Assembly Bill 705
What is AB 705?
California Assembly Bill 705 requires that a community college maximize the probability:
- That a student will begin and complete transfer-level coursework in English within a one year timeframe
- That a student will begin and complete transfer-level coursework in Math within a one year timeframe
- That a student enrolled in English-as-a-second-language (ESL) instruction will complete ESL and transfer-level coursework in English within a three-year timeframe of declaring of declaring a transfer- or degree-seeking goal.
Placement of students into English and Math courses will be based on one or more of the following:
- high school coursework
- high school grades
- high school grade point average
In accordance with Assembly Bill 1805, SBCC's annual placement results for the 2021-2022 academic year can be found here:
What this means for SBCC students enrolling for the first time:
- SBCC's Math and English assessments will no longer be required or used for placement
- When applying to the college, students will provide responses to additional questions regarding their high school coursework, grades, and GPA
- Instead of an assessment test, students will be placed into Math and English courses across the sequences using the information collected in the application
- Students for whom high school data is unavailable will be able to self-report thier high school data on a separate form
- Students seeking to enroll in ESL courses will complete the ESL placement
Links to further information
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office AB 705 website