California State University (CSU) English Placement Test (EPT) Requirement for FALL 2008 New Students Only
Answer "YES" or "NO" to the following questions:
Yes |
No |
1. SAT I (taken 4/95 or later). Did you earn a score of 550 or higher on the Critical Reading section? |
Yes |
No |
2. ACT. Did you earn a score of 24 or higher on the English section? |
Yes |
No |
3. Did you place in the "exempt" category on the Early Assessment of Readiness for College English taken in conjunction with the 11th grade California Standards Test in English Language Arts? |
Yes |
No |
4. Achievement Test. Did you earn a score of 600 or higher on the English Composition with Essay test? |
Yes |
No |
5. SAT II/Subject Test (Taken 5/98 or later). Did you earn a score of 680 or Higher on Writing test? |
Yes |
No |
6. Advanced Placement Test. Did you earn a score of 3 or higher on the Language and Composition test OR the Composition and Literature test? |
Yes |
No |
7. Did you Pass with a C or better a transferable college GE English Composition course (3 semester or 4 quarter units) by the end of the Spring 2008 term? |
1. If you answered "YES" to any of questions 1-7 above, you do not have to take the English Placement Test (EPT) and will not need any remedial course work in writing prior to enrolling in Freshman English or Rhetoric and Writing courses.
2. If you answered "NO" to all of the questions above, you must take the English Placement Test (EPT) on or before May 3, 2008. To register for the test(s) at SDSU, use the SDSU EPT/ELM Registration Site. For all other CSU locations, check the CSU Addresses and Phone Numbers to obtain the contact information for the location where you intend
to test. This list also provides links for the CSU campuses that offer online registration
for the EPT/ELM.