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English and Math Placement

Students who graduated from a US high school and included all of the requested high school information on their CCCApply application will be automatically placed in English and math courses upon admission to Cosumnes River College. 

English as a Second Language (ESL) Placement

If you are still learning English, you can complete the ESL Guided Self-Placement Process online, which will place you in ESL classes that match your skill level. Your placements will immediately appear on the screen when you complete the process. Allow 24 hours for those placements to post to your eServices account. See the ESL Placement page for additional information.

How to Access Your Placements

To view your placements online:

  1. Log in to eServices.
  2. Click on Academic Records.
  3. Click on Placements.

Know Your Rights: AB 705 and AB 1805

Placement for Dual Enrollment Students

As part of the Dual Enrollment (Special Admit) approval process, you may submit your current unofficial high school transcript with your Special Admit Form if you plan to enroll in a math class, English class, or a class which has an English or math prerequisite for placement at the time of admission.

If you did not receive a placement, or if you completed additional high school coursework in English or math after receiving a placement, you may submit a Placement Re-Evaluation Request Form to have new placements determined.

Updating or Receiving English and Math Placements

Provide High School Information

If you graduated from a US high school, but you did not report your high school information on your application, or your high school information was not correct on your application, you can submit a Placement Re-Evaluation Request Form to receive or update your English and math course placements.

Use Guided Self-Placement

If you have foreign high school transcripts or left high school without graduating, then you are eligible to utilize the Guided Self-Placement process to determine which English and math courses to take. Complete the questions on our Placement Process page to get started.

After completing Guided Self-Placement, your placements will be updated in our enrollment system (eServices) the following day.

Use College Coursework or Credit for Prior Learning To Satisfy Prerequisites

Aside from placements, you may also be able to satisfy English, Math, or ESL prerequisites using outside coursework or certain test results, such as Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or College-Level Examination Program (CLEP).  Please see Prerequisite Verification and Challenge for more information.

Placement Resources

Placement Process

Answer a few questions to help you get started with the placement process.

English Placement

Instructions on how to place in English classes that match your skill level.

English Course Sequence

English sequence leading to college-level courses.

Math Placement

Students are placed into one of three math levels based on their high school classes, GPA, and AB 1705 rules. The math class they take depends on their major and placement.

Math Placement for STEM

Learn about changes to math placement for STEM students.

Math and Statistics Course Sequence

See the math and statistics pathways for transfer students.

How to Pick a Math Course

Get help figuring out which math course(s) to take for your major and academic goal.

ESL Placement

If you are still learning English, then you can take an ESL assessment test, which will place you in an ESL class that matches your skill level.

Placement Re-Evaluation

CRC students may have their English and math placements re-evaluated.

Assessment Testing

Assessment testing places students in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes which match their skill level, ensuring success.

Prerequisite Verification and Challenge

Many courses and educational programs have enrollment conditions such as prerequisites, corequisites, or advisories on recommended preparation.

AB 705 and AB 1805

AB 705 requires that Cosumnes River College maximizes the probability that a student will enter and complete transfer-level coursework in English and math within a one-year timeframe. AB 1805 requires that Cosumnes River College provide placement and enrollment outcome data.

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