General Requirements

The level of teaching and learning at Doane requires that students have certain basic skills. All students must demonstrate competencies in each of the following areas during their first year at Doane by one of the methods listed below. (Individual academic majors may require particular competencies.)

Basic Mathematical Skills

All students must demonstrate adequate basic computational skills before enrolling in any mathematics course numbered 100 or above. This requirement may be met in any of five ways:

• by attaining an ACT math score of 19 or higher,
• by attaining an SAT math score of 530 or higher,
• by passing Doane’s Math Placement Test,
• by completing DLC 090  or DSS 090  (Crete campus only) with a grade of C- or higher, or
• by transferring credits that are equivalent to DLC 090 /DSS 090  or college-level mathematics.

Basic Reading/Writing Skills

Reading/Writing skills are evaluated during the enrollment/advising process.  This requirement may be met in any of four ways: 

• ACT of 19 in English and Reading sections
• SAT score of 450 or higher in the Reading subsection
• Submit official transcripts showing completed college coursework in English with a grade of a C or higher
• ACCUPLACER Score of 250 or higher on the Reading Test
• Take the Nelson Denny Reading Test during enrollment days and score above 42% for all sections (Note: this is not an average of 42%, but each section must be above 42%).

If a student does not meet these requirements, they will be placed in DSS 110   or DLC 110 , which are University Foundation courses (which count towards general graduation requirements).