All undergraduate students, unless exempt, must take the EPT/ELM.
Any student who is required to take the EPT/ELM exam and has not taken and received scores, will not be permitted to register for any courses.
California residents: the EPT and ELM may be taken at any CSU campus. For test dates at all the CSU campuses, visit Education Testing Service.
Non-California residents: If you live outside of the state of California and need to take the EPT and/or the ELM before arriving in California, please call (925) 808-2142 or e-mail csuout-of-state@ets.org. Out of state testing is arranged for the 2nd week of the month. There is an additional fee of $50 for testing outside of the state of California.
First-time Freshmen: We encourage you to take the test(s) early, preferably in January or March, but no later than May. Please note that any required placement test must be taken no later than May 6 2008.
EPT / ELM Registration Information: Pomona Campus Only
For detailed testing information visit the Cal Poly Pomona's Test Center.
Math Diagnostic Placement Test (MDPT)
All pre-baccalaureate mathematics courses have a test prerequisite and all general education mathematics/statistics courses have prerequisites that may be satisfied by a placement test or by course work. These prerequisites must be satisfied within certain time limits. The Mathematics Department offers the CSU/UC Mathematics Diagnostic Placement Test (MDPT) each quarter to assist students to meet these prerequisites. For more information, contact the Mathematics Department at (909) 869-3142.
Test Schedule:
Test Date
Registration Period
Quarters Valid
Sept. 15 2007
07/16/07 - 08/31/2007
Fall 2007 - Spring 2008
Oct. 20, 2007
09/10/07 - 10/05/2007
Winter 2008 - Summer 2008
Jan. 26, 2008
10/15/07 - 01/11/2008
Spring 2008 - Fall 2008
Apr. 19, 2008
01/21/08 - 04/04/2008
Summer 2008 - Winter 2009
If you answer YES to one or more questions below, you may need to take the MDPT.
Do you want to take calculus?
Do you want to take college algebra or trigonometry and don't have a SAT score of 550 or higher or an ACT score of 23 or higher?
Will your ELM score be more than one year old when you start classes?
Will your SAT, ACT, or AP score be more than 18 months old when you start classes?
Will your last college math course (higher than intermediate algebra, completed with a C or better) be more than nine months old when you start classes?
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
All applicants, regardless of citizenship, who have not completed at least three years of full-time enrollment at a secondary and/or college/university-level where English is the principal language of instruction are required to submit a TOEFL score.
All scores submitted must have been earned within two years of the application date. Further information on TOEFL testing may be obtained at no charge by writing to 'Test of English as a Foreign Language, Box 889, Princeton, New Jersey 08541 USA' or on their website.
The following is the minimum TOEFL score for admission:
a score of 525 on the paper test; or
a score of 195 on the computer-based test
To be exempt from having to meet the TOEFL requirement a student must have completed six full-time semesters in which English is the primary language of instruction. Semesters cannot be combined.
Placement Examinations (English Placement Test, Entry Level Math)
