Placement tests at La Sierra University requires all entering applicants to take the LSU Mathematics Placement Test (MPT) and the LSU English Placement Test (EPT) prior to enrollment. 

These placement tests are designed to identify entering students who may need additional support in acquiring basic English and mathematics skills necessary to succeed in baccalaureate-level courses.  Undergraduate students who do not demonstrate college-level skills both in English and in mathematics will be placed in appropriate prefoundational courses during the first term of their enrollment.

Students register for the MPT and/or EPT with the La Sierra University Learning Support and Testing Center (LSTC).  First time freshmen will complete placement testing during Summer Orientation. Questions about test dates and registration for tests should be referred to the LSTC (951-785-2450). 

Students wishing to practice and prepare for the MPT or EPT can do so at http://www.Testpreview.com and select Accuplacer.

SAT/ACT Scores

• ENGLISH
• Incoming freshman students with a minimum SAT scores of 550 in Critical Reading or a minimum ACT score of 22 in Critical Reading are not required to take the English Placement Test but may enroll in ENGL 111.

 

• In the event a student would have an SAT score of 340 or equivalent in Critical Reading, the student will be placed directly into RDNG 001. LSU English Placement testing is not an option for students with these scores.

 

• Students with a high school GPA of 3.5, or higher, AND a SAT Critical Reading score of at least 630 (ACT English score of at least 26), AND a SAT Math score of at least 550 (ACT Math score of at least 22) may register for ENGL 124. Students with these SAT & GPA scores do not take a LSU English placement test.

 

• MATH
  • Incoming freshmen students with a minimum SAT score of 580 in Math or a minimum ACT score of 23 in Math are not required to take the math Placement Test but may enroll in the appropriate college math class.

   

  • The LSU Math Placement Test will determine placement for all other students into college math classes ore pre-foundational math classes.