Welcome to 51吃瓜! Placement testing determines the appropriate starting point for English or Math Courses at FSC. Please view below for more information.
| Placement | Criteria | Guided Self Placement | Next Steps |
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| EGL 101 | NYS Regents English Language Arts (ELA) score of 83 and above. | Not eligible | Register for EGL 101. |
| EGL 101E | NYS Regents English Language Arts (ELA) score of 70 and below. | Not eligible | Contact your advising department to register for EGL 101E. |
| Faculty Evaluation |
No ELA Regents score NYS Regents English Language Arts (ELA) score between 71 - 82. *Must have a matriculation date of Fall 2024 or after. |
Must take Guided Self Placement (GSP) Survey to register for course. |
New Students: Sign-up for the GSP on *Current FSC Students: Sign-up through the page. |
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Transfer or Advanced Placement Credits |
To Be Determined
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Students must check to confirm if they received credit for EGL 101. If your transfer/AP credits are not approved for EGL 101, the GSP will appear on your RAM portal. If your transfer/AP credits are approved, and you have confirmed in OASIS, then you can disregard communications about taking the GSP and contact your advising department for next steps. Continue to check your for updates to your checklist. |
SAT scores and Advanced Placement courses do not factor into GSP eligibility.
*Note: the Guided Self-Placement (GSP) survey is only available to eligible students who enrolled at FSC starting with the Fall 2024 semester. Students who are eligible to take the placement test and matriculated prior to Fall 2024 must take a written placement test by contacting the Writing Center at writingcenter@farmingdale.edu.
Students who do not pass EGL 101E must retake the course.
Most first-time students are placed in mathematics courses based upon their performance in high school and on New York State Regents Examinations in Math. A transfer student who has received credit for mathematics courses taken at another college will be placed at the highest Math Placement (MP) level satisfied by either those courses or by the student鈥檚 high school Regents/precalculus performance.
| Math placement level | NYS Regents Exam Score, High School Course, and/or Previous College Course |
Prerequisite satisfied for entry into: |
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| MP 4 |
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| MP 3 |
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| MP 2 |
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| MP 1 | None |
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The following students are required to take the College鈥檚 Math Placement Test to determine their mathematics placement level:
- Students who graduated from high school more than five years from the time of application for admission and had not passed any college mathematics course at time of application.
- Students from outside New York who have not taken a NYS Math Regents Examination and who have not passed high school pre-calculus or any other credit-bearing college mathematics course.
For general questions about the math placement levels or math courses, please contact the Mathematics department at mathematics@farmingdale.edu.
Register for a Placement Test
English Placement Test
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Students admitted and enrolled prior to the fall 2024 semester: contact the Writing Center to determine if you are eligible to take a written English Placement Test.
- Students admitted and enrolled after the fall 2024 semester: visit the Guided Self-Placement (GSP) survey page for additional information.
Math Placement Test
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Eligible incoming and current students: visit the Math Placement Test page to learn more about and sign-up for the test.
Need assistance?
| topic | contact |
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| English Placement Test / Guided Self-Placement (GSP) survey | Writing Center |
| Math placement levels / Math courses | Mathematics Department |
| Math Placement Test / Accuplacer | Center for Academic Success & Tutoring (CAST) |
| Testing accommodations | Disability Services Center |
| Course registration | Academic Advisement and Information Center or your academic department |