Recent graduates and some current students may be eligible to use high school transcripts for placement in math and English courses, and as prerequisites for other courses.
Please submit all transcripts and progress reports to Placement & Testing, Career and Advising Center or Running Start through our secure portal:
English Course Placement
Placement by Cumulative GPA:
Students who have graduated from high school located in one of the 50 United States, within the last ten (10) years with a cumulative Grade Point Average (CUM GPA) of 2.5 or higher are eligible for ENGL& 101.
During Green River registration for Summer and Fall quarters, graduating seniors can send an unofficial high school transcript and fourth quarter progress report for all enrolled classes for evaluation.
Placement by Course Grade:
Students who have graduated from high school within the last two (2) years, or are a Running Start student, from one of the following school districts, may be eligible for placement based on their most recent English course grade.
- Auburn School District - English Placement
- Enumclaw School District - English Placement
- Kent School District - English Placement
- Tahoma School District - English Placement
Math Course Placement
Students who have graduated within the last five (5) years or are a Running Start student, from one of the following school districts, may be eligible for placement based on a math course grade.
Students who are within one month of completing a math course at their high school during registration for the next Green River quarter, may be able to use an unofficial transcript and current progress report for placement.
- Auburn School District - Math Placement
- Enumclaw School District - Math Placement
- Federal Way School District - Math Placement
- Kent School District - Math Placement
- Muckleshoot Tribal School District - Math Placement
- Puyallup School District - Math Placement
- Renton School District - Math Placement
- Sumner School District - Math Placement
- Tahoma School District - Math Placement
- White River School District - Math Placement
Science Course Placement
Students who have graduated in the last four (4) years from an accredited high school located in one of the 50 United States may be able to use their transcripts for chemistry and/or physics placement.
If you passed a chemistry and/or physics class(es) with a C or better, please submit your transcript to our Secure Upload link for placement evaluation. Please Note: Green River College cannot use Chemistry of the Earth Systems or Physics of the Universe classes for placement.
Foreign Language Course Placement
Students who have graduated in the last two (2) years from an accredited high school located in one of the 50 United States may be able to use their transcripts for Foreign Language Placement.
If you passed a foreign language class in either Spanish, Japanese, German, or French with a B average or higher, please submit your transcript to our Secure Upload link for placement evaluation.