OHIO'S college ready seal
Overview
With Ohio’s long-term graduation requirements, you now need to demonstrate readiness as a part of earning your diploma. To do this, you'll need to earn at least two seals, one of which being a state-defined seal.
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The College Ready Seal is a state-defined seal. You can earn the College Ready Seal by earning remediation-free scores on the ACT or SAT.
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General Requirements:
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Ohio Revised Code Section 3313.6114(C)(2)
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To earn the College and Career Readiness Seal, students must earn remediation-free scores on the ACT or SAT, as outlined below.
Additional seals that you may be interested in:
REMEDIATION-FREE TEST SCORES
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How are remediation-free scores determined?
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The Ohio Department of Higher Education works with Ohio universities to set the remediation-free scores for the ACT and SAT (Ohio Revised Code Section 3345.061(F)).
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What happens if the remediation-free scores change while a student is in high school?
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The Ohio Department of Education will communicate the remediation-free scores needed to meet the graduation requirement in the spring of the students’ junior (grade 11) year before they take the state-sponsored test. The remediation-free score that is in place on Feb 1 of a student's junior year is the score needed to satisfy the requirements for the College Ready Seal. Any changes after Feb. 1 each year will affect only future groups of students.
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Do students need to earn remediation-free scores in all areas of the test?
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Yes. Students must earn remediation-free scores in each of the three subscore areas, two in English language arts and one in mathematics.
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Will students have the opportunity to take one of these tests in school?
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Yes. State law requires districts and community schools to administer the state-funded ACT or SAT to all grade 11 students in the spring of the school year. Each year, districts and schools will select the test to administer to their juniors.
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Can a student who earns the College Readiness Seal also use the ACT or SAT remediation free competency alternative?
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Yes. Students may apply their remediation free scores to meet both the competency pathway requirements and earn the College Readiness Seal.
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Can students super score?
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Yes. Each student may use the highest score in each subscore from multiple administrations of a test to meet the student’s graduation requirement pathway. This would include the state-funded administration, which all Ohio students will take in the spring of their junior year and additional attempts that students take and fund through non-state resources during their academic careers.