Placement

New students are required to establish English and math placement before registering for classes. Proper placement ensures you are in the right classes to be successful.  You may not need placement if:

1. You are pursuing a certificate that is less than 42 credits such as Aviation, Machining, and Early Childhood Education (Initial or Short Certificates)
2. You are taking fewer than 7 credits and your classes have no English and Math requirements.
3. You already have placement from EvCC or another college. Please submit a Placement form with unofficial transcripts. 
4. You already have a Bachelor’s degree from another college. Please submit a Placement form with unofficial transcripts.

While you may not need English or Math placement this quarter, you might be better served by having it established at the beginning of your time with us. Not meeting prerequisites can delay registration in future quarters.

There are two options to establish Math Placement. 

1. Alternative placement: Students can submit support documentation with our Placement Form.  
2. Accuplacer Placement Test 

Please refer to the following section to determine which option is best for you. 

Which Math Placement option is best for me?

Option 1 Alternative Placement (Free, 15 - 20 min)

We recommend all students review the alternative placement options and submit the Placement form with supporting documentation. 

Students with previous college credits earned from a regionally accredited school should submit a Placement form and attach copies of unofficial transcripts where you earned the Math courses being evaluated.  This evaluation is just for Placement and does not transfer your credits to EvCC. Please visit our Transfer Credit Evaluation for more information. Please note that we are unable to provide placement for foreign transcripts. 

Option 2 Math Accuplacer Test ($33.70, averages about 1.5 hours)

Students that do not qualify for our alternative placement options can take the Accuplacer Placement Test.

There are two options to establish English Placement. 

1. Rapid English Directed Self Placement Form. 
2. Submit a Placement form if you qualify for any of our alternative placements. 

Please refer to the following section to determine which option is best for you. 

Which English Placement option is best for me?

Option 1: Rapid Directed Self Placement Form (Free, 20 - 30 minutes)

This process asks you to do some self-reflection about your academic preparation, skills-confidence, and preferences to help you choose your own English Placement. You can submit the Rapid English Directed Self Placement Form online.

Option 2: Alternative Placement: (Free, 15 - 20minutes)

Students can review the alternative placement options and submit the Placement form with supporting documentation. 

Students with previous college credits should submit a Placement form and attach copies of unofficial transcripts where you earned the English courses being evaluated.  This evaluation is just for Placement. Please visit our Transfer Credit Evaluation for more information. 

If you do not qualify for alternative placement, we recommend that you complete our Directed Self Placement Process for English. 

How do I establish placement for World Languages?

World Languages offers placement tests for French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Chinese. Please visit the World Languages website for more information and cost of the tests. 

How do I establish placement for Chemistry and Physics?

There are three options to establish placement for Chemistry and Physics.

Option 1: Alternative placement form 
Option 2: Accuplacer Math Test.
Option 3: Chemistry and Physics Placement Test: Please visit our Testing Center’s website for more information. 

How do I establish placement for all other classes?

Students can review the alternative placement options and submit the Placement form with supporting documentation. 

Students with previous college credits should submit a Placement form and attach copies of unofficial transcripts where you earned the English courses being evaluated.  This evaluation is just for Placement. Please visit our Transfer Credit Evaluation for more information. 

Students interested in taking English Language Acquisition classes should visit the Learning English (ESL and Spanish GED) steps for more information. 

Students interested in taking classes through Transitional Studies should visit the High School Diploma/G.E.D./Pre-College get started steps for more information.  

Please visit the Running Start FAQs page for Running Start placement information.