OTHELLO HIGH SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT – ENGLISH
The goal of Big Bend Community College is to encourage success in English. Realistic placement is critical for a student’s success. In addition to our assessment test, students who graduated high school within the past two years may be placed according to the following chart. In order to place by transcript:
- Students must have earned a C or higher in their last English class.
- Students must have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 or higher.
| COURSE PLACEMENT | |||
COURSE |
YEAR TAKEN |
GRADE |
PLACEMENT |
| English 10 | Sophomore | B or better | English 98 |
| A- or better | English 99 | ||
| English Honors | Sophomore | B or better | English 99 |
| English 11 | Junior | B or better | English 98 |
| A- or better | English 99 | ||
| English 12 | Senior | C or better | English 99 |
| A- or better | English 101 | ||
| AP English Language & Composition | Junior or Senior | C or better | English 99 |
| B or better | English 101 | ||
| AP English Literature & Composition | Senior | B or better | English 101 |
| EWU English 101 | Junior | C or better | Credit for English 101* Placement into Engl 102 |
| UW English 131 | Junior | C or better | Credit for English 101* Placement into Engl 102 |
| EWU English 170 | Senior | C or better | Credit for Intro to Lit*(?) Placement into English 101 |
| AP & Smarter Balanced TEST PLACEMENT | ||
TEST |
SCORE |
PLACEMENT |
| AP English Language & Composition | 4 | Credit for Engl& 101; placement in Engl& 102 |
| AP English Literature & Composition | 4 | Credit for Engl& 101; placement in Engl& 102 |
| Smarter Balanced Assessment | 3 or 4 | Engl& 101 or English 109 |
The sooner the student takes his or her English class at BBCC, the better success the student is likely to have. If, after the quarter starts, students feel they have been placed incorrectly, they should talk with their instructor.
*Student must submit official EWU or UW transcript to receive transfer credit.