Alternative Placement Options

Math placement

Students who completed a math class at a Washington State high school within the last two years and earned a C+ or better in both semesters (in the same year) may be placed from their high school transcript. Submit a Placement Form and high school transcript to Enrollment Services.

Note: If a student is currently in the second semester of a math class, the student must provide a current grade report that indicates earning a C+ or better for the math class along with a high school transcript that indicates the first semester grade.  

High School Math Placement Guides

Please refer to the documents below to see what placement you would get based on your test scores and your Math classes/grades.

• Arlington High School Alternative Math Placement 
• Darrington High School Alternative Math Placement 
• Everett Public Schools Alternative Math Placement 
• Glacier Peak High School and Snohomish High School Alternative Math Placement 
• Granite Falls High School Alternative Math Placement 
• Kamiak High School Alternative Math Placement 
• Lake Stevens High School Alternative Math Placement 
• Lakewood High School Alternative Math Placement 
• Mariner High School Alternative Math Placement 
• Marysville School District Alternative Math Placement 
• Monroe High School Alternative Math Placement 
• Stanwood High School Alternative Math Placement 
• Sultan High School Alternative Math Placement 
• Alternative High Schools, Schools Outside Snohomish County, HomeSchool Alternative Math Placement 

English placement

Students who graduated from Washington state high school within the last five years with 2.5 (or higher) cumulative GPA can receive placement into English 101.

Submit a Placement Form and a high school transcript to Enrollment Services.

Chemistry placement  

Students who completed a high school chemistry class at a Washington state high school within the last year and earned a C or better in both semesters (in the same year) may be placed from their high school transcript.  

Submit a Placement Form and high school transcript to Enrollment Services.

Students who completed a math class at any domestic high school within the last two years and earned a C+ or better in both semesters (in the same year) may be placed from their high school transcript.  

Submit a Placement Form and high school transcript to Enrollment Services.

Note: If a student is currently in their second semester of a math class, along with a high school transcript that indicates their first semester grades the student must provide a current grade report that indicates that they are earning a C+ or better to request an alternative math placement.

At this time, there is no English placement established from high school transcripts.

Test Score Placement Chart  - Please refer to this Test Score Placement Chart to see placement eligibility based on your test scores.

AP, IB, CLEP, and CI Exam Scores

Some exam scores can be used to place students into classes.

Submit a Placement Form and a copy of your score report to Enrollment Services.

If you are interested in earning college credit, please refer to our Transfer Credit Evaluation.

SAT, PSAT, or ACT Exam Scores

SAT, PSAT and ACT exam scores, taken within the last two years, can be used to place students into classes.

Submit a Placement Form and SAT, PSAT and/or ACT score report to Enrollment Services.

G.E.D.

G.E.D. Math exam scores of 145 or higher, taken within the last two years, can be used to place students into classes.

Submit a Placement Form and G.E.D. score report to Enrollment Services.

At this time, there is no English placement from G.E.D. scores. 

Smarter Balanced – Taken at a Washington state high school within the past two years

Students who earned score of 3 or 4 within the past two years in high school can submit their SBA scores along with a Placement Form to Enrollment Services.

You qualify for alternative placement if you completed English, Math and other classes at a regionally accredited institution. 

Submit a Placement Form and transcript from another college/university to Enrollment Services.

If you are interested in transferring your college credit to use at EvCC, please refer to our Transfer Credit Evaluation.

For credits earned in a country outside the U.S., please email placement@everettcc.edu to determine eligibility.

Please visit the Running Start eligibility webpage for placement requirements.

Students that have completed math and English College in the High at EvCC do not need to submit any documentation. Completed classes with a C or higher can be used for placement at EvCC.

If you completed College in the High School classes at another institution, please submit a Placement Form and with your unofficial transcript from your other college/university. 

If you have taken Accuplacer at another school within the last 2 years, we can provide placement reciprocity for math and English. Please submit a Placement Form and attach a score report to Enrollment Services. 

In our constant efforts to support students during this time, EvCC has expanded Alternative Placement Efforts for 2020-2021 academic calendar year. We are still offering Accuplacer via Zoom for students that would like to take the placement test. You can find out more on our Testing Center Page.

Please note that we will only be offering expanded alternative placement until 9/30/2022

Expanded Math Placement: 

We have expanded our Math placement to include any high school math class completed within the last 5 years instead of 2. Students that do not have access to their high school transcripts will be placed into Math 76. Students with foreign transcripts may be asked to submit translated transcripts and course descriptions/syllabus in English to determine level.

Eligibility:
Students cannot have taken the Accuplacer within the last two years.

Process:
1. Obtain a copy of your unofficial high school. Students who completed a math class in high school within the last five years and earned a C+ or better in both semesters (in the same year) may be placed from their high school transcript.  If you do not have a high school transcript, please submit the form without any attachments for placement into Math 76.
2. Submit a Placement Form and high school transcript to Enrollment Services.

Note: If a student is currently in their second semester of a math class, along with a high school transcript that indicates their first semester grades the student must provide a current grade report that indicates that they are earning a C+ or better to request an alternative math placement.