Assessment Requirements

Most California Community Colleges require a placement (assessment) test for certain classes. These assessments are used to place you into the correct class based upon your skills and abilities. Even if you have taken an assessment test at another college your new college may require their own assessment. Hold on to your assessment test results in case you change colleges.

At the time you are admitted, the college will inform you of any assessment requirement. Colleges may require you to sign up for one or more assessments. You may also find assessment requirement information in each college's schedule of classes. If a class requires an assessment test before enrollment, you will not be allowed to register for that class until you have completed the assessment.

Our best advice is to take the assessment test as early as possible, and to take it seriously. It won't hurt to refresh your memory before you take an assessment test. Doing your best on an assessment test can make a big difference in the number of classes you may need to take. Plus, if you delay taking any required tests, it may delay your ability to register for classes.