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ESL Placement

Special ESL test times:

Wednesdays 8:30 AM Room 8202
Thursdays 4:00 PM Room 8202

The ESL Placement Test consists of three parts.

Grammar Placement



Listening Placement

Essay Placement



Please note: if you have difficulty understanding the information on this page or difficulty communicating your basic needs in English, you may take the lowest level ESL courses (ESL 134 or ESL 136 and ESL 137) without taking the ESL Placement Test.

Por favor nota: si tienes dificultad entendiendo la siguiente información o dificultad para comunicar tus necesidades básicas en inglés, deberías tomar los niveles más bajos de los cursos de inglés como segunda lengua o ESL (ESL 134 o ESL 136 y ESL 137) sin necesidad de tomar la prueba de ubicación de ESL.



Schedule an Appointment 

Test Length: Grammar and Listening are untimed. Allow 90 minutes when making an appointment.
Students with high grammar and listening scores will need to complete the timed 45 minute essay.
Please allow for the time you think you will need when making your appointment.


Contact Information
Phone: (650) 949-7286
Fax: (650) 949-7375
Hotline: (650) 949-7650

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* Retest Policy - You may take the English as a Second Language Placement test once in an academic year.

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