High school seniors who are making plans to enroll at California State University, Stanislaus or other CSU campuses can save themselves some time and extra work by paying attention to the results of test scores in their mail.
CSU Stanislaus officials are urging 12th graders who receive their Early Assessment Program (EAP) test scores, part of the California Standardized Test administered to high school juniors in the spring, to examine the results with their parents and plan accordingly in preparing for college. The results indicate to high school students whether they will need to take additional classes their senior year in order to better prepare for college-level mathematics and English classes.
“It’s absolutely critical that students and their parents review their test results closely and pay attention to what steps they need to take in response to those scores,” said Roger Pugh, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management. “
By studying their Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) student reports and making needed adjustments in their senior year classes, students can avoid having to take math and English remediation classes for which they receive no college credit. More than 40 percent of first-time freshmen admitted to the CSU who have earned passing grades in high school end up in remediation classes because they have not properly prepared for college-level classes or passed the appropriate college-prep classes and examinations.
Students deemed proficient in the Early Assessment test are exempt from the math and English placement tests that are mandatory for students admitted to the CSU. Students who receive a conditional exemption on the math test can become fully exempt by taking a senior year math course. Another option is to take an online CSU E-learning course. More information on that program is on the Web at www.csumathsuccess.org/elearning.
The goal of the Early Assessment Program is to have California high school graduates enter the California State University system fully prepared to begin college-level study and to reduce the need to fund large numbers of college remedial classes.
More information on the EAP assessments is available on the CSU Stanislaus Web site at www.csustan.edu/admissions/eap. Questions can be directed to Gabriela Nuño, regional EAP recruiter at CSU Stanislaus, at 209-664-6835 or by e-mail at gnuno@csustan.edu.
CSU Stanislaus officials are urging 12th graders who receive their Early Assessment Program (EAP) test scores, part of the California Standardized Test administered to high school juniors in the spring, to examine the results with their parents and plan accordingly in preparing for college. The results indicate to high school students whether they will need to take additional classes their senior year in order to better prepare for college-level mathematics and English classes.
“It’s absolutely critical that students and their parents review their test results closely and pay attention to what steps they need to take in response to those scores,” said Roger Pugh, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management. “
By studying their Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) student reports and making needed adjustments in their senior year classes, students can avoid having to take math and English remediation classes for which they receive no college credit. More than 40 percent of first-time freshmen admitted to the CSU who have earned passing grades in high school end up in remediation classes because they have not properly prepared for college-level classes or passed the appropriate college-prep classes and examinations.
Students deemed proficient in the Early Assessment test are exempt from the math and English placement tests that are mandatory for students admitted to the CSU. Students who receive a conditional exemption on the math test can become fully exempt by taking a senior year math course. Another option is to take an online CSU E-learning course. More information on that program is on the Web at www.csumathsuccess.org/elearning.
The goal of the Early Assessment Program is to have California high school graduates enter the California State University system fully prepared to begin college-level study and to reduce the need to fund large numbers of college remedial classes.
More information on the EAP assessments is available on the CSU Stanislaus Web site at www.csustan.edu/admissions/eap. Questions can be directed to Gabriela Nuño, regional EAP recruiter at CSU Stanislaus, at 209-664-6835 or by e-mail at gnuno@csustan.edu.