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Academic Placement
2006-2007 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 79
International Baccalaureate. Credit is
granted for International Baccalaureate
Higher Level examination passed with a
score of 4 or higher. Contact the
Evaluations Office, Joyal Administration
Building, Room 115, for further
information.
English Placement Test. 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 baccalaureate-level courses.
The CSU EPT must be completed 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 Assess-ment
Program (EAP), taken in grade 11.
• A score of 550 or above on the verbal
section of the College Board SAT I Rea-soning
Test taken April 1995 or later.
• A score of 680 or above on the re-cen-tered
and adjusted College Board SAT II:
Writing Test taken May 1998 or later.
• A score of 24 or above on the enhanced
ACT English Test taken October 1989
or later.
• A score of 3, 4, or 5 on either the Lan-guage
and Composition or the Compo-sition
and Literature examination of the
College Board Scholastic Advanced
Placement program.
• Completion and transfer to the CSU of
a course that satisfies the General Educa-tion-
Breadth or Intersegmental General
Education Transfer Curriculum
(IGETC) written communication re-quirement,
provided such course was
completed with a grade of C or better.
Classification of Students
Freshmen — Students who have earned a
total of fewer than 30 semester units.
Sophomores — Students who have
earned a total of 30 to 59 semester units
inclusive.
Juniors — Students who have earned a
total of 60 to 89 semester units inclusive.
Seniors — Students who have earned 90
semester units or more.
Postbaccalaureate/Graduates — Students
who have at least one bachelor’s degree
from an accredited institution.
Advanced Placement. The Advanced
Placement Program of the College
Entrance Examination Board permits able
high school students to take college-equivalent
courses while in high school
and, based upon comprehensive qualify-ing
examinations, receive advanced
placement and credit at participating
universities and colleges. This university
grants credit toward its undergraduate
degrees for successful completion of
examinations of the Advanced Placement
Program of the College Board. Students
who present scores of three or better are
granted from 3 to 6 semester units of
college credit for each examination. In
order to receive credit for these examina-tions
from this university, students must
request an official copy of their test results
directly from the College Board.
Credits earned through advanced
placement are not included among the
maximum of 30 units of credit by
examination that may be credited toward
a bachelor’s degree.
The most commonly passed Advanced Placement Tests
and equivalent courses are as follows:
Test Score Units Subjects
American History 3,4,5 6 HIST 11, 12
Computer Science AB 3,4,5 6 CSCI 40*
English Lit/Comp 3,4,5 6** ENGL 1, 20
English Lang/Comp 3,4,5 6** ENGL 1, 2
Math Calc AB 3,4,5 6 MATH 75***
Math Calc BC 3,4,5 6 MATH 75, 76
U.S. Gov’t & Politics 3,4,5 3 Pol Sci Elective
Students who cannot demonstrate basic
competence on the EPT exam are
required to enroll in ENGL 1LA-C in
conjunction with ENGL 1, or if they are
nonnative speakers of English, in ESL
30. ENGL 1LA-C must be completed
with a credit grade by the end of the first
year of enrollment.
Entry-level Mathematics Exam. The
ELM examination 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 (Algebra I, Algebra II, and
Geometry). The CSU ELM must be
completed by all entering undergradu-ates,
with the exception of those who
present proof of one of the following:
• A score of “Exempt” on the augmented
mathematics CST, i.e. the CSU Early
Assessment Program (EAP), taken in
grade 11.
• A score of 550 or above on the math-ematics
section of the College Board
SAT I Reasoning Test or on the College
Board SAT II Mathematics Tests Level
I, IC (Calculator), II, or IIC (Calcula-tor).
• A score of 23 or above on the ACT
Mathematics Test taken 1989 or later.
• A score of 3 or above on the College
Board Advanced Placement Mathemat-ics
examination (AB or BC) or Statistics
examination.
• Completion and transfer of a course that
satisfies the General Education —
Breadth or Intersegmental General Edu-cation
Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
quantitative reasoning requirement, pro-vided
such course was completed with a
grade of C or better.
EPT and ELM. These tests must be taken
and scores must be received prior to
enrollment.
It is the students’ responsibility to
confirm exemption from either the EPT
or ELM exam by contacting the Admis-sions/
Records Office, North Lobby, Joyal
Administration Building.
* Remaining 2 units in lower-division Computer Science electives.
** If English Lit/Comp and English Lang/Comp are passed,
then a maximum of 9 units is allowed for ENGL 1, 2, and 20.
*** Remaining 2 units in lower-division Mathematics electives.
* Beginning in May 1998, SAT II: Writing Test
scores were increased about 10 to 20 points. The
adjustment was made to make writing test scores
more comparable to scores on other SAT II
subject tests. Although scores are higher, their
relative rank compared to scores for tests taken
before May 1998 remain the same.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS
Official scores may be
obtained from:
Advanced Placement
Examination
P.O. Box 6671
Princeton, NJ
08541-6671
For more information,
contact the
Evaluations Office,
Joyal Administration
Building, Room 115.
