Assessment & Self-Guided Placement
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ENGLISH & MATH PLACEMENT TESTS ARE NO LONGER MANDATORY
Please take the "Self-Guided Placement" using your high school cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA).
- Go to Self-Service and select "Self-Guided Placement" on the Student Menu.
English as a Second Language
If you have completed ESL courses at another community college, meet with a counselor online during drop-in hours. Schedule a counseling appointment today.
ESL Students Start Here:
Step 1: Apply to the College, if you are a new student, you must apply to become a SJCC student.
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- If you plan to take Credit ESL classes: make sure you have submitted your CCC Application.
- If you plan to take only noncredit ESL classes, complete the Noncredit Application Form and submit it to sjcc.admissions@sjcc.edu
Step 2: Complete the ESL Guided Self Placement request form here.
Students need to complete the Guided Self-Placement tool from intermediate to advanced levels, including ESL 522, ESL 523, ESL 524, and ESL 527 courses. Guided Self-Placement tool includes listening, reading, and writing samples and exercises.
The other noncredit courses (ESL 500; ESL 510; ESL 511A, B, C; ESL 550; ESL 541; ESL 542) do not require the completion of the Guided Self-Placement tool.
For any questions, call (408) 288-3719 or email ESL.Info@sjcc.edu.
Watch the video about AB705
Assembly Bill 705
AB 705 is a bill signed by the Governor on October 13, 2017 that took effect on January 1, 2018.