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The test is first-come, first-served, requires current photo ID, and has no fee.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},464911,1791162402,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":19,"category_name":20,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":52,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":14,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":24},962090760408,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_085a072bc5b1113ac321206ff7593b45","ENGLISH PLACEMENT AT CENTRALIA COLLEGE  \nTo help ensure that students take the English course that will best fit their skills and needs, Centralia College has multiple ways that students can be placed. If a student receives two different placements, the school will generally take the highest valid placement. This allows students to choose which of the following placement measures they think will best demonstrate their current writing skills.  \nHIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS  \n• Students who graduated high school within the past two years may be placed using their high school transcript. Students must have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 or higher.  \n\n| If you took… | when you were a   | and you earned… | you would place into: |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| CORE English 10 | Sophomore | C or better | ENGL 99 or WRT 105 |\n|  |  | B or better | ENGL& 101 |\n| Honors English 10 | Sophomore or Junior | C or better | ENGL 99 or WRT 105 |\n|  |  | B or better | ENGL& 101 |\n| CORE English 11 (Lit. and Adv. Comp) | Junior | B or better | ENGL 99 or WRT 105 |\n|  |  | A-or better | ENGL& 101 |\n| AP English Lang and Comp (11) or IB English I (11) | Junior or Senior | C or better | ENGL 99 or WRT 105 |\n|  |  | B or better | ENGL& 101 |\n| CORE English 12 (Contemporary Lit. and Adv. Comp) | Senior | C or better | ENGL 99 or WRT 105 |\n|  |  | B or better | ENGL& 101 |\n| AP English Lit and Comp (12) or IB English II (12) | Junior or Senior | C + or better | ENGL& 101 |\n| College Comp/Lit. (U of WA)– Engl 131 | Senior | C or better | Credit for ENGL& 101 |\n\n• Students who want to be placed into an English course using transcripts should deliver a copy of their transcripts to Enrollment Services in person or via email at [admissionsCC@centralia.edu](admissionsCC@centralia.edu)  \nSMARTER BALANCED  \n• Smarter Balanced is a series of assessments that students may take in high school.  \n• Students who earn a 1 or 2 on the Smarter Balanced test can be placed into a pre-college English course.  \n• Students who earn a 3 or 4 on the Smarter Balanced test or an A or a B in a Bridge to College English course, may be placed into English 101.  \n• Students who want to be placed into an English course using Smarter Balanced should deliver a copy of their transcripts and test scores to Enrollment Services in person or via email at [admissionsCC@centralia.edu](admissionsCC@centralia.edu)  \nPLACEMENT ESSAY EXAM  \n• Students will generally have 1 hour to plan and write a well-developed and organized essay in response to a prompt.  \n• The essay will generally be 400-500 words (approximately 2 pages), handwritten.  \n• During the exam, students may not have access to programs that check for grammar/spelling errors.  \n• Students should bring current photo ID to the Testing Center on the west side of the library building to take the test.  \n• This test is available on a first-come, first-served basis; no appointment is needed.  \n• There is no fee to take this exam.  \n• The essay exam is generally assessed by English faculty.  \nACCUPLACER NEXT GENERATION COLLEGE PLACEMENT TEST  \n• This test is computerized and adapts itself to a student’s ability as questions are answered.  \n• The test is not timed, but students should allow for at least two hours.  \n• The following websites offer practice tests and guides:  \n[https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/students](https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/students)  \n[https://uniontestprep.com/accuplacer-test](https://uniontestprep.com/accuplacer-test)  \n[https://www.mometrix.com/academy/accuplacer-test/](https://www.mometrix.com/academy/accuplacer-test/)  \n[https://www.accuplacerpracticetest.com/](https://www.accuplacerpracticetest.com/)  \n• Students should bring current photo ID to the Testing Center on the west side of the library building to take the test. Information about the Testing Center’s hours is available at:  \n[https://www.centralia.edu/resources/academic/testing.aspx](https://www.centralia.edu/resources/academic/testing.aspx)","cbCaioIXL6X3b1ul","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioIXL6X3b1ul","pdf",186624,"English","# High School Transcripts\n# Smarter Balanced\n# Placement Essay Exam\n# Accuplacer Next Generation College Placement Test\n# Other Ways to Place\n# Final Note","[{\"question\":\"How is placement determined if a student receives two different placements?\",\"answer\":\"Centralia College generally takes the highest valid placement.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the requirements for placing using a high school transcript?\",\"answer\":\"Students who graduated within the past two years may use transcripts if they have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 or higher, along with course grades that map to specific English courses.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the placement essay exam like and how can students register?\",\"answer\":\"Students generally have 1 hour to plan and write a 400–500 word handwritten essay based on a prompt, with no grammar/spelling-check programs allowed. 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