Once a student has passed ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102, he or she will be considered exempt from taking the Regents’ Test.

Other Exemptions

Students will be considered to have fulfilled the reading comprehension requirement of the Regents’ Test if they have:

SAT-I Verbal scores of at least 510

ACT Reading scores of at least 23

(Scores must be from a national administration of these tests.)

Students will be considered as having fulfilled the essay requirement of the Regents’ Test if they have:

AP English scores of at least 3

IB higher level English scores of at least 4

SAT-II English Writing scores of at least 650

SAT Reasoning, Writing Section Test: 500 for students who also have at least 510 on the SAT Reasoning, Critical Reading Section. 

ACT Combined English/Writing test: 22 for students who also have at least 23 on the ACT Reading Test.

SAT I Writing scores of at least 560

(Scores must be from a national administration of these tests.)