Assessment, Evaluation, and Testing

• EAP students who are taking the MDC Placement Test for their first time may take the mathematics subtest on its own. However, they must take the reading and writing subtests at the same time.
• Exceptions to testing EAP students could be made at the chairperson’s discretion.
• EAP students who have completed the 1600 level of all required EAP courses progress directly to ENC 1101.
• The reading and writing subtests of the MDC Placement Test are not required for EAP students who after successfully completed EAP 1620 and 1640 or equivalent integrated skills courses. Refer to Exemption Using Course Grade Chart.

1. Students who entered 9th grade in a Florida public school in the 2003-2004 school year, or any year thereafter, and earned a standard diploma from a Florida public high school. Refer to Placement Criteria Appendix B. Note: Home education students are not exempted from common placement testing and developmental education.
2. Students who are serving as active duty members of any branch of the United States Armed Forces.
3. Students who present TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE scores scores meeting MDC’s EAP exemption requirements regardless of the test date.  Other English proficiency examinations may also be used if the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level is B2 or higher.  The Institutional Test Administrator (ITA) will process the exemptions for the other examinations on a case-by-case request basis. Refer to CEFR Equivalency Chart for Other English Proficiency Examinations. Notes: 
   • These students are still required to meet placement testing requirements.  Exception note: General Education requirements will be waived for these students if they have a degree from a foreign accredited institution.  Refer to TMOP for Transfer Credit Evaluation (1100:815110). 
   • Students with test scores meeting MDC’s EAP exemption requirements who place into DevEd in either reading or writing must meet with a World Languages Chairperson for appropriate advisement.
4. Students who earned a college credit certificate in a MDC program of more than 12 credits or from an institution recognized by MDC are exempt from English proficiency placement testing. Official documentation is required.
5. Students who earned a GED in English.
6. Students exempted from testing for Degree Programs and College Credit Certificate Programs in Section l.
7. Students who graduated from Education First (EF) - International Language Centers.

Guide Notes: EAP Exemption Using TOEFL Exam

Institutional TOEFL(ITP) scores from other institutions are not used for exemption purposes.

Guide Notes: EAP Exemption Using IELTS

IELTS scores from their General Training Module are not used for exemption purposes at MDC.

Guide Notes: EAP Exemption Using Pearson Test of English

PTE General scores are used for exemption purposes at MDC.

*Exemption score is B2 or higher.

*Pass with Merit entered in MDConnect = 1000 and Pass is entered = 999.

Students who took ESOL during their twelfth grade at any English speaking high school, after having entered 9th grade in a Florida public school in the 2003-2004 school year, or any year thereafter, earned a standard diploma from a Florida public high school, and do not have assessment results for ENC 1101 and/or MAT 1033 or higher.  Refer to Placement Criteria Appendix B.

Students who are recommended to test are not required to enroll in developmental education but may opt to do so. MDC provides assessment and instruction upon the student’s request.

1. All students required to test for degree and college credit certificate programs in Section l who:
   • Graduated from a non-English speaking high school.
   • Earned a GED in Spanish.
   • Took an MDC approved English proficiency placement test more than one year ago and whose scores were not used for placement decisions.
2. Students transitioning from EDU 070, EDU 058, or EDU 064 to degree or Health Sciences college credit certificate programs are required to take an MDC approved English proficiency placement test in order to determine eligibility.

The EAP Course Placement Guide is used for placement in the EAP program.  Notes: EAP 1500 and 1600 levels are college-level credits that count towards graduation as electives. Students who place in EAP 0300 through 1600 levels may be enrolled in the EAP-Concurrent Enrollment Track or Program ACE with advisement.

WritePlacer ESL is administered only for students with scores of both 75 or higher on reading skills and 75 or higher on language use. Students with WritePlacer ESL scores below 3 are placed by ESL - Language Use. For WritePlacer ESL scores of zero (0), codes will be assigned to indicate the reason the essay was given a score of zero. 

Codes are: 
B = blank (95) 
T = too short (94) 
F = written in foreign language (93) 
I = illegible/incoherent (92) 
O = off topic (91) 

Students scoring into Levels 1, 2, or 3 in either ESL Reading Skills or ESL Language Use should be uniformly placed in one level for Reading, Grammar, and Writing courses based on the average of ESL Reading Skills or ESL Language Use scores.

If the average of the 2 scores is higher than 75, the student must take WritePlacer ESL, and be placed in Levels 4, 5, or 6 as displayed in placement guide above.

Placement in Speech Level courses to be determined by an EAP advisor after speaking with student in English. In most cases, Speech Level decision should reasonably complement already determined Reading, Grammar, and Writing Level. If student is a fluent English speaker who would not benefit from Level 6 Speech, see Department chair for exemption and college class options.

Campus departments may recommend adjustments to initial placement.

Further testing may be done in classrooms.

Continuing EAP students in the 0400 level and above may opt-in to take the reading and writing subtests of the MDC Placement Test after the last withdrawal date of the term.  Continuing EAP students in the 0300 level and above should be encouraged to take the mathematics subtest of the MDC Placement Test at any time in Levels 0300, 0400, or 0500.  They must take it no later than the last withdrawal date of the EAP 1600 Level.  New incoming students who place into the EAP 1500 or 1600 levels on the

ACCUPLACER ESL may also opt-in to take the MDC Placement Test prior to registering in EAP courses.  Students who demonstrate college readiness in reading AND in writing may enroll in ENC 1101.

Although the PERT and ACCUPLACER NG are not used as English proficiency placement tests at MDC, they can be used as one of several criteria to advise EAP students for registering in Level 1500 and/or 1600 Level courses. Students who score 84 or above in PERT reading, 237 or above in ACCUPLACER NG reading or writing, or 90 or above in PERT writing, must see department chair or designee for advisement purposes.