The CSU English Placement Test (EPT) is designed to assess the level of reading and writing skills of entering undergraduate students so that they can be placed in appropriate baccalaureate-level courses. The CSU EPT must be competed by all entering undergraduates, with the exception of those who present proof of one of the following:

•     A score of “Exempt” on the augmented English CST, i.e. the CSU Early Assessment Program (EAP), taken in grade 11.

•     A score of 550 or above on the verbal section of the College Board SAT I Reasoning Test taken April 1995 or later.

•     A score of 24 or above on the enhanced ACT English Test taken October 1989 or later.

•     A score of 680 or above on the re-centered and adjusted College Board SAT II:  Writing Test taken May 1998 or later.

•     A score of 3, 4, or 5 on either the Language and Composition or the Composition and Literature examination of the College Board Scholastic Advanced Placement program.

•     Completion and transfer of a course that satisfies the General Education-Breadth or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) written communication requirement, provided such course was completed with a grade of C or better.