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Admission Policies and ProceduresPark Distance Learning & Accelerated ProgramsEmail Policy for Students Taking OnlineCoursesAll Online students are required to usetheir Park email addresses in their OnlineClassrooms, and all class and administrativecorrespondence will be sent to students atthis address or within the eCollege courseenvironment.English, Mathematics and ModernLanguage Placement Policyfor New Park University StudentsEnglish Placement: For proper placementinto their first Park University English course,new students must (1) provide C or bettercollege credit for freshman composition coursesequivalent to Park’s EN 105 and EN 106, or(2) provide ACT or SAT English subscores,or (3) take the COMPASS English placementtest administered by Park’s Academic SupportCenter at no cost to the student. If a studentprovides C or better college credit for freshmancomposition courses equivalent to Park’sEN 105 and EN 106, then the student willautomatically satisfy Park’s lower-level generaleducation English requirement. If a studenthas an ACT English subscore of at least 21 oran SAT English subscore of at least 500, thestudent will be eligible to take EN105 First YearWriting Seminar I as their first Park Englishcourse. Students with lower ACT/SAT Englishscores or no scores are required to contactPark’s Academic Support Center about takingthe COMPASS English placement test. TheCOMPASS test will then be used to determinethe student’s first Park University Englishcourse. For additional placement policiesregarding international students, refer to thecatalog’s International Students section.Mathematics Placement: For properplacement into their first Park Universitymathematics course, new students must (1)provide C or better college credit for a collegealgebra course equivalent to Park’s MA 135,or (2) provide ACT or SAT math subscores,or (3) take Park’s Mathematics Placement Testat no cost to the student. If a student providesC or better college credit for a college algebracourse equivalent to Park’s MA 135, thenthe student will automatically satisfy Park’sgeneral education mathematics requirement.If a student has an ACT mathematics subscoreof at least 27 or an SAT mathematics subscoreof at least 620, the student may petition the71Office of Academic Affairs to have their generaleducation mathematics requirement waived. Ifa student has an ACT mathematics subscore ofat least 23 or an SAT mathematics subscore ofat least 510, the student will be eligible to takeMA120 Basic Concepts of Statistics or MA 135College Algebra as their first Park mathematicscourse. If a student has an ACT mathematicssubscore of at least 21 or an SAT mathematicssubscore of at least 500, the student will beeligible to take MA120 Basic Concepts ofStatistics or MA 125 Intermediate Algebra astheir first Park mathematics course. Studentswith lower ACT/SAT mathematics scores orno scores will be required to contact Park’sAcademic Support Center about taking Park’sMathematics Placement Test. The placementtest will then be used to determine the student’sfirst Park University mathematics course.Modern Language Placement: Themodern language requirement pertains to BAdegrees only. However, students seeking BSdegrees can take modern language courses forelective credit. Students who are interestedin taking a modern language course mustcontact the Academic Support Center or theDepartment of English and Modern Languagesfor instructions on how to take the ModernLanguages Placement Test at no cost to thestudent. The placement test will then be usedto determine the student’s first Park Universitymodern language course.*The Modern Language requirement pertainsto BA degrees only. However, students seekingBS degrees can transfer Modern Languagecourses as elective credit.