English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Accuplacer-ESL Placement Test
The EAP Program consists of college credit courses that meet the needs of students who are interested in improving their speaking and writing skills in English before pursuing a college degree.
Non-native speakers who graduated from a foreign (non-English speaking) high school or those who have been instructed in English for less than eight years in core classes will take this exam to determine placement into the EAP program. Scores for this exam are valid for two years. Students who place into at least two areas on the Accuplacer-ESL are no longer eligible to take ESOL classes.
The Accuplacer ESL (English a Second Language) placement exam is a computer-adaptive test designed to help accurately place students into appropriate EAP class levels or college level mainstreamed courses by assessing their individual skill and knowledge. Students will be tested in the following 4 subtests: Grammar, Speech and Listening, Reading, and Writing (a 30-minute timed written essay).
No time limit; however, it generally takes 2 to 3 hours to complete. The written essay is 30 minutes.
If an FSCJ student must have placement on file, there is no fee for the first attempt. Their second attempt will require a $32 sitting fee be paid. All candidates taking the placement for another institution must pay $63 per sitting, regardless of the number of subtests. Payment must be by credit or debit.
The Accuplacer ESL is available for students who must have placement on file or are retaking to improve scores, provided college coursework in Reading, Writing, Speech and Listening or Grammar has not already been started. These students who have not received 8 or more years of English language instruction in history, science, literature, and math in one of the following countries: United States, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Dominica, England, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, Virgin Islands (US & British), or Wales will take the Accuplacer ESL for their placement requirement.
A current, valid government-issued photo ID or current FSCJ student ID.
SB1720, Previous College Courses in English or certain EAP courses (Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Speech and Listening) with a grade of C or better, Minimum SAT or ACT scores, Previous Placement Score
Students may retake the placement exam, provided they have not already started or completed coursework in the subject area for which they want to retest. Students can retake the Grammar, Speech and Listening, and Grammar subtests one time after a 10-day waiting period but will then have two wait 2 years from their initial test date to take the test again. Students are unable to retake the Writing essay portion of the exam until their initial score expires after 2 years.
Score reports are printed upon completion for the Grammar, Speech and Listening, and Reading subtests. The Writing essay portion of the exam is graded by an EAP Faculty member and then uploaded to the student’s account after 7 days.
None. FSCJ will provide all testing materials.