Learning Support

Learning Support 

Some applicants to Dalton State College need additional preparation before embarking on a degree or certificate program. Dalton State's Learning Support courses were developed to assist students for success in college-level mathematics and English courses. These corequisite courses provide "just-in-time" remediation in English/reading and mathematics.

Requirements for Exempting/Placing in the Program

Students seeking to enter degree programs must be able to demonstrate that they have met the Dalton State College established minimum requirements in English, Reading, and Mathematics in order to be allowed to enroll in Core Curriculum and degree level courses.

To exempt placement in Learning Support, a student must meet the following criteria. Test scores  taken within the last 5 years can be used to determine placement.

For English (Writing) and Reading

  • minimum score 430 Old SAT-Verbal; or
  • minimum score 480 Evidence-Based Reading & Writing (EBRW) on the new SAT
  • minimum score 17 ACT-English; or
  • minimum score 61 Accuplacer Reading AND minimum 6 Accuplacer Writer; or
  • minimum score 70 Accuplacer Reading AND minimum 5 Accuplacer Writer; or
  • minimum score 80 Accuplacer Reading AND minimum 4 Accuplacer Writer; 
  • minimum score 237 through 247 on Accuplacer Next-Generation Reading Comprehension AND minimum score 5 on Accuplacer Writer; or
  • minimum score 248 on Accuplacer Next-Generation Reading Comprehension AND minimum score of 4 Accuplacer Writer; or
  • minimum High School GPA of 3.0;
  • and have met the Required High School Curriculum requirement in English

For Mathematics

MATH 1111 Pathway

  • minimum score of 500 Old SAT-Mathematics; or
  • minimum score of 530 New SAT-Math Section Score; or
  • minimum score of 21 ACT- Mathematics; or
  • minimum score of 80 Accuplacer Elementary Algebra; or
  • minimum Accuplacer Next Gen score of 267; or
  • minimum High School GPA of 3.5; 
  • and have met the Required High School Curriculum requirement in mathematics

MATH 1001/1101 Pathway

  • minimum score of 460 Old SAT-Mathematics; or
  • minimum score of 510 New SAT-Math Section Score; or
  • minimum score of 19 ACT- Mathematics; or
  • minimum score of 69 Accuplacer Elementary Algebra; or
  • minimum Accuplacer Next Gen score of 258; or
  • minimum High School GPA of 3.3; 
  • and have met the Required High School Curriculum requirement in mathematics

Students who have taken Accuplacer test at a COC-accredited TCSG college and transfer to a USG institution will not be required to take another placement test if the placement test was administered as part of the normal application process.