Placement Exams
All new undergraduate students entering any
California State University are required to take the English
Placement Test (EPT) and the Entry Level Mathematics (ELM). You must
take the EPT and the ELM and provide scores to the university prior
to beginning your first semester of enrollment. Failure to take
these tests prior to registering for your first semester will result
in your not being allowed to enroll at the CSU. For additional
information regarding placement exams please visit the
testing
center.
Computer Science Placement Test
English Placement Test (EPT)
Entry Level Mathematics Exam (ELM)
Mathematics Qualifying Exam (MQE)
Junior Level Examination in Writing Proficiency (EWP)
Computer Science
Placement Test
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Students wishing to enroll in Computer Science 131
without first taking CPSC 103 and 121 (or equivalent) MUST take the
placement test at one of the following scheduled times. The test may
be taken only once. Test scores are valid for two consecutive
semesters. Contact the Computer Science Department (714-278-3700)
for additional testing information.
English Placement Test
(EPT)
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The EPT is designed to assess the level of reading
and writing skills of entering undergraduate students so that they
can be placed in appropriate courses. Those undergraduates who do
not demonstrate college-level skills will be directed to courses or
programs designed to help them attain these skills. Students may
take the EPT only once. Contact University Testing Services
(714-278-3838) for additional testing information.
Exemptions from the EPT:
- A verbal SAT score of 550 or more
- ACT score of 24 or more in English section
- A score of 3 or above on the Language
Comprehension or Literature exam of the College Board
- Completed transferable college course that
satisfies the requirement of English Comprehension
Entry Level Mathematics Test
(ELM)
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The ELM is designed to assess the skill levels of
entering CSU students in the areas of mathematics typically covered
in three years of rigorous college preparatory mathematics courses
in high school. Those undergraduates who do not demonstrate
college-level skills will be directed to courses or programs
designed to help them attain these skills. Contact University
Testing Services (714-278-3838) for additional testing information.
Exemptions from the ELM:
- A math SAT score of 550 or more
- ACT score of 23 or more in math section
- Advanced Placement Program A score or 3 or
above on the College Board Advanced Placement Math exam
(Calculus, AB, or BC or Statistics)
- Completed transferable college course that
fulfills requirement in quantitative reasoning
Mathematics Qualifying Examination (MQE)
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All students planning to enroll in higher level mathematics
courses must take the Mathematics Qualifying Exam (MQE) or have a
Mathematics Department approved exemption. No student will be
enrolled in these mathematics courses unless he or she has already
passed the MQE or is exempt. The examination scores are valid for
two consecutive semesters. Contact University Testing Services
(714-278-3838) for additional testing information.
Junior Level Examination in Writing Proficiency (EWP) Top of page
All students that have completed 60 units toward the baccalaureate,
you must take the Junior Level Examination in Writing Proficiency
(EWP). If you fail the examination, you may retake it until you pass
it. A limited number of students who fail the EWP two or more times
may enroll in English 199, Intensive Writing Review. Credit in
English 199 will be equivalent to passing the examination. This
course will not count toward graduation requirements, nor will it
satisfy the upper division writing course requirement. The Junior
Level Examination in Writing Proficiency (EWP) consists of an essay.
Contact University Testing Services (714-278-3838) for additional
testing information.
Exemptions or modifications of the requirement:
- If you are a transfer student or a candidate for a second
baccalaureate, you may be certified as meeting the requirement
after you submit to the board acceptable evidence showing that
you have completed the equivalent to CSUF’s upper division
requirement.
- You may petition the board for substitution of an
alternative to the Examination in Writing Proficiency when
exceptional circumstances, such as a clinically identified
learning disability, make the examination inappropriate. Such
petitions must include documentation of the special
circumstances and propose specific alternative means of
demonstrating writing proficiency.
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