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Course Placement

Proper course placement is an important step to ensure you're taking the right classes for your knowledge and skill level. Measures have been set in place to tell us which courses will be the best starting place for you in several subjects. We provide placement testing for English, English as a Second Language (ESOL), Languages and Cultures and Math. Additionally, several campuses offer TEAS testing.

Placement Measures by Subject Area
Testing by Campus
Languages and Cultures Placement

Placement Measures by Subject Area

Being placed in the correct courses is important for your college success. Placement can be determined through a variety of measures. Learn more by selecting the subject you're interested in from the list below.

English Placement

During the 2024-25 academic year, students should be placed into appropriate English courses based on the following multiple measures. High school (HS) GPA is always the first measure, and the ones that follow should be considered in the order they are provided below. If none of this data is available, students should complete a new challenge essay to determine their placement.

English as a Second Language (ESOL) Placement

If English is not your first language you may need to take a placement test to determine whether English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses must be taken.

Grade Point Average (GPA) is not a useful measure for the placement of multilingual learners with fewer than three years of high school in the US. All ESOL students should schedule testing at their home campus prior to attending an advising session.

During the placement process for the 2023-24 academic year, self-identified ESOL students will be directed into appropriate ESOL courses based on one or more of the following multiple measures AND an initial advising session with a faculty or staff advisor.

Languages and Culture Placement

CT State provides several opportunities to pursue language study in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian and Spanish. During the placement process, you'll be directed into appropriate language and culture courses based on the completion of the Languages and Cultures questionnaire, a placement test (if applicable) AND an initial advising session with a faculty or staff advisor.

Please note that before enrolling in a course, you must be advised and may have to take our Languages and Cultures placement exam. Find your campus to access and fill out the questionnaire connecting you with a Language and Cultures faculty or Guided Pathways advisor. Once submitted, you will receive an email indicating your next steps. If you have any additional questions, please contact your campus faculty or advisor.

Math Placement

All numeric placement measures for mathematics (GPA, SAT, ACT, ALEKS, PPL, GED) must have been completed after January 2021 but within a 3-year timeframe of being placed. In all instances, it's recommended that students be placed by multiple measures in order to validate the appropriate placement level

Testing By Campus

Each of our campuses offers placement testing. Find your local center by choosing from the buttons above and learn more about who to contact to schedule your test and what to expect on the day of your test.

Asnuntuck Campus

Testing Center Location:
170 Elm Street, Enfield, CT 06082

English, ESOL and Math Placement

Test Administrator: Dean Blumberg
Email: dean.blumberg@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-253-3169

Languages and Cultures Placement

Emily Santaniello, M.Ed, Campus Advising Lead
Email: emily.santaniello@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-253-3092

Asnuntuck Languages and Cultures Questionnaire

Capital Campus

Testing Center Location:
950 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103

English, ESOL and Math Placement

LaTanya Sumlin, Placement Testing Specialist
Email: latanya.sumlin@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-906-5089
Location: Room 219

Schedule an Appointment

James Rodriguez, ESL Administrator
Email: james.rodriguez@ctstate.edu
ESOL Program: Book Appointment
Phone: 860-906-5203
Location: Room 406

Schedule an Appointment

Languages and Cultures Placement

Capital Languages and Cultures Questionnaire

Gateway Campus

Testing Center Location:
20 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510

English, ESOL and Math Placement

Test Administrator: Natasha Jackson
Email: natasha.jackson@ctstate.edu
Phone: 203-285-2218

Languages and Cultures Placement

Claudia Bedoya, Spanish and ESOL Professor
Email: claudia.bedoya@ctstate.edu
Phone: 203-285-2163

Laura Moncada, Guided Pathways Advisor
Email: laura.moncada@ctstate.edu
Phone: 203-285-2485

Gateway Languages and Cultures Questionnaire

Housatonic Campus

Testing Center Location:
900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT 06604

English, ESOL and Math Placement

Test Administrator: Vickie Fabrizio
Email: vickie.fabrizio@ctstate.edu
Phone: 203-332-5217

Schedule Your Test

Languages and Cultures Placement

Jamilet Ortiz, Professor of Spanish
Email: jamilet.ortiz@ctstate.edu
Phone: 203-332-5141

Housatonic Languages and Cultures Questionnaire

Manchester Campus

Testing Center Location:
60 Bidwell Street, Manchester, CT 06040

English, ESOL and Math Placement

Georgette Hyman
Email: georgette.hyman@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-512-3596

Heidi Campbell, Testing Specialist
Email: Heidi.campbell@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-512-3595

Languages and Cultures Placement

Heidi Campbell, Testing Specialist
Email: heidi.campbell@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-512-3595

