Placement Test

SUC holds placement tests in the foundation program for all admitted students in English, Mathematics and Computer Science. Passing grades and the students’ distribution into groups to their levels are as stated below:

English Placement Test

The college holds a placement test in English to determine the level of the new admitted students. The English placement exam consists of two parts: Computer-based and Paper-based. The computer based test checks the students’ reading, listening, basic grammar and vocabulary skills. Students who score more than 50% in computer based test, may take the paper based “Writing” test on the same day. If a student scores less than 50% then he / she will be placed in English Preparation Course 1.

If the student scores more than or equal to 50% then he / she will be waived from English Preparation Course 1 and shall be eligible to take “Speaking” test. If the student scores less than 50% in the speaking test will be placed in English Preparation Course 2. If the student scores more than or equal to 50% in the speaking test he / she will be waived from all Foundation English requirements and placed at academic level. The means the passing grade for the English placement exam is 50% or above for each components: computer-based, paper-based writing and speaking tests.

If any student has IELTS 5.0 or above or its equivalent or passed all English placement test components conducted by the college, he / she will be waived from English course at general foundation program.

Mathematics Placement Test

SUC holds a placement test in Math to determine the level of the new admitted students. If a student passes the Math Placement test with score between 50% and 79% he / she will be waived from the Basic Math course. If he / she scores 80% or above in the Math Placement will be waived from all foundation Math requirements (Basic Math and Pure / Applied Math).

Computer Skills Placement Test

SUC holds a placement test in computing skills to determine the level of the new admitted students. If a student passed the Computer Skills Placement Test with score between 50% and 79% he / she will be waived from Computer Skills 1. If he / she scores above 80% in the Computer Skills Placement Test will be waived from all foundation Computing Skills requirements (Computing skills 1 & 2).

If the student holds a certificate in IC3 (in English Language) or ICDL or Cambridge Diploma will be waived from all foundation computing skills requirements.