English & ESL Course Placements

IMPORTANT FOR ALL STUDENTS: Ask your counselor about choosing the English sequence that's best for you and your academic goals: www.gavilan.edu/counseling

English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses

ESL courses will help you improve your academic English skills so that you are successful in meeting your educational goals.

ESL Placement Information

Click this button for ESL placement if:

  • Your primary language is not English and you would like to improve your academic English as a Second Language (ESL) skills.
  • Your education was not in English or mostly not in English.

English C1000: Composition & Reading + 210: English Academy (6 units)

English C1000 (4 units) + 210 (2 units, non-transferable), 6 units total

Placement recommendation: Take C1000+210 if you are comfortable learning in English but are unfamiliar with academic essay writing, have no high school GPA, or if your high school GPA is under 2.6. Please see the graphic below which highlights the collaborative nature of this option.

What to expect in English C1000+210:

  • More time on task in a supportive environment
  • Regularly assigned college-level readings + additional instructor guidance and support
  • 20 pages of academic essays + additional instructor feedback and guidance through the writing process
  • Timed essay writing + additional instructor guidance
  • Scholarly research project + additional instructor guidance

English C1000: Composition and Reading (4 units)

Placement recommendation: Take English C1000 if you are comfortable learning in English, familiar with academic essay writing and college-level reading, and have a high school GPA of 2.6 or higher. Please see the graphic below which highlights the time spent alone on class assignments.

What to expect in English C1000:

  • Independent annotating, reading, research and writing tasks
  • Regularly assigned college-level readings
  • 20 pages of academic essays + timed essay writing
  • Scholarly research project

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

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Writing Center The Gavilan Writing Center supports ALL students in English C1000.

Placement Tool

Use this English placement tool if you speak English as your primary language or attended schools where all classes were taught in English.

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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