Current Ways to Meet the Basic Skills Requirement
Pass CBEST (Schedule exam)
Pass the Multiple Subject CSET Plus Writing Skills Exam (Schedule exam)
Pass the CSU Early Assessment Program or the CSU Placement Examinations (See Table 1 below)
Achieve Qualifying Score on the SAT or ACT (See Table 2 - 4 below)
SAT Requirement: 500 or higher on Critical Reading combined with a score of 550 or higher on the Mathematics exam
ACT Requirement: 22 or higher on the ACT English exam combined with a score of 23 or higher on the Mathematics exam
College Board Advanced Placement Examination (See Table 5 below)
Requirement: Score of 3 or higher on the College Board AP English exam and AP Calculus or AP Statistics
Pass a Basic Skills Examination from Another State (Out of State Basic Skills Exams Chart)
Meet the Basic Skills Requirement by Coursework (Basic Skills Evaluation Worksheet - CL130): Courses must be from a regionally-accredited institution of higher education, non-remedial, BA transferable, grade B- or higher, and/or credit/passed.
Reading: a course in critical thinking, literature, philosophy, reading, rhetoric, or textual analysis
Writing: a course in composition, English, rhetoric, written communication, or writing
Mathematics: a course in algebra, geometry, mathematics, quantitative reasoning, or statistics
Meet the Basic Skills Requirement by Coursework and Exam (Guidance Chart)
Meeting Basic Skills with Coursework
Must have received a grade of a B or better in a course with a the following title:
Reading
Critical Thinking
Literature
Philosophy
Reading
Rhetoric
Textual Analysis
Writing
Composition
English
Rhetoric
Written Communication
Writing
Mathematics
Algebra
Geometry
Mathematics
Quantitative Reasoning
Statistics
If a course does not fit the guidance, a letter from the registrar or appropriate department chair verifying the content of the course can help it be accepted by CTC.
Basic Skills Self-Assessment
CTC has created BSR Self-Assessment tool to assist educators in determining whether someone has satisfied BSR.
The interactive tool is designed to provide an understanding of the various options available and the documentation that must be submitted to the Commission for each option.
Basic Skills Tables