Due to limited or no access to the VPT during the 2020 COVID-19 emergency, the Virginia Community College Chancellor has temporarily approved a modification to VCCS Policy 6.6.3, Dual Enrollment Student Admissions, that adds flexibility to use additional measures for dual enrollment admission and placement.
For students who have not already taken the VPT or who do not have access to other test scores (Compass, Asset, PSAT, SAT, ACT, SOL), VWCC will use the Dual Enrollment COVID-19 Emergency Admission and Placement Procedures, outlined below, for enrolling students for the 2021-22 school year.
Subject Area Cumulative High School GPA Fall/Spring 2021-2022
English 3.0 or greater Eng 111 and transfter courses
Math/Science 2.0 - 2.99 MTH 101-130, MTH 132, CAD 111
3.0 or greater without Algebra 2* MTH 101-130, MTH 132, MTH 154 or 155, BIO 101
3.0 or greater with Algebra 2 "C" or Above MTH 101-133,MTH 154, MTH 155, MTH 161 or 167, CHM 111
*Must have High School recommendation and a "C" or better in Alg 1 or have passed the Algebra 1 SOL
MTH 261 has a prereq of dual enrolling 161
MTH 263/264 has a prereq of MTH 167 with a "C" or better Or taking the clep test at the higher Ed Center
VWCC testing exemptions
∙ SAT English(Reading/Writing) score of 480+
∙ SAT Math score of 530+(Does not exempt from IB/AP Calculus) = MTE 1-9
∙ ACT English(Reading/Writing) score of 18+
∙ ACT Math score of 22+(Does not exempt from IB/AP Calculus) = MTE 1-9
∙ Algebra 1 SOL pass (will only count toward non-math classes) = MTE 1
∙ PSAT English/Writing combined of 390+
∙ PSAT Math score of 500+ = ONLY MTE 1
Questions? Contact Suzanne Mangum at smangum@salem.k12.va.us