About Placement Tests

Exemption from Taking the Placement Tests

You are not required to take the placement tests if any of the following apply to you:

1. You have an associate or higher degree from an accredited institution in the United States;
2. You are enrolling in less than 7 units and in courses for which there are no English, reading or mathematics advisories or prerequisites; or
3. You have a transcript with satisfactory grades in appropriate courses from another accredited college or universities in the United States.

If you are exempt from placement testing, you must see a counselor in order to complete a matriculation waiver form.

Special Note: Applicants to the Pre-Registered Nursing, Physical Therapy Assistant, and Respiratory Therapy programs have specific testing requirements. Please refer to the Health Sciences Division for more information.