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Exemption from Assessment

Students may be exempt from assessment if they meet one of the exemption criteria listed below:

  • Are taking courses for personal interest that do not require an English or math course as a prerequisite.
  • Are taking courses for advancement in current job/career (update job skills) that do not require an English or math course as a prerequisite.
  • Are taking courses to maintain a certificate or license that do not require an English or math course as a prerequisite.
  • Are concurrently enrolled at another college, or have assessed at another Community College in California, and/or are taking courses that do not require an English or math course as a prerequisite.

 

Exemption from English Assessment  

Students may be exempt from taking the English Assessment if they meet one of the exemption criteria listed below:

  • If you have completed a college level reading or writing course, provide the Counseling Office with copies of your college transcripts and a completed Prerequisite Verification Form.  This form is also found in the Schedule of Classes.
  • If you have completed English assessment at another California Community College, and have not completed a reading or writing course, provide the Counseling Office with your scores from the other college. 
  • If you are eligible to receive English credit through completion of the CLEP (50th percentile) or Advanced Placement exam or English Literature test (score of 3 or higher). Please provide Admissions and Records Office with official copies of your test scores.  Provide the Counseling Office with unofficial copies of your test scores and a completed Prerequisite Verification Form.

 

Exemption from Math Assessment

Students may be exempt from taking the Math Assessment if they meet one of the exemption criteria listed below:

  • Completed the College Board Advanced Placement Mathematics Test (AB or BC) with a score of 3, 4, or 5.
  • Equivalent prerequisite math course from another college, with a gade of "C", or better (For 4-year, out-of-state or private colleges, a catalog course description is required.)  Please turn in all documents and the Prerequisite Verification Form to the Counseling Center.
  • Qualifying raw score report from an MDTP math test taken at another college. Provide score to the Counseling Office.
  • Received math credit through completion of the CLEP (50th percentile)
  • Completed a college course in math.

NOTE:

  • College transcripts or test score reports are used as documents that show you have met the requirements listed above.
  • Submit these documents, together with a completed Prerequisite Verification Form, to the Counseling Department, located in the Student Services Building.
  • Prerequisite Verification Forms can be found in the Schedules of Classes, at the Counseling Department, or on this website. 
  •  You may also mail your documents to:

    ATTENTION: 
    Counseling Department
    Monterey Peninsula College
    980 Fremont Street
    Monterey, CA 93940