Students are exempt from assessment requirements in a specific subject area if they meet one of the following criteria:
- Score 510 or above on the new SAT® mathematics and writing, or score 18 or above on ACT® English, or 18 or above on ACT® mathematics and enroll within five years of high school graduation.
- Possess an associate degree or higher.
- Transfer degree-creditable, college-level English or mathematics courses with a grade of C or better.
- Be a student who is enrolling for personal enrichment purposes only.
- Be enrolled in a particular short certificate program having no English, mathematics, or reading requirements.
- Have completed required developmental coursework at another Alabama Community College System institution within the last three years.
- Be an audit or transient student.
- Be able to provide documentation of assessment (ASSET®, ACCUPLACER®, or COMPASS®) within the last three years.
Students may enroll in college-level courses while enrolled in developmental courses only if the discipline is different from the discipline in which they score below the standard placement score. Students who score below the standard placement score of Wallace Community College are placed into a developmental course of instruction in a given discipline(s) and must remain in the discipline(s) until academic competencies are developed. Students enrolled in developmental courses in two or more of the discipline areas of English, mathematics, and will receive specialized advising focused on their unique academic needs.