COMPASS Test - Cutoff Scores & Course Placements

The following table lists the minimum raw score that the test taker must earn on the COMPASS placement test in order to register for that class. This score and course placement list are specific to Kapiolani Community College.

If you are transferring your COMPASS scores from another UH community college or another college on the mainland to Kapiolani Community College and want to know what courses you are eligible to take at KCC, please refer to the table below. If you are transferring your COMPASS scores from Kapiolani Community College to another UH Community College and want to know the course equivalencies, contact the community college testing center for more information.

Mathematics Cutoff Scores & Course Placements

Pre-Algebra
0 - 46	PCM 23 - Pre-College Mathematics
47 - 99	MATH 24 - Elementary Algebra I
Algebra
0 - 35	MATH 24 or 81 - Elementary Algebra I / Foundations of Mathematics
36 - 49	MATH 25 - Elementary Algebra II
50 - 61	MATH 25, BUS 100, MATH 100, OR MATH 115 (Math 25 - Elementary Algebra II) (Bus 100 - Math to Solve Problems) (Math 100 - Survey of Mathematics) (Math 115 - Statistics)
62 - 74	MATH 103 - Fundamentals of College Algebra
75 - 99	MATH 135 - Elementary Functions
College Algebra
0 - 55	MATH 103 - Fundamentals of College Algebra
56 - 70	MATH 135 - Elementary Functions
71 - 99	MATH 140 - Trigonometry/Analytic Geometry
Trigonometry
0 - 56	MATH 140 - Trigonometry/Analytic Geometry
57 - 99	MATH 205 - Calculus I

English Cutoff Scores and Course Placements

Reading Score
0 - 55	PCC 20 - Pre-College Communications
56 - 78	ENG 21 - Developmental Reading
79 - 99	ENG 102 - College Reading Skills
Writing Score
0 - 39	Refer to Reading Score for placement
40 - 73	ENG 22 - Beginning Composition
74 - 99	ENG 100 - Composition I
English Placement Notes If WRITING SCORE < 40, English placement based on READING SCORE. If WRITING SCORE >= 40, English placement based on WRITING SCORE.