How do I qualify for College NOW?

All high school students (public school students, students attending private, parochial, and home schools) must meet the following requirements:

  1. The applicant must be a high school junior or senior.
  2. There is a limit of six hours per term (Fall, Spring, Summer)
  3. The applicant must have the minimum ACT scores (Reading 20, Writing 18), or COMPASS scores (Reading 84, English 70), AND prerequisites for the courses indicated below.

 

College Course

Prerequisites

CIS 100 Introduction to Computers

None

CIS 130 Computer Applications

CIS 100

HUM 120 Introduction to Humanities

None

ENG 101 Writing I

None

ENG 102 Writing II

ENG 101

HIS 108 History of the U.S. Through 1865

None

HIS 109 History of the U.S. Since 1865

None

MAT 110 Applied Mathematics

·         Non transfer class

ACT Math 20 OR

COMPASS Algebra 25

MAT 120 Intermediate Algebra

·         Non transfer class

ACT Math 20 OR

COMPASS Algebra 31

MAT 150 College Algebra

MAT 120 OR

ACT Math 22 OR

COMPASS Math 55

MAT 155 College Trigonometry

MAT 150 AND EITHER

ACT Math 22 OR

COMPASS Math 55

PHY 151 Introduction to Physics

MAT 120 OR

ACT Math 22 OR

COMPASS Algebra 55

PHY 152 Introduction to Physics

MAT 120 OR

ACT Math 22 OR

COMPASS Algebra 55

  1. The high school counselor or principal must approve the course by completing the counselor section of the College NOW! Approval Form.