3.02 Determining Status

3.02 Determining Admissions Status

Requirements for student with high school diploma or GED*

ASSET:

	WRITING SKILLS--33
	READING SKILLS--35
	NUMERICAL SKILLS--33

COMPASS:

	WRITING SKILLS--28
	READING SKILLS--51
	NUMERICAL SKILLS--20

*Students must meet criteria in any one of the three areas of assessment. Students who score below criteria in all three areas of the ASSET/COMPASS test will be referred to the Adult Basic Education (ABE) program. These students will remain in the ABE program until their skill level has improved as indicated by retesting.

Requirements for student without high school diploma or GED
(Public Law 101-508, January 1, 1991)

ASSET:

	WRITING SKILLS--35 (EH1023)
	READING SKILLS--35
	NUMERICAL SKILLS--33 (MS 1013)

COMPASS:

	WRITING SKILLS--32 (EH 1023)
	READING SKILLS--62
	NUMERICAL SKILLS--25 (MS 1013)

Public Law 101-508 Requirements

Use of approved instrument (ASSET/COMPASS)
Independent administration
Passing score standard (as listed above)

Students without a high school diploma or GED certificate are required to meet ability- to-benefit status by achieving or exceeding the minimum scores on each subtest of either the ASSET or COMPASS in a single testing experience.

If the student does not achieve or exceed all three required scores on a single administration, to be eligible for ability-to-benefit status the student must retake the complete instrument (using an alternate form of ASSET; COMPASS automatically generates a different form for each administration) and pass all three subareas on that administration. Passing scores from one administration cannot be combined with passing scores from another administration.