Determining Placement
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Placement is Step 3 in the Get Started Guide
We use your placement information to determine which classes you should start with and to help you avoid repeating subjects you’ve already passed.
To begin, log in to Workday and complete your onboarding tasks—placement is included as a required step in getting started at Columbus State.
What placement information do you need?
We need to have placement information from you in three subjects:
Math | Reading | Writing
Placement information can come from existing transcripts or test scores. If you don't have one of the qualifying sources, you can take our placement assessments.
Special Instructions for:
1. Send us your transcripts & scores or take a placement assessment
If you've graduated from high school in the last 10 years or taken a standardized test in the last 2 years:
Send us your recent test scores and high school transcripts so we can accurately place you in your first classes. Please submit them soon—requesting and processing scores can take time.
We accept: ACT, SAT, AP, IB, college credit, high school transcripts, and GED transcripts.
Send Us Your Transcripts & Test Scores
No recent scores? Take a placement assessment:
If you've been out of high school for more than 10 years, or if you need a more recent evaluation of your skills, you will take one or more of our placement assessments:
Math | Reading | Writing | English as a Second Language (ESL)
Take a Placement Assessment | College-level Scores
2. Check Workday and watch your student email
Once you finish placement, you’ll be ready to register for classes. Workday will show your next steps through notifications and tasks, and we’ll also send those updates to your student email so it’s easy to stay on track!
Student Email | Find Your Password
Go to Step 4: Orientation & Registration