ESL Placement Test
New Student Assessment is providing placement testing at the Columbus Campus (Madison Hall, Room 202), Delaware Campus (Moeller Hall, Room 157), and Dublin Regional Learning Center (DB, Room 311). Appointments are required. Click here to schedule your placement testing appointment.
Students who are located outside of the Central Ohio region or have an extenuating circumstance that requires them to complete their placement tests virtually, may contact the Placement and Assessment team at (614) 287-2478 or via e-mail at placement@cscc.edu.
If English is not the first language you learned, then answer these questions to see if you need to take the ESL placement test.
- Have you had at least eight (8) years of K-12 school in the U.S.?
- If you are a College Credit Plus student, have you had at least six (6) years of school in the U.S.?
- Do you have college-level English transfer credit, or have you earned a degree from a U.S. college or university?
- Do you have a TOEFL score of at least 79 with 20 in both the reading and writing portions in the last two years?
- Do you have an IELTS score of at least 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each band in the last two years?
- Do you have an ACT English score of 18 or above or SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 480 or above?
If the answer to one or more of these questions is YES, then you do not need to take the ESL placement test. Contact Columbus State New Advising (CASE) for next steps.
If the answer to all of these questions is NO, then you need to take the ESL placement test to be sure you have a successful start to your college education.
You will be asked to produce a writing sample and complete a multiple-choice test on language use, reading skills, and sentence meaning. The test will be taken during a three-hour online session over Zoom using a webcam. You will need paper and pencil or pen, internet access, and a computer with a webcam.
Schedule your ESL Placement Test
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULING
1. Visit https://www2.registerblast.com/cscc/Exam/List
2. Choose your Preferred Location
3. Choose a Group - ESL
4. Choose a Date - Select a Date from the list. Only dates listed in bold are available.
5. Choose a Time
6. Select Your Test - ESL
7. Enter your personal information (you will need to know your CougarID number).
8. Read and agree to the ESL Acknowledgement