BENEFITS OF EAP

All students who may apply to a CSU are encouraged to take the augmented tests. In addition, there are some pilot programs around the State exploring the use of EAP as a placement for college-ready work in the state's community colleges. That would give incentive for more students to participate in EAP testing.

The EAP has multiple benefits for students:

They give CSTs more meaning and encourage students to take them seriously.
They provide an early signal as to a student's readiness for college level work while there is still time to increase skills during their senior year.
Non-exempt students can use the senior year for more direct and specific preparation for college.
Exempt scores on the EAP lower the cost and time of the CSU admission process by omitting the need for ELM and EPT and/or SAT or ACT testing.

There are also potential benefits for schools and school districts:

EAP can be used as a component of a school program to encourage a college-going culture for all students in the school.
Schools and districts can use EAP results to assess the level of academic work they offer as compared with the expectations of post-secondary institutions.
Disaggregated EAP results can be used to examine the access to college-preparatory coursework across the school population.

EAP has been offered only three times, and there are questions about how to make it even more powerful. For example, how can EAP be used to assign 12th grade students to appropriate academic coursework that will enhance reading, writing, and mathematics skills? Sacramento State 's EAP will be working with schools in our Service Area on these and other questions over the next few years.



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