English Placement Test (EPT) Requirement

Newly admitted California State University students must show they are ready for college English by meeting the English Placement Test (EPT) requirement. There are several ways to meet this requirement, all of which are described below.

Ways to Meet the EPT Requirement

• Early Assessment Program (EAP) – A status of "Ready for college-level English courses" indicates that students have met the EPT requirement.
• National Standardized Tests – A qualifying score on one of the following college placement tests fulfills the EPT requirement:
  
  

  Test	Required score for EPT requirement
  SAT	550 or more on the critical reading section  --or-- 680 or more on the SAT writing portion
  ACT	24 or more on the English Test
  AP	3 or more on Advanced Placement Language & Composition or Literature & Composition

  
  
• Community College Course – A grade of C or better in a qualifying English transfer course at a community college meets the EPT requirement.
• English Placement Test (EPT) – Unless students meet the requirement in one of the ways described above, they must take the EPT before enrolling at the CSU.