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Testing Center

The Testing Office offers services designed to provide you and the University with better information for academic decision making.

The office administers a wide variety of tests used for admission to colleges, universities, and professional schools. These tests assess your preparation and potential for success in undergraduate programs, graduate programs, or professional schools of law or medicine. Some of these tests are only available electronically and are administered in a Computer-Based Testing (CBT) Center located in the Testing Office, SSC 420.

The Testing Office provides testing programs in the following areas:

Statewide Weekend Testing

  • English Placement Test (EPT)/ Entry-Level Mathematics Test (ELM)
  • Subject Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
  • Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)
  • Praxis II: Subjects Assessment
  • Miller Analogies Test (MAT)

Computer-Based Tests (Including but not limited to the following)

  • General Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
  • Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST)
  • School Leadership and Licensure Assessment
  • Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT)
  • Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
  • Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL-iBT)

In addition, the office coordinates the Student Evaluation of Teaching program that allows you to evaluate the teaching effectiveness of your instructors. Your evaluations may be entered into the instructors' personnel files and considered in personnel decisions.

An instructional test-scoring service aids faculty in the development, scoring, and analysis of objective tests used in the classroom and helps faculty provide you with prompt feedback.

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