Standards and Assessment
PARCC College Acceptance Policy
The Illinois Council of Community College Presidents (ICCCP) recently approved a policy to accept a performance level of 4 or 5 in math or English language arts on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) to place students directly into credit-bearing classes without requiring remediation.
Institutions can also develop policies for math that allow a 3 on PARCC in combination with having passed a higher-level high school math class to qualify a student to enroll directly into credit-bearing math classes. This decision on the part of the ICCCP represents a significant first step toward the use of PARCC as a placement exam within higher education.
The policy is available online at
http://icsps.illinoisstate.edu/2015/03/illinois-council-of-community-college-presidents-response-to-parcc/.
The policy was developed with the support and endorsement from the Illinois Community College Chief Academic Officers and Illinois Council Community College Chief Student Services Officers. Additionally, this policy was developed in consultation with the Board of the Illinois Math Association of Community Colleges (IMACC) and endorsed by the Curriculum Committee of the IMACC.