English Placement Test

You qualify for English 101 if…

• You have a cumulative High School GPA of 2.5 or higher.
• You have a Smarter Balanced score of 3 or higher.
• You have IB, AP, SAT, ACT scores that meet these levels.
• None of those apply? Choose Directed Self-Placement to determine the best English class for you.

• If you have taken ENGL& 101 at another Washington community college it will transfer here. Email your unofficial transcript to testingcenter@edmonds.edu.
• An English composition class at another college may substitute for English 101. Email your unofficial transcript to testingcenter@edmonds.edu for evaluation.
• If you have placement in ENGL& 101 from another Washington State community college, we will honor that placement. Email your placement document to testingcenter@edmonds.edu.
• None of those apply? Choose Directed Self-Placement to determine the best English class for you.

• Edmonds College offers a variety of classes and programs to help you earn your high school diploma, improve your job prospects, or prepare for college. Students in high school completion programs may be eligible to complete Directed Self-Placement. Please contact the School of Academic Foundations for information.
• Running Start students should contact the Running Start office for English placement.

• If you need help with English before you go to college, learn about classes in ELA, English Language Acquisition. Then schedule an appointment with an ELA advisor.
• If you are ready for college-level work in English and you are an advanced speaker, listener, reader, and writer of English, choose Directed Self-Placement to determine the best English class for you.

• Contact the office of International Programs to find out about class placement.
• Directed Self-Placement is not available to international students at this time.