Prerequisite Tests for NuFS Undergraduates

There are a series of prerequisite tests, depending on the enrollment status, that NuFS students are required to take before entering specific classes. A current issue of SJSU Schedule of Classes provides test dates and more information about the following tests:

Writing Skills Test (WST)

The WST is required of all students. A high designated score allows a waiver of the class. WST is a prerequisite for NuFS 106A, NuFS 135 and all advanced GE courses, especially HPrf 100W. Therefore, it is recommended that the WST is taken early in the student's enrollment at SJSU. Go to www.sjsu.edu/depts/Testing/wst.html for more information.

English Placement Test (EPT) and Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) Exam

The EPT is required of students who have not completed Engl 001A with a C or better, have scores that do not meet the designated SATs, ACTs, or ACTEs, or have not been admitted with 56 semester units or more (see the Schedule of Classes for all the details).

The ELM is required of students who have not completed a college math course that meets the GE math requirements with a C or better, who are not graduates, or have scores that do not meet the designated ACTs, ACTEs, or other placements tests (see the Schedule of Classes for all the details).

For more information, and to register on-line for the EPT and ELM tests, go to www.sjsu.edu/depts/Testing/eptelm.html.