WHY EAP?

Sacramento State is an active participant in the Early Assessment Program (EAP). EAP is a collaborative effort among the California State University (CSU) system, the California Department of Education (CDE), and the California State Board of Education (SBE). The goal of this partnership is to ensure that college-bound high school graduates have the English and mathematics skills expected by CSU campuses. It is the first statewide program in the United States that attempts to bring together the level of academic work achieved by high school students with the level of work expected by incoming students at a comprehensive university system.

Like most public comprehensive universities, the CSU first admits students according to the following criteria:

Completion of college preparatory classes (the “a-g” requirements)

For more information on these requirements visit: http://www.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/subjects.asp
A GPA of 3.0 or better
Ranking in the upper one third of their graduating class

Once students are admitted, the CSU uses placement tests in English and Mathematics to determine if they have the reading, writing, and mathematics skills needed for placement into college-level coursework. The CSU's placement tests are the EPT (English Placement Test) and the ELM (Entry Level Mathematics Test). If students do not score high enough on these tests, they are placed in remedial courses for one or two semesters to build the required skills. Students must typically complete these courses successfully in their first year at the university. More than 50% of students enrolling from high school in the CSUs need remediation in English, mathematics, or both.

Unfortunately, remedial coursework does not count toward completion of the baccalaureate degree. Thus, remedial students must enroll in and pay fees for up to a full additional semester of academic work beyond what is typically required to earn a BA or BS degree. The cost of the bachelor's degree becomes higher for the student and for the state (the state pays for much of the cost of educating California 's university students in the CSU system). Remedial students are likely to run out of eligibility for low cost loans before they complete their degree.

The time required to earn that degree becomes longer and those students who extend their degree time take up places in the university that otherwise could be available for new students. This has the effect of limiting the number of students who could be educated in the CSU system. Therefore, it is in everyone's interest that students come to the CSU well prepared and ready to take college level courses.



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