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Proficiency Index / Exemptions

Students can demonstrate that they meet the University’s proficiency requirements in English and Math based on their SAT, ACT, or NY State Regents test scores:

English

Students may meet the proficiency requirement in English by documenting any one of the following:

  • SAT I Verbal score of 480 or higher or SAT Critical Reading score of 480 or higher or SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) section score of 480 or higher

  • ACT English score of 20 or higher

  • NY State English Regents score of 75 or higher

Mathematics

Students may meet the proficiency requirement in mathematics by documenting any one of the following:

  • SAT Math score of 500 or higher

  • SAT Math Section (exam date March 2016 and thereafter), score of 530 or higher

  • ACT Math score of 21 or higher

NY State Regents:

  • Common Core Regents: Score of 70 or higher in Algebra I or a score of 70 or higher in Geometry or a score of 65 or higher in Algebra 2.

  • Score of 80 or higher in Integrated Algebra or Geometry or Algebra 2/Trigonometry AND successful completion of the Algebra 2/Trigonometry or higher-level course.

  • Score of 75 or higher in one of the following:

    • Math A or Math B

    • Sequential II or Sequential III

CUNY’s Proficiency Index
 Students who do not achieve the required scores on SAT, ACT, or New York State Regents Exams can satisfy the proficiency requirements with:

  • An English proficiency index score of 65 or higher

  • A Math proficiency index score of 60 or higher