PSAT and CUNY SAT REQUIREMENTS

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 SAT REQUIREMENTS FOR CUNY ADMISSION - FOUR YEAR COLLEGES

The Primary Ways to Meet the CUNY Admissions Requirements for Four-Year Colleges
 Reading and Writing
You can demonstrate the necessary skill levels in reading and writing by meeting any of these criteria:

 *SAT Critical Reading score of 480 or higher
 *ACT English score of 20 or higher
 *N.Y. State English Regents score of 75 or higher

 Mathematics
Likewise, you can satisfy the mathematics skill requirement if you meet any of these criteria:

*SAT Math score differs from college to college (see chart below)
 *ACT Math score of 21 or higher
 *N.Y. State Regents score of 80 or higher in one of the following: 
 Math A or Math B, Sequential II, or Sequential III

 Note:
 1. Applicants for freshmen admission may demonstrate proficiency in mathematics for all CUNY colleges by scoring a 80 or higher on the New York State Regents examinations in Integrated Algebra, or Geometry, or Algebra 2 & Trigonometry, and successfully completing each course in the three-course Regents sequence: Integrated Algebra; Geometry; and Algebra 2 & Trigonometry.

2. New Math Regents Proficiency criteria effective for fall 2012 and thereafter: Applicants for freshmen and transfer admission for fall 2012 and thereafter may demonstrate proficiency in mathematics for all CUNY colleges by passing at least two of the three New York State Regents examinations in mathematics (Integrated Algebra; Geometry; Algebra 2 & Trigonometry) with a scaled score of 65 or higher and scoring at least an 80 on one of these tests.

 For Four Year CUNY Colleges: 
 SAT Minimum Math Scores:

Baruch 510
Brooklyn 510
City College 510
Hunter College 510
Lehman College 510
Online Baccalaureate, SPS 510
Queens College 510
CSI 500
John Jay 500
Medgar Evers 500
NYC College of Technology 500
York 500

ESL Applicants 
If you qualify as an ESL student and you can demonstrate the college's required skill level in math you do not need to demonstrate CUNY Admissions levels in reading and writing prior to admission. You have two years to do so.

Applicants Qualifying for SEEK Program 
If you qualify for the SEEK program you do not need to demonstrate the required skill levels prior to admission. You have one year to do so in reading and writing, and two years to do so in mathematic