Course Placement
UL Lafayette utilizes ACT & SAT scores to place students into Math & English courses during their first semester. Utilize the chart below to determine where you will place based on your ACT Subscores. Students wishing to challenge their placement in English or Math can take one of our Placement Exams.
English
| ACT Subscore on English | |
| 1-17 | ENGL 090 - Developmental English |
| 18-27 | ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing |
| 28 | **Students receive Credit for ENGL 101 |
| 28+ | ENGL 115 - Honors English |
Math
| ACT Subscore on Math | |
| 0-16 | MATH 091 - Schedule Math at a community college |
| 17-18 | MATH 092 - Elementary & Intermediate Algebra |
| 19-20 | MATH 100/107 - College Algebra Fundamentals |
| 21-24 | MATH 105/107 - College Algebra |
| 23-25 | MATH 140 - Pre-Calculus Algebra & Trigonometry, Fundamentals |
| 25 | **Students receive credit for MATH 105 |
| 26-27 | MATH 143 - Pre-Calculus Algebra & Trigonometry |
| 28 | MATH 270 - Calculus I |
| 30+ | **Students receive credit for MATH 143 |