HFC Learning Lab
Learning Success Center
Room A-200
http://learnlab.hfcc.edu
[email protected]
(313)845-9643
HOURS
Fall/Winter:
8:00 am – 7:30 pm (M, T, W, TH)
8:00 am – 4:30 pm (F)
Spring/Summer:
8:00 am – 6:30 pm (M, T, W, TH)
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Services
· Individual/Group Tutoring
· COMPASS Prep Workshops
· Study Groups
Resources
· Computers
· Printers
· Textbooks
· Laptops
· Calculators
· Headphones
COMPASS Exam: Score/Course Placement
COMPASS Math
Exam
COMPASS Score
HFC Course
English
WS 0-17
WS 18-77
WS 78-100
Pre-Algebra
0-38
074/077
RS 0-24
Non
Placement
Non
Placement
Non
Placement
39-99
080/081/100
RS 25-50
Non
Placement
Non
Placement
081
0-45
080/081/100
RS 51-81
081
081/093
131
46-65
110/131
RS 82-100
Non
Placement
093
131
66-99
112/115/121/141/150
COMPASS Exam Prep Open Lab Workshops in Learning Lab
College Algebra
0-50
112/115/121/141/150

Dates: May 18th – August 17th from 10am-2pm (Mondays only)
in Lab D of the Learning Lab.
(functions, inverses,
domain, etc.)
51-99
153/175

Practice using MySkillsTutor and get help from HFC faculty
and peer tutors as you prepare for the COMPASS Exam.
Trigonometry
0-50
175

51-99
180
If you cannot attend a workshop, feel free to come to the
Learning Lab any time and work on MySkillsTutor or other
COMPASS prep in the Math/English Labs. Tutors are available
to assist you.
(fractions, proportions,
percentages, statistics,
etc.)
Algebra
(factoring, equations,
exponents, solving,
etc.)
(sine, cosine, triangles)
ESL
R 1-37
R 38-51
R 52-64
R 65-72
R 73-79
R 80-86
G/U 1-41
ELI 101
G/U 42-52
G/U 53-62
G/U 63-73
G/U 74-83
G/U 84-89
G/U 90-93
G/U 94-99
ELI 102
ELI 103
ELI 104
ELI 105
ELI 106
ENG 082
ENG 092
R 87-91
R 92-99
ENG 131
R = Reading Proficiency Score, G/U = Grammar/Usage Score
Before taking the Reading COMPASS Placement Exam, study:
 Vocabulary (practice using words you know to help with a word you don’t know)
 Identifying topics, main ideas, and supporting ideas
 Interference (practice with suggested or implied meaning, and identifying assumptions)
 Conclusions (practice with drawing conclusions from evidence)
 Tone (objective, neutral, critical, ironic, humorous)
Before taking the Writing COMPASS Placement Exam, study:
 Commonly misspelled words (e.g., their/there/they’re, its/it’s, etc.)
 Punctuation (e.g., rules for comma use, semicolons, colons, etc.)
 Verb tense (e.g., past, present, future tense)
 Subject-verb agreement (e.g., singular noun with singular verb, etc.)
 Fragments and run-ons
 Pronoun agreement (e.g., we/our, they/them, everyone…he or she, etc.)
 Capitalization (e.g., proper nouns, titles, etc.)
Phillip charged $400 worth of goods on his credit card. On his first bill, he was not charged any interest, and he made a
payment of $20. He then charged another $18 worth of goods. On his second bill a month later, he was charged 2%
interest on his entire unpaid balance. How much interest was Phillip charged on his second bill?
A. $8.76
B. $7.96
C. $7.60
D. $7.24
E. $6.63
Ben is making wooden toys for the next arts and crafts sale. Each toy costs Ben $1.80 to make. If he sells the toys for
$3.00 each, how many will he have to sell to make a profit of exactly $36.00 ?
A.
12
B.
20
C.
30
D.
60
E.
108
Before taking the COMPASS Placement Exam:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Visit learnlab.hfcc.edu/placement.
Practice using the resources at the website.
Participate in the COMPASS Prep workshops at the Learning Lab.
Take the COMPASS Placement Exam.
Schedule an appointment with an Academic Advisor.
Register for classes (or repeat steps #1-#5).