Placement Tests

Golden State Baptist College offers the following placement tests:

English Placement Test

All incoming freshmen are required to take an English placement test during registration. This test assures proper placement in freshman English Grammar and Composition (EN 101). Those students who do not score satisfactorily must enroll in Basic English (EN 99).

Mathematics Placement Test

Students who are required to take the General Mathematics (MA 101) may take a math placement test during registration. Those students who score satisfactorily will not be required to enroll in General Mathematics and may take an elective in its place.

Fundamentals of Music Placement Test

This test is a prerequisite for most music courses and must be taken by students majoring in music to determine whether the student should enroll in MU 98, or MU 99, or whether the student may be excused from these courses.

Keyboarding Placement Test

A typing proficiency exam must be taken during registration for proper placement into typewriting classes. Those students who score satisfactorily will fulfill the typing requirement and may take an elective in its place.

Music Auditions

During registration, the music faculty will audition students who wish to enroll in private music lessons. Enrollment in private lessons is a privilege and will be allowed only if permission is granted by a member of the music faculty.