The Placement Process
The MiraCosta placement process provides you with the information you need to get started in the math and English courses that best support your academic journey. Complete the placement process in a variety of ways:
MiraCosta Application
The MiraCosta CCCApply application may ask you to provide the following:
- High school GPA
- Highest high school math/English course completed
- High school math/English coursework and grades
Have your high school transcript information accessible while applying to help with this step. Students who provide this information on the application will receive an email with their math and English placement within a few days. This placement notification is also available in the Message Center located in your SURF Student Center.
Didn't Provide Information On The MiraCosta Application?
Submit any of the following to Testing Services to complete the placement process:
- Official or unofficial high school transcript (email with SURF ID to testing@miracosta.edu).
- Multiple Measures Self-Report Update form
Based on how your cumulative, unweighted high school GPA and courses completed meet the multiple measure criteria, students may be placed directly in transfer-level or transfer-level with concurrent support English and mathematics courses.
Guided Self-Placement Tools
MiraCosta College offers guided self-placement tools for Math, English, and ESL for students who do not have access to their high school transcript information or who attended high school outside of the United States. These tools can be assigned to your SURF Student Center. Please email us at testing@miracosta.edu for more information on this process.
IMPORTANT!
- You must have an Application for Admission on file and a SURF ID number to complete the placement process.
- We are excited to share that California Placement Legislation AB 705 gives more students the opportunity to enroll directly in transfer-level (or transfer-level with support) math and English courses via the placement process
- Contact the Testing Office at 760.795.6685 or testing@miracosta.edu if you have questions or need more information.
We are excited to share that California State Law AB 705 gives more students the opportunity to enroll directly in transfer-level (or transfer-level with support) math and English courses via the placement process. Visit our page on AB 705 for more information.
We are excited to share that California State Law AB 705 gives more students the opportunity to enroll directly in transfer-level (or transfer-level with support) math and English courses via the placement process. Visit our page on AB 705 for more information.