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Home > Academic > Welcome! > English Placement

English Placement


Writing Center The Gavilan Writing Center supports ALL students in English 1A. 

English 1A:
Transfer Level Stand Alone 4 units

  • College-level readings
  • Scholarly research project
  • 20 pages of academic essays

English 1A + 210:
Transfer Level with Built-in Time to Work and Succeed Together. 4 units plus 2 non-transferable units.

  • College-level readings with solo and group strategies for mastery
  • Scholarly research project with guidance in a collaborative setting
  • 20 pages of academic essays with extra instructor/peer feedback throughout the writing process

For placement and registration assistance, contact counseling at www.gavilan.edu/counseling or message English Department Co-Chair Christina Salvin at csalvin@gavilan.edu

Fall 2022 English 1A Classes

Please review our English 1A class offerings to see all Fall 2022 English 1A classes organized by class type (in-person, online, hybrid, etc.)

Placement Tool: SELECT YOUR GPA

You will be best placed into English using your high school GPA according to studies of community college students. Please click your GPA within the choices below.

My high school GPA was above 2.6.
My high school GPA was between 1.9 and 2.6.
My high school GPA was below 1.9.

 

 

 

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Dean of Student Learning and Student Success: Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences

Renee Craig-Marius
408-848-4760
rcraigmarius@gavilan.edu

Administrative Assistant

Danelle Milazzo 
Social Sciences 116 
(408) 848-4701
gdmilazzo@gavilan.edu



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Gilroy, CA 95020
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