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Badge Required St. Paul Campus Access

You may use your ID badge to access exterior doors that are equipped with a card reader.

Students or visitors without a badge may enter through:

  • Library Building — 1st floor, Door #55 (east main entrance – parking lot)
  • Founder’s Hall — Auditorium entrance, Door #23
  • Student Center — Entrance, Door #01 (nearest to the parking ramp)

You may obtain a student ID in the Library. More information on how to obtain an ID badge can be found here.

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Placement exam exemptions

Exemption criteria

Students admitted into Metro State are generally required to take Placement Assessment Tests. However, the university exempts students from placement testing who meet the criteria below. Contact the testing center with any questions.

Exemption from all assessment requirements is granted if you:

  • Have a Bachelor's degree or higher
  • Have completed an Associate of Arts degree at a Minnesota State institution
  • Have completed the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum

Math Assessment Exemption is granted if you:

  • Have transferred in credits that satisfy Minnesota State Goal IV: Mathematical/Logical Reasoning requirement
  • Have an ACT Math score of 22 or higher within five(5) calendar years
  • Have an SAT Math score of 530 or higher within five(5) calendar years
  • Have an MCA Math score of 1158 or higher within five(5) calendar years

Reading/Writing Assessment Exemption is granted if you:

  • Have fulfilled one or both requirements for Part I Writing of Minnesota State Goal I: Communication
  • Have transferred in 90+ semester credits
  • Have an ACT Reading score of 21 or higher or English score of 18 or higher, both should be within five(5) calendar years
  • Have an SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) score of 480 or higher or a Writing score of 480 or higher; both should be within five(5) calendar years

Note: Minnesota State will not use MCA scores for reading and writing placements.

Accuplacer scores from other Minnesota State institutions

You are also granted an exemption if our records system shows you have Accuplacer scores from other Minnesota State institutions that were completed in the past three calendar years. However, we put a registration hold on your record because we need to provide you with the placement information based on Metro State course offerings.

Note: We acknowledge courses completed after placement testing from other Minnesota State institutions.