Ways to be Exempt from the EPT

You are exempt from the EPT if you have satisfied any of the following:

• Placement in the "Ready for College" category in the Early Assessment Program (EAP) English, taken in conjunction with the 11th grade California Standards Test in English Language Arts 
• A score of 550 or above on the verbal section of the College Board SAT I: Reasoning Test* taken between April 1995 and January 2005 
• A score of 550 or above on the critical reading section of the College Board SAT Reasoning Test taken March 2005 or later 
• A score of 680 or above on the College Board SAT II: Writing Test taken between May 1998 and January 2005 
• A score of 24 or above on the enhanced ACT® English Test taken October 1989 or later 
• A score of 3, 4, or 5 on either the Language and Composition or Literature and Composition examination of the College Board Advanced Placement Program
• Completion and transfer to the CSU of a college course that satisfies the CSU General Education requirement in English Composition, provided such a course was completed with a grade of C or better.

*NOTE: The College Board SAT I and SAT II were renamed SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests, respectively, beginning March 2005.