Manchester Languages and Cultures Questionnaire

Middlesex Campus

Testing Center Location:
Academic Success Center (Chapman Hall, inside library)
100 Training Hill Road, Middletown, CT 06457

English, ESOL and Math Placement

Test Administrator: Lisa Knapp-Wilson
Email: lisa.knappwilson@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-343-5798

Languages and Cultures Placement

Angelo Glaviano, Professor of Spanish, Italian, and French, Foreign Languages Department Chair
Email: angelo.glaviano@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-343-5807

Elizabeth McLean, Testing Coordinator
Email: mx-accuplacer@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-343-5770

Middlesex Languages and Cultures Questionnaire

Naugatuck Valley Campus

Testing Center Location:
750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, CT 06708

English, ESOL and Math Placement

Test Administrator: Sarah Gager
Email: sarah.gager@ctstate.edu
Phone: 203-575-8086

Languages and Cultures Placement

Dr. Angela Skyers, Guided Pathways Advisor
Email: angela.skyers@ctstate.edu
Phone: 203-596-8649

Naugatuck Valley Languages and Cultures Questionnaire

Northwestern Campus

Testing Center Location:
4 Park Place East, Winsted, CT 06098

English, ESOL and Math Placement

Test Administrator: Laura McCarthy
Email: laura.mccarthy@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-738-6351

Languages and Cultures Placement

Rick J. Boger-Hawkins, Guided Pathways Advisor
Email: rick.bogerhawkins@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-738-6307

Northwestern Languages and Cultures Questionnaire

Norwalk Campus

Testing Center Location:
188 Richards Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854

English, ESOL and Math Placement

Test Administrator: Thalia Moshoyannis
Email: thalia.moshoyannis@ctstate.edu
Phone: 203-857-7077

Current, Returning, and Visiting Students - Complete Assessment Intake Form
New Students (attending college for the first time) - Complete Assessment Intake Form before meeting with Pathway Advisor
ESOL Assessment for English as a Second Language Students

Languages and Cultures Placement

Andres Aluma-Cazorla, Professor of Spanish
Director of Foreign Languages
Email: andres.alumacazorla@ctstate.edu
Phone: 203-857-7362

Genesis Mosquera, Guided Pathways Advisor
Email: genesis.mosquera@ctstate.edu
Phone: 203-857-7156

Luke McCarthy, Language Lab Coordinator
Email: luke.mccarthy@ctstate.edu

Hannah Moeckel Faculty Chair, ESL Department
Email: hannelore.moeckelrieke@ctstate.edu

Norwalk Languages and Cultures Questionnaire

Quinebaug Valley Campus

Testing Center Location:
742 Upper Maple Street, Danielson, CT 06239

Testing Center Hours:
Monday-Tuesday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday: 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. -6:30 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

English, ESOL and Math Placement

Test Administrator: Erica Michalski
Email: erica.michalski@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-932-4051

The Testing Center administers course placement for math and ESOL (English for Students of Other Languages), as needed.

Make an appointment for ALEKS math, ESOL or CLEP

Languages and Cultures Placement

Elkin Espitia-Loaiza, Professor of Spanish and ESOL
ESOL Program Coordinator
Email: elkin.espitialoaiza@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-932-4155 and/or 860-336-0914

Quinebaug Valley Languages and Cultures Questionnaire

Additional Information

CLEP testing is provided through an outside service and is fee-based. CLEP provides transferable college credit if completed with a passing score. Appointments are required. Use the link above to schedule your appointment or call 860-932-4051 for more deatils.

All testing requires a photo ID to be shown upon arrival. Students who do not have a photo ID with them will not be permitted to test until a valid photo ID is produced.

Three Rivers Campus

Testing Center Location:
574 New London Turnpike, Norwich, CT 06360

English, ESOL and Math Placement

Test Administrator: Carolyn Prunier
Phone: 860-215-9601
Email: carolyn.prunier@ctstate.edu

Languages and Cultures Placement

Celeste Arrieta, Professor of Foreign Languages
Email: celeste.arrieta@ctstate.edu

Carolyn Prunier, Testing Coordinator
Email: carolyn.prunier@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-215-9601

Three Rivers Languages and Cultures Questionnaire

Tunxis Campus

Testing Center Location:
271 Scott Swamp Road, Farmington, CT 06032

English, ESOL and Math Placement

Test Administrator: Emily Melzen
Email: emily.melzen@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-773-1535

Schedule a Placement Test

Languages and Cultures Placement

Joseph Brockway, Spanish Professor
Email: joseph.brockway@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-773-1641

Emily Melzen, Placement Testing Specialist
Email: emily.melzen@ctstate.edu
Phone: 860-773-1535

Tunxis Languages and Cultures Questionnaire
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