ELM Requirement

Newly admitted California State University students must show they are math ready by meeting the Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) requirement. There are several ways to meet this requirement, all of which are described below.

Ways to Meet the ELM Requirement

Early Assessment Program (EAP) – Receiving a status of “READY FOR COLLEGE (Exempt)” indicates that students have met the ELM requirement.

• National Standardized Tests – Earning a qualifying score on a national standardized math placement test fulfills the requirement.
  
  

  Test	Required score for ELM requirement
  SAT	550 or more on the mathematics portion of the SAT Reasoning Test 550 or more on a mathematics subject test (level 1 or level 2)
  ACT	23 or more on the mathematics test
  College Board AP	3 or more on Advanced Placement Calculus or Statistics

  
  
• Community College Course – Earning a grade of C or better in a qualifying CSU general education math course (quantitative reasoning, B-4) at a community college satisfies the ELM requirement.
• ELM Examination – Unless students meet the requirement one of the ways above, they must take the ELM examination before their first term at the CSU. If they pass the exam, they meet the ELM requirement. If they do not pass, they must take non-credit remedial math classes, as explained in the Warning below.