The CSU Early Assessment Program

The Early Assessment Program (EAP) is the result of collaboration between the California Department of Education (CDE), State Board of Education (SBE), and California State University (CSU). The EAP, developed to align the competence required of incoming freshmen with the K-12 standards in English-language arts and mathematics, is voluntary and will be offered at all public California high schools beginning in spring 2004.

The Early Assessment of Readiness for College English portion of the EAP consists of optional multiple-choice questions and an essay that augment the Grade 11 California English-language Arts Standards Test (ELA CST).

The Early Assessment for Readiness for College Mathematics portion of the EAP consists of optional multiple-choice questions that augment the Algebra II and Summative High School Mathematics CSTs.

Please Note: These augmented tests are offered only to high school juniors.

For further information on the Early Assessment Program at California State University, San Bernardino, please contact:

Faye Wong, Director CSUSB Early Assessment Program fwong@csusb.edu	5500 University Parkway University Hall, Room UH-403 San Bernardino, CA 92407
Phone: (909) 537-5046	Fax: (909) 537-7182

Links:

Diagnostic Writing Service (DWS):
http://web1.essayeval.org:84/welcome.shtml

Focus on Mathematics:
http://www.calstate.edu/ar/fom.pdf

Focus on English:
http://www.calstate.edu/ar/ept.pdf

English Success Website:
http://www.csuenglishsuccess.org/eshome

CSUSB Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP):
http://www.math.csusb.edu/mdtp/home.html

CSU/UC Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP):
http://mdtp.ucsd.edu

Letter from State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O'Connell, about the EAP:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/ps/eapltr.asp

Frequently Asked Questions About the EAP:
http://www.calstate.edu/eap/documents/eapfaqfinal.pdf

CSU System-wide EAP Site:
http://www.calstate.edu/eap/

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