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--- | --- |\n| Option | TSI-A Score | TSI-A 2.0 ELAR Score |\n| Referred to take ESOL Accuplacer | ABE Levels 1, 2, 3, & 4 | Diagnostic\u003Cbr>Levels 2, 3, & 4 |\n| Option 1: NCBO BASE READ 0017 (only offered prior to fall semesters) Option 2: Refer to Continuing Education (if identified as lower level ESOL) | ABE Level 1 |  |\n| Option 1: NCBO BASE READ 0018 (only offered prior to fall semesters) Option 2: Refer to Continuing Education (if identified as lower level ESOL) | ABE Level 2 | Diagnostic Level 2 (subsumes Level 1) |\n|  |  |  |\n| STAR ENGL 1301 with INRW 0422 and supplementary tutoring | ABE Levels 4, 5 & 6 MC score 342-344 | CRC \u003C 945 with Diagnostic Level 3 and/or Essay \u003C 5 |\n| STAR ENGL 1301 with INRW 0422 | MC score 345-350 | CRC Score \u003C 945 with Diagnostic Levels 4, 5, & 6 and/or Essay \u003C 5 |\n| No Remediation Required | MC score ≥351 | CRC score  > 945 with essay > 5 OR CRC score \u003C 945 with Diagnostic Levels 5 or 6 and Essay ≥ 5 |\n\n\n| Writing Skills Placement |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Option | TSI-A Score | TSI-A 2.0 ELAR Score |\n| Referred to take ESOL Accuplacer | ABE Levels 1, 2, 3, & 4 | Diagnostic Levels 2, 3, & 4 |\n| Option 1: NCBO BASE ENGL 0017 (only offered prior to fall semesters) Option 2: Refer to Continuing Education (if identified as lower level ESOL) | ABE Level 1 |  |\n| Option 1: NCBO BASE ENGL 0018 (only offered prior to fall semesters) Option 2: Refer to Continuing Education (if identified as lower level ESOL) | ABE Level 2 | Diagnostic Level 2 (subsumes Level 1) |\n|  |  |  |\n| STAR ENGL 1301 with STAR INRW 0422 and supplementary tutoring | ABE Levels 4, 5 & 6 Essay* 1-2 | CRC \u003C 945 with Diagnostic Level 3 and/or Essay \u003C 5 |\n| STAR ENGL 1301 with STAR INRW 0422 | Essay* 3-4 with\u003Cbr>MC score \u003C 340 | CRC score \u003C 945 with Diagnostic Levels 4, 5, or 6 and/or Essay \u003C 5 |\n| No Remediation Required | Essay ≥ 5 OR Essay 4 with MC\u003Cbr>score ≥ 340 | CRC score ≥ 945\u003Cbr>with essay ≥ 5 OR CRC score \u003C 945 with Diagnostic Levels 5-6 and essay score ≥ 5 |\n\n* Prioritize the essay over the multiple-choice score for placement.  \n\n| Math Skills Placement |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Option | TSI-A Score | TSI-A 2.0 Score |\n| NCBO BASE MATH 0017 (only offered prior to fall semesters) | ABE Level 1 |  |\n| NCBO BASE MATH 0018 (only offered prior to fall semesters) | ABE Level 2 | Diagnostic Level 2 (subsumes Level 1) |\n| Pathway for Non-College Algebra Program |  |  |\n| Option 1: STAR MATH 0320 with STAR MATH 1332 and supplementary tutoring\u003Cbr>Option 2: STAR MATH 0320 with STAR MATH 1342 and supplementary tutoring | ABE Level 3 | Diagnostic Level 3 |\n| Option 1: STAR MATH 0320 with STAR MATH 1332\u003Cbr>Option 2: STAR MATH 0320 with STAR MATH 1342 | ABE Levels 4, 5, 6 OR a score of 336-349 | Diagnostic Levels 4, 5, OR 936-949 |\n| Pathway for College Algebra Program |  |  |\n| Accelerated Math 0321/MATH 0322/MATH 1314 (5-week 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