Object Description
| Title | 2006-07 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2006-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
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| Full Text Search | Academic Placement 2006-2007 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 79 International Baccalaureate. Credit is granted for International Baccalaureate Higher Level examination passed with a score of 4 or higher. Contact the Evaluations Office, Joyal Administration Building, Room 115, for further information. English Placement Test. 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 baccalaureate-level courses. The CSU EPT must be completed 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 Assess-ment Program (EAP), taken in grade 11. • A score of 550 or above on the verbal section of the College Board SAT I Rea-soning Test taken April 1995 or later. • A score of 680 or above on the re-cen-tered and adjusted College Board SAT II: Writing Test taken May 1998 or later. • A score of 24 or above on the enhanced ACT English Test taken October 1989 or later. • A score of 3, 4, or 5 on either the Lan-guage and Composition or the Compo-sition and Literature examination of the College Board Scholastic Advanced Placement program. • Completion and transfer to the CSU of a course that satisfies the General Educa-tion- Breadth or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) written communication re-quirement, provided such course was completed with a grade of C or better. Classification of Students Freshmen — Students who have earned a total of fewer than 30 semester units. Sophomores — Students who have earned a total of 30 to 59 semester units inclusive. Juniors — Students who have earned a total of 60 to 89 semester units inclusive. Seniors — Students who have earned 90 semester units or more. Postbaccalaureate/Graduates — Students who have at least one bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Advanced Placement. The Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board permits able high school students to take college-equivalent courses while in high school and, based upon comprehensive qualify-ing examinations, receive advanced placement and credit at participating universities and colleges. This university grants credit toward its undergraduate degrees for successful completion of examinations of the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board. Students who present scores of three or better are granted from 3 to 6 semester units of college credit for each examination. In order to receive credit for these examina-tions from this university, students must request an official copy of their test results directly from the College Board. Credits earned through advanced placement are not included among the maximum of 30 units of credit by examination that may be credited toward a bachelor’s degree. The most commonly passed Advanced Placement Tests and equivalent courses are as follows: Test Score Units Subjects American History 3,4,5 6 HIST 11, 12 Computer Science AB 3,4,5 6 CSCI 40* English Lit/Comp 3,4,5 6** ENGL 1, 20 English Lang/Comp 3,4,5 6** ENGL 1, 2 Math Calc AB 3,4,5 6 MATH 75*** Math Calc BC 3,4,5 6 MATH 75, 76 U.S. Gov’t & Politics 3,4,5 3 Pol Sci Elective Students who cannot demonstrate basic competence on the EPT exam are required to enroll in ENGL 1LA-C in conjunction with ENGL 1, or if they are nonnative speakers of English, in ESL 30. ENGL 1LA-C must be completed with a credit grade by the end of the first year of enrollment. Entry-level Mathematics Exam. The ELM examination 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 (Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry). The CSU ELM must be completed by all entering undergradu-ates, with the exception of those who present proof of one of the following: • A score of “Exempt” on the augmented mathematics CST, i.e. the CSU Early Assessment Program (EAP), taken in grade 11. • A score of 550 or above on the math-ematics section of the College Board SAT I Reasoning Test or on the College Board SAT II Mathematics Tests Level I, IC (Calculator), II, or IIC (Calcula-tor). • A score of 23 or above on the ACT Mathematics Test taken 1989 or later. • A score of 3 or above on the College Board Advanced Placement Mathemat-ics examination (AB or BC) or Statistics examination. • Completion and transfer of a course that satisfies the General Education — Breadth or Intersegmental General Edu-cation Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) quantitative reasoning requirement, pro-vided such course was completed with a grade of C or better. EPT and ELM. These tests must be taken and scores must be received prior to enrollment. It is the students’ responsibility to confirm exemption from either the EPT or ELM exam by contacting the Admis-sions/ Records Office, North Lobby, Joyal Administration Building. * Remaining 2 units in lower-division Computer Science electives. ** If English Lit/Comp and English Lang/Comp are passed, then a maximum of 9 units is allowed for ENGL 1, 2, and 20. *** Remaining 2 units in lower-division Mathematics electives. * Beginning in May 1998, SAT II: Writing Test scores were increased about 10 to 20 points. The adjustment was made to make writing test scores more comparable to scores on other SAT II subject tests. Although scores are higher, their relative rank compared to scores for tests taken before May 1998 remain the same. ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS Official scores may be obtained from: Advanced Placement Examination P.O. Box 6671 Princeton, NJ 08541-6671 For more information, contact the Evaluations Office, Joyal Administration Building, Room 115. |
