English Placement

English Placement

The English placement criteria are for new, current or transferring students who have not taken college-level English courses.

If you have a SAT, ACT, DuoLingo English Test, TOEFL, IELTS test score, you can be placed without making an appointment with your advisor.

If you DO NOT have these test scores you will need to make an appointment with your advisor.

Contact 509.359.2345 or email advising@ewu.edu to make an appointment with advising.

If you are a Running Start student, contact the Running Start office at 509.359.6155 or email runningstart@ewu.edu.

If you are a College in the High School students, contact 509.359.6187, email cihs@ewu.edu.

If you are an international student without a test score, email global@ewu.edu.

If you are an English Language Institute (ELI) student, you do not need to take the English Placement Test. You will receive your placement from ELI after completion.

Placement Options Based on Test Score

SAT (Reading and Writing Score)	ACT Score	AP (English Language and Composition)	Course Placement
479 and below	14 and below	N/A	ENGL 113+114*
480 to 640	15-27	N/A	ENGL 101
650 and above	28 and above	3 or above (earns ENGL 101 credit)	ENGL 201

*Students who previously would have been placed in the Pathways Program (because of GPA and/or test scores) should be enrolled directly into 113/114.

Placement Options without a Test Score

Students who do not have a SAT, ACT , TOEFL or IELTS test score need to make an appointment with their advisor, the below chart is a guideline but actual placement will be determined by the advisor.

Students can still place directly into ENGL 101 if they meet one of the conditions noted below.

H.S. GPA	Bridge to English	Smarter Balanced English	Course Placement
Earned a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher	Completed w/ “B” or better	Score of 3 or 4	ENGL 101
N/A or conditions not met	N/A or conditions not met	N/A or conditions not met	113/114 OR Guided Self-Placement

Placement Options for International Students

These placement scores are for students from countries that do not predominately speak English.

DuoLingo	TOEFL iBT	IELTS Academic	Course Placement
100-105	71-79	6.0	ENGL 113+114*
110 or over	80 or above	6.5	ENGL 101

*Completion of the English Language Institute program or placement by an International Student Advisor are also acceptable placements into ENGL 113+114.