English & Math Placement Guide

Know Your Rights: The AB 705 Initiative and What it Means for Students

We are pleased to share that all students have an opportunity to qualify for transfer-level math and English using a “new” placement guide which focuses on using your high school records instead of our old assessment tests. Using this information, we can provide you with a variety of academic and student support services to help you succeed!

Research shows that a high school grade point average is the strongest predictor of performance in college-level coursework. With the newly enacted Assembly Bill 705, students will receive a placement using high school records instead of our old assessment tests.

How is my Placement Calculated?

For students who graduated from a US high school within 10 years, high school information will be used for placement into a transfer level course.

Unweighted, high school GPA through 11th or 12th grade will be used for English and math placement. In addition, high school math coursework will be used in math placement for STEM majors.

Depending on the high school GPA, a co-requisite support course may be recommended in addition to transfer level Math and English.

English Guide Math (Meta) Guide Math (STEM) Guide

English Placement Guide

	English Placement
2.6 and above	ENGL-C1000
2.5 and below	ENGL-C1000 + NC-200 Support Course Concurrent enrollment Required

If you do not know your high school GPA or coursework, please contact Student Services at (559) 934-2312.

Math Placement Guide (Meta Majors)

High School GPA	Math Placement
3.0 or higher	Transfer-Level Statistics/Liberal Arts Mathematics No additional academic or concurrent support required for students
2.3 to 2.9	Transfer-Level Statistics/Liberal Arts Mathematics Co-Requisite Required SI Support
< 2.3	Transfer-Level Statistics/Liberal Arts Mathematics Co-Requisite Required Imbedded Tutoring/SI Support

*Social Science and Career Technical Education (CTE) include: Business, Child Development, Health Careers, Information Communication Technology, and Public Safety
See your counselor for alternative placement based on transfer program and university requirements

If you do not know your high school GPA or coursework, please contact Student Services at (559) 934-2312.

Math Placement Guide (STEM Majors)

Highest High School Math Completed	Math Placement for STEM Programs
Calculus, Pre-Cal, Trigonometry, or Integrated Math 4	MATH-001A Calculus with Applications
Analysis, Statistics, Integrated Math 3, or Algebra 2	MATH-016 Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry
Geometry, Algebra 1, Integrated Math 2, and lower	MATH-016 Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry + NC-203 Precalculus Support

STEM includes: Biology, Engineering, Geology, Manufacturing Automation, Mathematics, and Physics
Prerequisites must be completed with a C or better
See your counselor for alternative placement based on transfer program and university requirements

If you do not know your high school GPA or coursework, please contact Student Services at (559) 934-2312.

Placement Results (AB 705)

California Title 5, sec. 55522(i)(4) requires that community colleges publicly post their placement results, disaggregated by race and ethnicity
View AB 705 Placement Result Disclosures