Associate Degree Programs Admission Testing
Minimum standards for admission to TBI’s programs of study include specified scores on the Accuplacer test in categories of sentence skills, reading comprehension, and arithmetic proficiency. Accuplacer score requirements are described below:
Sentence Skills……………………….. 70
Reading Comprehension………….. 80
Arithmetic……………………………… 60
General Education Course Placement Testing
All applicants pursuing an Associate of Applied Science degree program at Taylor Business Institute are required to take the Accuplacer examination to assess their skills in math, reading and writing.
Reading/Writing Placement:
To be placed in ENG 101 English Composition applicants to degree programs at Taylor Business Institute must score 80 or above on the Reading Comprehension section and 70 or above on the Sentence Skills section of the Accuplacer exam. An applicant who scores below 80 in Reading Comprehension must pass COM 99 Developing Critical Reading Skills, a developmental course, with a grade of C or better prior to further studies in the communications area.. An applicant who scores below 70 on the Sentence Skills section of the Accuplacer exam must pass COM 100 Basic Writing and Oral Communications, a developmental course, with a grade of C or better prior to further studies in the communications area.
Math Placement:
An applicant who scores below 60 on the mathematics section of the Accuplacer test must pass MAT 100 Foundations of Mathematics, a developmental course, with a grade of C or better to further studies in the mathematics area.
An applicant must score 60 or above on the mathematics section of the Accuplacer test to be placed in MAT 103 Intermediate Algebra.
Applicants who can demonstrate, from an official transcript, that they have taken Intermediate Algebra and received a grade of C or better may take MAT 130 Quantitative Literacy.
Developmental/Preparation Courses
COM 100 Basic Writing and Oral Communications, COM 099 Developing Critical Reading Skills and MAT 100 Foundations of Mathematics are developmental/preparation courses and do not count for credit towards an associate degree. Students required to take these courses will have to extend their enrollment period in order to graduate.
All applicants for admission into Taylor Business Institute’s ESL program are required to take the Accuplacer test.
Taylor Business Institute’s ESL program is divided into six levels. Conversion Tables on the student’s answer keys convert raw scores to percentages and to placement levels to begin instruction. Proficiency passing levels or cut scores for Taylor Business Institute’s six (6) levels are as follows:
ESL 101… Beginning Level……… 0 – 19 ESL 102… High Beginning Level………….. 20 – 35
ESL 103… Intermediate Level… 36 – 58 ESL 104… High Intermediate Level……….. 59 – 75
ESL 105… Advanced Level……. 76 – 99 ESL 106… The Proficiency Level………. 100 – 120
Writing Sample
All students enrolling in the English as Second Language program are asked to submit a writing sample by taking the ‘ESL WritePlacer’ test on Accuplacer.
Oral Interview
If still in doubt after the first two assessments, the candidate must undergo a one-on-one Language Proficiency Interview (LPI) with a member of TBI’s ESL faculty. This interview serves as a comparative tool for accurate initial placement.
For detail information regarding entrance requirements, program description and learning outcomes see College’s Catalog.