English Placement for Undergraduate Students

English Composition Course Equivalence

Placement for undergraduate students is based on TOEFL iBT, IELTS, SAT, ACT sub-scores or ESL ENPT and OEPT-Academic Scores.

ESL ENPT and OEPT-academic are provided by the Center for ESL for students who do not have any of the above scores.

Placement for Writing/ Reading Courses
Placement for Speaking/ Listening Courses
Placement for Other Stand-alone Courses

Writing/Reading

**ESL Writing Placement Scale with TOEFL, IELTS, SAT, ACT, and PTE**
Percentile	TOEFL iBT writing	IELTS writing	SAT EBRW	ACT writing	PTE	DET	ESL ENPT	Course
90 - 99	27 - 30	7.5 - 9.0	> 650	28	83 - 90	125-150	14	ESL1080
71 - 86	24 - 26	7	570-640	24-27	73 - 82	112-124	13	ESL1070
35 - 65	20 - 23	6 - 6.5	480-560	19-23	58 - 72	88-111	11	1069
10 - 30	15 - 19	5 - 5.5	430-470	15-18	42 - 57	67-87	10	1068
0 - 9	0 - 14	0 - 4.5	< 420 or no score	15 or no score				Take ESL placement test

Note: ESL writing course placement based on writing sub-scores; students must complete entire sequence after placement

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score
Old SAT Critical Reading score or Writing score
ACT English, Writing, Combined English/Writing or English Language Arts score
PTE Pearson Test of English
DET Duolingo English Test

Undergraduate Reading/ Writing Sequence

ESL1068 Foundations of Academic Reading and Writing for ESL
ESL1069 Success in Undergraduate Academic Writing
ESL1070 Intro to English Comp for International Students (equivalent to ENGL1000)
ESL1080 English Composition for International Students (equivalent to ENGL1001)
ESL2089 Intermediate Composition for International Students (equivalent to ENGL2089)

Speaking/Listening

**ESL Speaking Placement Scale with TOEFL and IELTS**
Percentile	TOEFL iBT Speaking	IELTS Speaking	Duolingo English Test (DET)	Course
80-99	24 - 30	7.5 - 9	125-150	ESL1074 or ESL1075 as needed or no ESL
44-68	20 - 23	6.5 - 7	112-124	ESL1073
10-33	16 - 19	5.5 - 6	88-111	ESL1072
<9	15 or below	5 or below	67-87	ESL1071

Note: ESL oral communication course placement based on speaking sub-scores; courses are strongly encouraged as elective; entire sequence is not required.

Undergraduate Speaking/ Listening Sequence

ESL1071 Basic Oral Communication
ESL1072 Foundations of Academic Oral Communication
ESL1073 Success in Academic Oral Communication
ESL1074 Oral Presentation Skill
ESL1075 Improving Pronunciation

Other ESL Courses

ESL1074 Oral Presentation Skill: This course carries prerequisite. Students must have taken ESL1071, ESL1072, or ESL1073 in order to register for this course.

ESL1076 U.S. Culture and Communication: This is a required course for international students of College of Business and open for all other international undergraduate students.

ESL1077 Strategies for Academic Success: This course is strongly recommended for students who need assistance to fulfill the academic requirements in the areas of their study.

The table below demonstrates the students- English proficiency level and corresponding courses.
	R/W Courses	L/S Courses	Other Courses
Beginning level	ESL1067, ESL1068	ESL1071	ESL1077
Intermediate level	ESL1069, ESL1070	ESL1072	ESL1074, ESL1075, ESL1076
Advanced level	ESL1080, ESL2089	ESL1073	ESL1074, ESL1075, ESL1076

This scale was created based on percentile correlations among above test scores.

References:

Test and Score Data Summary for TOEFL iBT Tests, January –December 2016,

Linking TOEFL iBT Scores to IELTS Scores—A Research Report,

SAT Understanding Scores,

ACT Score Percentiles,

PTE Score Guide,

For more information, please visit the CESL website.