Your registration may be blocked unless:

1. You have completed the course prerequisites as indicated in the MC Course Catalog and the information appears on your MC academic record; or
2. You have a degree from a U.S. accredited college or university, and that information has been posted to your MC academic record; or
3. You take an MC assessment test and meet the assessment levels indicated in the MC Course Catalog.

You must take Montgomery College Assessment Tests unless you are exempt!

• Earned a degree from an accredited U.S. college or university.
  Students who have been out of college for at least three years and who intend to take a math or English course are advised to take the Accuplacer.
• Completed a college-level (not developmental) English and/or mathematics course with a C or better at an accredited U.S. college or university.
• Enrolling with a letter of permission from another college or university.
  
• Please see additional information on Criteria for Exemption from Placement Testing.
• Personal interest students taking their first eleven credits, other than English or math.
• Additional course assessment waivers may be granted (and in some cases, credit awarded) on the basis of scores on specific CLEP, Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate, and SAT II exams.
• The Rockville Math Department gives more information on placement and exemption to math assessment testing.
• Please see additional information on achieving Advanced Standing.
• I-20 applicants from abroad must take the TOEFL or IELTS. Students scoring at least 400 written/97 computerized/30 Internet-based on the TOEFL exam OR 5.0 overall on the IELTS exam may be admitted, but will be required to take testing and possible additional courses in English/ESL upon arrival. For information on how to take the TOEFL, please visit http://www.toefl.org; for the IELTS, please visit http://www.ielts.org.