Placement
Placement (a component of the matriculation process) assists students with making sound decisions about their courses in writing and mathematics. It is highly recommended that all students meet with a counselor to determine appropriate placement in consideration of a student's educational goal and major. First-time college students who complete a First Semester Planning Session will receive an updated placement by a counselor on their educational plan. Incoming transfer students are advised to have all official transcripts on file with Enrollment Services to better assist counselors in determining an appropriate placement in consideration of previous coursework, educational goal, and major.
AB 705, AB 1805, and AB 1705
Three assembly bills relating to assessment and placement were passed. These bills, AB 705, AB 1805, and AB 1705, highlight evidence suggesting that community colleges are placing too many students into remediation and significantly more students would complete transfer requirements in English and math if enrolled directly in these courses. Because of this, students must be given access and informed of their rights to access transfer-level coursework in English and math. In addition, placement methods include:
- high school coursework
- high school grades
In accordance with AB 705, AB 1805, and AB 1705 regulations, students can do one of the following to receive a placement into an English or math course:
- Complete the CCCApply application
- Meet with a Counselor to clear a prerequisite for a course
- Pass the AP Language or Literature Composition Exam or the AP Calculus or Statistics exam with a score of 3 or above
- Earn a “C” or better grade in an English or math course taken at another college or university AND submit a copy of college/university transcript
- Students shall not be required to repeat English or math coursework that they have successfully completed in high school, in college, or have demonstrated competencies through other methods of credit for prior learning
AB 705, AB 1805, and AB 1805 - Legislative information:
All United States high school graduates, and those who have received a high school equivalency certificate, regardless of background or special population status, who plan to pursue a certificate, degree, or transfer program, shall be directly placed into transfer-level English and mathematics/quantitative reasoning courses. Students shall begin in the transfer-level English and math/quantitative reasoning coursework that satisfies a course requirement for the student’s intended certificate or associate degree or a requirement for transfer within the intended major.
Please see a counselor to discuss the appropriate math placement based on your Pathway major program map.
Guiding Principle of Placement
Honoring our students’ high school coursework and prior learning is a guiding principle of equitable placement. Per AB1705, B-STEM majors who successfully completed prerequisite high school coursework should not have to repeat coursework previously successfully completed. These recommendations pertain only to students who require STEM Calculus 1 for their program or major. Please see a counselor to determine which math course is appropriate for your educational goal and major.
NOTE: To ensure students the most accurate placement, this metric is subject to change based upon continuing validation studies. Please consult Counseling for chart revisions.
| B-STEM Calculus Pathway Placement | Placement and Enrollment in the B-STEM Calculus Pathway for B-STEM Students in Majors that Require B-STEM Calculus 1 |
|---|---|
| Student successfully completed or demonstrated through Credit for Prior Learning: Integrated Math 4, Trigonometry, Precalculus, or equivalent | STAT-C1000 and/or MATH-211 or MATH-135 |
| Student successfully completed or demonstrated through Credit for Prior Learning: Integrated Math 3 or Intermediate Algebra or equivalent | MATH-110 or MATH-110 and MATH-084 and/or STAT-C1000 and MATH-083 |
| Student did not successfully complete or demonstrate through Credit for Prior Learning: Intermediate Algebra, Integrated Math 3 or equivalent | MATH-105 or MATH-105 and MATH-082 |
B-STEM majors include: