Transfer Test Requirements
Department Placement Exams
Many new undergraduates in the College of Science, Engineering and Business may need to take the Precalculus Proficiency Assessment prior to registration. For details, exemptions, and other criteria, visit the Precalculus Proficiency Assessment information.
To learn if you need to take a department placement exam, contact the department that
oversees your degree program (major). View a listing of degree programs and their
departments in our .
English Language Proficiency Requirement (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, Duolingo)
If you have studied outside the United States, you may be required to submit scores
from an English Language Proficiency Exam.
Other Tests and Exams
Advanced Placement (AP)
You may be coming to 91ÁÔÆæ with AP exam results. 91ÁÔÆæ grants credit toward its undergraduate degrees for successful completion of examinations with a score of 3 or higher. If you earned a 3 or higher on an AP exam, please ensure that your official scores are attached in Cal State Apply. 91ÁÔÆæ will download your official scores from Cal State Apply. Self-reported test scores cannot be used.
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
CLEP exams help 91ÁÔÆæ students earn credit towards the completion of their undergraduate degrees.
International Baccalaureate (IB)
You may be coming to 91ÁÔÆæ with IB exam results. 91ÁÔÆæ can grant credit toward undergraduate degrees for successful completion of IB examinations. Official higher level IB Exam scores of 4 or higher, taken before college matriculation, will be granted up to six semester units of lower division baccalaureate credit.