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Introduction  \n1.1. Overview: The South Dakota Board of Regents espouses a standardized process specific to initial placement of students in English composition courses.  \n1.2. Rationale: Students are placed in accordance with acknowledged skills and abilities. Such placement promises a match between student preparation/dispositions and course rigor; it positions students for collegiate success in English, which retains vital importance.  \n1.3. Scope: All incoming, degree seeking students at the undergraduate level (associate and baccalaureate-degreed programs) are initially placed in English courses as established by approved guidelines; transfer students who have fulfilled general education requirements in English are exempt. For non-degree seeking students, placement is relevant only if students pursue registration in English course work. In such cases, placement procedures do apply.  \n1.4. Special Circumstances: Students who require remediation are afforded commensurate levels of supplemental, tailored support; this instructional benefit promotes solid acquisition of English skills and successful progression through general education requirements.  \n2. Initial Placement in English Courses  \n2.1. Initial Placement Procedures  \n2.1.1. Initial placement is determined by the English Placement Matrix in Appendix A. Students are placed into either ENGL 101, ENGL 032 (which is taken concurrently with ENGL 101), or ENGL 033.  \n2.1.2. For students with valid ACT or Smarter Balanced Assessment scores, the English or English Language Arts (ELA) scores are used to determine placement into the initial English course.  \n2.1.2.1. Valid ACT or Smarter Balanced scores are scores that were earned by the student within five (5) years of the date of initial enrollment within the Regental system.  \n2.1.2.2. If a student has multiple ACT scores, the highest ACT English subscore is used for placement purposes.  \n2.1.3. Students who do not have valid ACT or Smarter Balanced scores must sit for the ACCUPLACER Writing placement exam.  \n2.1.3.1. Universities may use the modified remote ACCUPLACER testing procedures issued by College Board to facilitate placement.  \n2.2. Alternative Initial Placement Procedures  \n2.2.1. In rare circumstances when a first-time student does not have valid ACT or Smarter Balanced scores, and ACCUPLACER testing is not an option for a student, universities may use the student’s letter grade(s) in his or her most recent high school academic year’s English courses.  \n2.2.2. Using this method, placement into ENGL 101 requires a letter grade of B or better in each English course.  \n2.2.3. Students with a letter grade of C in any English course, or students without a recent English course letter grade, may be placed into English courses by taking a proctored essay-writing assignment administered by the student’s university of enrollment. This assignment is assessed by the university’s English program department chair or department chair designee. Assessment is holistic, with students completing sufficient assignments placed in ENGL 101 and students completing insufficient assignments placed in ENGL 033 or ENGL 032.  \n2.2.4. Students with a letter grade of D or F in any English course are placed into ENGL  \n033 or ENGL 032.  \n3. Course Placement  \n3.1. Within an explicit time frame (following course registration, but before start of the applicable term), new exam scores may become available. 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