Welcome! You are about to begin the process of learning how your sub-scores on your ACT, Wisconsin Placement Test Exam or SAT can impact the courses you will take at UW-Parkside this fall. There are a few things you will need to keep in mind as you work through the planning worksheet:
Today you will need to open multiple tabs or windows in your browser on the computer.
- Guide for Student Success(GSS)
- First Semester Planning Worksheet
- Course Catalog
- This worksheet is to prepare you for the conversation with your advisor at orientation
- You will be given a physical copy of the Guide for Student Success at orientation
- Your advisor will help you make the final decision with your classes.
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Open a GSS BOOKLET window/tab |
Open to the table of contents
Read the typical full time schedule found on page 15.
Notice that typically students take 4-5 classes at 3 credits to be full time.
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Have a FIRST SEMESTER PLANNING WORKSHEET available |
We will begin with Step 2: Minimum Competencies on the planning worksheet.
Open the COURSE CATALOG window/tab
Look up your major of interest
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Determining your MATH COMPETENCY |
Write your most recent ACT/WPT/or SAT sub-score in the Math Competency box on the worksheet
Refer to the UW-Parkside Cut Scores for Placement Chart to find your Math score.
Ex. Math ACT is 16 = ACSK A015 Elementary Algebra
Place the course number on your First Semester Planning Sheet
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Determining your ENGLISH COMPETENCY |
As previously, find your most recent ACT/WPT/ or SAT sub-score in the English Competency box on the worksheet
Refer to the UW-Parkside Cut Scores for Placement Chart to find your English score.
Place the course number on your First Semester Planning Worksheet
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Determining your READING COMPETENCY |
In similar fashion to step three and four, you will use your ACT/WPT/or SAT sub-score in Reading to correlate the Cut Scores for Placement Chart to find the course placement.
Place the course number on your First Semester Planning Worksheet
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Return to GSS BOOKLET window/tab |
Go to page 12 for Degree Requirements.
Circle Yes or No on the First Semester Planning worksheet if you will need to take a Foreign Language
- You will register for your classes at orientation
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