ELM / EPT Examination

The CSU requires you to take the English Placement Test (EPT) and the Entry Level Mathematics Test (ELM) after admission and prior to enrollment in the CSU unless you are exempt by means of scores earned on the other appropriate tests such as the SAT and ACT. The EPT and the ELM are not admission test; instead, they determine eligibility to enroll in specific courses. If you are required to take the EPT and the ELM but failed to do so, you will not be allowed to register. If you do not perform well on the test, you will be placed in an appropriate remedial or developmental program or activity during your first term of enrollment.

Please read this Information Bulletin carefully to determine whether you may be exempt from either the EPT or the ELM. If you are not exempt, you must take the tests after admission and prior to enrollment to avoid delaying your registration. You may take the tests at the campus where you will enroll or at a CSU campus near you. There are many testing dates from which to choose. You should check with the campus to which you have been admitted to determine the date by which you are required to have taken the EPT/ELM. Some campuses may require students enrolling in the fall to complete the test by May 1; other campuses may allow you to take the test in June, July, or August although putting the tests off this long may delay your timely enrolment process.