
You can complete placement testing at the Testing Center for:
*All placement test scores are valid for five (5) years.
You are required to schedule a testing appointment at least 24 hours in advance. No exceptions will be made. If you do not have a testing appointment, you will not be able to take your exam.
If you require special testing accommodations approved by the Accessibility Center, you must schedule your appointments at the Accessibility Center (Confluence Building, room 121).
The English placement test consists of one multiple-choice section.
The test is adaptive, computer-based, multiple-choice, and untimed.
There is no time limit, but the average amount of time necessary to complete the test is about 25-45 minutes per section.
A valid government-issued photo ID.
There is a $15 fee per attempt for current CCD students. The fee for non-CCD students is $40 per attempt.
Results are available immediately after completion of the exam. Writing sample assessment results (if required) will be available in seven to ten business days.
The exam can be taken up to three times in two years. Students must schedule all exams 24 hours in advance online.
The test is adaptive, computer-based, multiple-choice, and untimed.
There is no time limit, but the average amount of time necessary to complete all three sections of the test is about 60-90 minutes.
A valid government-issued photo ID.
There is a $15 fee per attempt for current CCD students. The fee for non-CCD students is $40 per attempt.
Results are available immediately after completion of the exam.
The exam can be taken up to three times in two years. Students must schedule all exams 24 hours in advance online.
Incomplete Tests: If you are not able to complete your test during our testing hours, you can come within the next 2 weeks to pick up where you left off.
Are you looking to skip ahead in your biology courses? If you do not have the indicated prerequisites to enroll in BIO 201, BIO 202, or BIO 204, you need to take the biology challenge test. These are not credit-bearing tests.
The Testing Center offers three different biology challenge tests.
BIOLOGY 202 Placement Test
CCD Testing Center is offering a BIO 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II placement test. This test was developed by CCD's biology department. It is designed for those who do not have BIO 201 (the prerequisite for BIO 202) but want to take a BIO 202 class. The passing score is 35/50 (70%). Note: This test does not give credit for BIO 201.
BIOLOGY 204 Placement Test
CCD Testing Center is offering a BIO 204 Microbiology placement test. This test was developed by CCD's biology department. It is designed for those who do not have BIO 111 or BIO 202 (the prerequisites for BIO 204) but want to take a BIO 204 class. The passing score is 35/50 (70%). Note: This test does not give credit for BIO 111 or BIO 201 courses.
There is a 90-minute time limit. The test has 50 multiple-choice questions.
A valid government-issued photo ID.
There is a $30.00 fee for each attempt. This can be paid by cash, check, or credit card.
The test will be scored immediately upon completion and scores are provided upon request.
Students scoring between 32 – 34 may retake the test on the following business day. Students scoring below 32 must wait one term to retake this exam.
The English as a Second Language (ESL) placement test has three sections: reading skills, listening comprehension and grammar.
The test is adaptive, computer-based, multiple-choice, and untimed. Some students may be required to complete an untimed writing sample to better assess their English writing skills.
There is no time limit, but the average amount of time necessary to complete the test is about 30-45 minutes per section.
A valid government-issued photo ID.
There is a $15 fee per attempt for current CCD students. Students can take both the Math and ESL test for $25 ($5 savings). The fee for non-CCD students is $40 per attempt.
Results are available immediately after completion of the exam. Writing sample assessment results (if required) will be available in seven to ten business days.
The exam can be taken up to three times in two years. Students must schedule all exams 24 hours in advance online.
*The test is not available for international students.
Click on Schedule Your Appointment and follow the registration steps below:
Check your email account; you should have a message confirming your appointment date and time.
If you already know some of the basics in Spanish, French, German, and Chinese, take this assessment to help determine your skill level. This test places you into a foreign language course level; it does not give credit for foreign language classes. You can go to CCD.edu/Testing to schedule an appointment.
This test is computer-based and contains multiple-choice questions.
There is no time limit, but the average amount of time necessary to complete the test is about 30 minutes.
A valid government-issued photo ID.
There is a $10 fee per attempt for current CCD students.
Results are available immediately after completion of the exam.
The exam can be taken up to three times in two years. Students must wait at least 24 hours between attempts.
If you are already proficient in a language, consider taking the CLEP test to get college credit. Learn more about foreign language classes at CCD.
Students will create an account once they arrive at the Testing Center. The Test Center Administrator (TCA) will authorize the session on the day of the exam. To schedule an exam please go to CCD.edu/Testing