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</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Seniors:</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Are you going to a California
State University?<span> </span>If so, please read this
important placement information.<span> </span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Entry
Level Mathematics (ELM) Examination:</span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Entry Level
Mathematics (ELM) Examination is designed to assess and measure the level of
mathematics skills. The CSU ELM must be completed by all non-exempt entering
undergraduates prior to enrollment in any course, including remedial courses.
Students who score 50 or above on the ELM will be placed in college-level
mathematics classes.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">English
Placement Test (EPT):</span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The English Placement
Test (EPT) is designed to assess the level of reading and writing skills of
students entering the California State University. The CSU EPT must be
completed by all non-exempt entering undergraduates prior to enrollment in any
course, including remedial courses. Students who score 147 or above on the EPT
will be placed in college-level composition classes.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Here is a complete list
of all the ways students can be exempt from the CSU's English and Math
placement tests (EPT/ELM): <a href="http://www.calstate.edu/sas/ept-elm-exemptions.shtml">http://www.calstate.edu/sas/ept-elm-exemptions.shtml</a></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Specifically, you can
skip the placement test if you can show proof of one of the following scores:</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1. 550 or higher in SAT
Math</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2. 23 or higher in ACT
Math</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3. 3 or better in
College Board AP Calculus or AP Statistics</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">4. 500 or above in Critical
Reading in SAT Reasoning test</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">5. 22 or greater in ACT
English test</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">6. 3 or above on College
Board AP Language & Composition or Composition & Literature</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you need to take
either test, register at this website: <a href="https://www.ets.org/csu/registration/"><font color="#0000ff">https://www.ets.org/csu/registration/</font></a></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">WARNING: Schools have
different completion dates! Seats at test centers are filling up!</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal">
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