English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Counselors' Guide

Guidelines for Student Testing in Regard to English Language Proficiency

Resident or international students whose native language is not English, or who studied part of their high school in a language other than English, or who studied ESOL or ESL in high school:

• Take the CPT and write a brief composition
  
  
• If scores are a minimum of 83/83, the ELS and English departments may determine where students should be placed based on CPT scores and writing assessment. Evaluators may, however, request that students also take the Level of English Proficiency (LOEP) test dependent upon demonstrated writing proficiency.
  
  
  • If scores are below 83/83, students take the LOEP test. Based on LOEP and writing assessment scores, the ELS and English departments determine where the students should be placed.

International students whose native language is English, who are from countries where English is the official language, and who studied high school only in English without ESOL or ESL:

• Take the CPT.
  
  
• If CPT scores are a minimum of 83/83, they are placed into ENC1101.
  
  
• If scores are below 83/83, they take the Level of English Proficiency (LOEP) test and write a brief composition. The ELS and English Departments determine where they should be placed based on LOEP scores and demonstrated writing proficiency.

Did you know?

SCC's ELS department offers many styles of English classes to fit students' needs.