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Initiated in 2001, the program provides opportunities for students... Read the Article
More 11th Graders Take Test to Get ‘Early Signal’ of College Readiness
Students to Obtain Your EAP Results
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Early Assessment Program
The Early Assessment Program (EAP) is a collaborative effort among the State Board of Education (SBE), the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California State University (CSU). The program was established to provide opportunities for students to measure their readiness for college-level English and mathematics in their junior year of high school, and to facilitate opportunities for them to improve their skills during their senior year. EAP provides an early signal to high school officials, students, and families as to whether the 11th grader will be exempt from taking the English and mathematics placement tests upon admission to a CSU campus.
The EAP will allow students, their teachers, their parents, and the CSU to know exactly how well prepared the 11th –graders are for university-level work. Furthermore, it will give high school students a chance to polish their skills before enrolling in college.
The EAP has three components:- early testing
- the opportunity for additional preparation in the 12th grade
- professional development activities for high school English and mathematics teachers
The EAP College Readiness Assessment in English Language Arts and in Mathematics are included in the California Standards Test (CST) booklet. Although the CSTs are mandatory, the augmented EAP assessments are voluntary. They each include 15 additional multiple-choice items. A 45-minute essay is included for the English Language Arts portion of the EAP but is found in a separate booklet than the CSTs.
After 11th-graders take the test, they will be notified whether they have either met the CSU expectations (and are thus exempt from any additional CSU placement tests) or whether they need additional preparation in order to be successful in college-level work. Those who need extra work will have their entire senior year to prepare further. They can pinpoint individual strengths and weaknesses by using the CSU diagnostic Writing Service on the web or the Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project.