economics 175/Psychology 201/Sociology 121/Biology 105.

More Information

For more information about Reading Placement, contact Lori Saxby, Reading Specialist, in Academic Skills at 812 464-1743 or lsaxby@usi.edu

8600 University Boulevard - Evansville, IN 47712-3596 - 812/464-8600

Rotating quotations