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Shoreline Community College is dedicated to your
educational success and recognizes the importance of
appropriate preparation for classes. Since March 2006,
the college registration system checks prerequisites for
the following courses at the time that you register for
them:
- Economics &201 (was 200)
- Chemistry 121 and 171 (Click
here for details on: Chemistry)
- English 080, 090, 100, &101, &102
- Mathematics 070, 080, 098, 099, &107, 111,
&141 (was 110), &142 (was 120), &146
(was 108),
&148 (was 112), &151 (was 124), &152 (was 125), &163 (was 126), &171 (was
170), 211
- Philosophy &106 (was 120)
- Physics 110
As of Summer 2008 many course numbers have changed;
in those cases the old course numbers are noted in
parentheses above. Courses with an & are Common Course
Numbers and will be consistent across WA Community
Colleges.
Prerequisites are posted as part of the course
descriptions in the catalog and course schedule. If you
were blocked from registration for any of these courses,
and you believe you do have the prerequisites, the Math
and English faculty are available to talk with you and
ensure you will be able to register for the appropriate
level class.
Course Placement is based on documented performance
through a test result or college course, and for
mathematics placement these need to be within three
years. Students with mathematics courses more than
three years old are recommended to talk to a Math
Placement Advisor. Students with math test scores more
than three years old need to re-take the placement test.
In special circumstances, students may be placed with
permission of a Math or English Placement Advisor or the
instructor of the class section they wish to take.
Students who already have a Bachelors Degree are
encouraged to discuss their math placement with a Math
Placement Advisor.
The COMPASS test is our primary placement test for
both math and English. The ASSET test is given by
request for those students not comfortable taking the
test on the computer.
SAT and ACT test scores of any testing date can be
used for English placement.
You will be able to register for the next level if
you had a 2.0 grade or higher in a completed class or
have the minimum test scores. Classes with grades below
a 2.0 do not meet the prerequisite for the next level.
For math courses, the three year limit applies.
- a) You are currently enrolled in the prerequisite
class, or
- b) Your previous/prerequisite class has a grade of
2.0 grade or higher AND for Economics &201, Philosophy
&106 and Mathematics courses, it was taken within the
last three years, or
- c) Your original placement test score; again, for
Economics &201, Philosophy &106 and Mathematics courses,
the test needs to be within the last three years.
- d) If you are currently in a class that serves as a
prerequisite, please check your grade to ensure you meet
the minimum grade requirement. During the break, the
English and Math departments will also check the grades
and withdraw students not meeting the prerequisite
requirement. We strongly encourage students to do this
themselves.
If you took the ASSET, COMPASS, SAT or ACT test, or
an English or math class at another college, be sure to
send your test results and/or official transcript to the
Admissions Office. If you are blocked by the
registration system, here is what to do:
Our faculty and staff are available to
talk with you and make sure that you will be able to
register for the appropriate level class. English: See
the
English Placement Advisors' schedule link for office
hours, or call the Division Office at (206) 546-4770.
Economics/Philosophy/Mathematics: See the
Math Placement Advisors' schedule link for office
hours, or call the Division Office at (206) 546-4567.
For additional information, click on the links below:
Many courses require prerequisites or an instructor's
permission to register. In most cases it is the
responsibility of the student because the computerized
registration system does not check. However, for the
classes listed in this web site, the registration
database IS programmed to check. When Shoreline CC's
computer data show that you meet the prerequisites for a
course you are registering for, you will be registered.
When this information is not in our database, or you do
not automatically meet the prerequisites, you will be
blocked. The block can be overridden with a course entry
code. A course entry code is a 5-digit number that is
- Å“attached' to the course. Math and English Placement
advisors as well as the deans of Science and of
Humanities Divisions can review your situation and give
you and entry code. In addition, the instructor of the
class you wish to take can approve entrance to the
class. To use a course entry code:
- In an item number field on the Registration form,
enter the class item number of the course
that you want to add.
- Click the Submit Add/Drop
button. Registration is blocked
for the class and a message appears indicating a course
entry code is required. In the
blank field next to the message, enter the 5-digit
course entry code for the class.
- Click the Submit
Entry Code button.
- you are registering before your assigned
registration date;
- you are a new students at Shoreline CC and have an
advising requirement;
for both reasons, please contact our Admissions
Office for more information and clarification of our
registration policies.
- the class is already full;
you will have an opportunity to add yourself to a
class waitlist.
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