Academic Testing Center
Services | ACT | ADA Accommodations | CAAP | CLEP | COMPASS | DSST | GED | LSAT
Proctoring Exams | WorkKeys
Note: Testing by appointment only.
| Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri |
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| 8 am - Noon 1 - 5 pm |
8 am - Noon 1 - 5 pm |
8 am - Noon 1 - 5 pm |
8 am - Noon 1 - 5 pm |
8 am - Noon 1 - 5 pm |
Janet Martindale
Coordinator
307.532.8288
1.866.EASTWYO
(1.866.327.8996)
Services
The following exams are administered in the Academic Testing Center:
- American College Testing Assessment (ACT)
- Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP)
- College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP)
- COMPASS Placement Tests
- DSST (formerly DANTES)
- General Education Development (GED®)
- Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
- Make-up and Accommodation Tests
- Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE)
- Western Governors University (WGU)
- WorkKeys
ACT
- ACT is a non-profit organization that is known for its college entrance exam.
- Can be used to qualify for the Hathaway Scholarship. Contact the Financial Aid department for details.
- Scores may be used for placement testing in mathematics, English, and reading courses. For more information or to register for an ACT exam, see ACT, Inc.: A Student Site for ACT Test Takers.
ADA Accommodations
- Any student enrolled at Eastern Wyoming College who has a documented physical disability or learning disability is eligible for assistance.
- Contacts:
| Deb Ochsner Director of Counseling Eastern Wyoming College 3200 West C Street Torrington, WY 82240 307.532.8238 |
Tom McDowell ADA Coordinator/Director of Human Resources Eastern Wyoming College 3200 West C Street Torrington, WY 82240 307.532.8330 |
- Accommodation testing may include a distraction-reduced testing environment, a reader, or a scribe.
CAAP
- CAAP exams are a set of standardized tests developed to test core educational skills. It is the college-wide exit assessment for students earning Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees at Eastern Wyoming College.
- Exams are administered in the Spring semester.
- For more information, see ACT’s CAAP: A Note to Students.
CLEP
- Students showing proficiency by passing a CLEP exam may earn EWC college credit. Grades of S and U are given on all examinations, and the credit is included in the hours toward graduation (but not included in the student’s grade average).
- Eastern Wyoming College courses for which credit may be earned through CLEP are shown below:
|
EWC Courses |
Semester Hours |
Required CLEP Examination |
Minimum Test Score Required |
| BIOL 1010 | 4 | Biology | 50 |
| CHEM 1020 | 4 | Chemistry | 50 |
| ECON 1010 | 3 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 |
| ECON 1020 | 3 | Principles of Microeconomics | 50 |
| EDFD 2100 | 3 | Intro to Educational Psychology | 50 |
| ENGL 1010 | 3 | English Composition (with essay) | 50 |
| ENGL 1020 | 3 | Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | 50 |
| HIST 1110 | 3 | Western Civilization I | 50 |
| HIST 1120 | 3 | Western Civilization II | 50 |
| MATH 1400 | 4 | College Algebra | 50 |
| MATH 1450 | 3 | Precalculus | 50 |
| MATH 2200 | 5 | Calculus | 50 |
| PSYC 2300 | 3 | Human Growth & Development | 50 |
| SPAN 1010 & 1020 | 8 | Spanish Language | 50 |
- A fee is assessed for each CLEP exam, along with a $10 fee to EWC.
- Students should confirm with the college or university to which they are transferring that their test scores will be accepted if given on-campus at EWC.
- CLEP exams are administered by appointment only. Call 532-8288 to schedule an appointment.
- For more information, see About the College Level Examination Program.
- All associate degree-seeking students must take placement exams in English, math and reading prior to registration to aid in proper class placement.
- All certificate and non degree-seeking students must take the placement exams prior to enrolling in certain English or math courses.
- Students with appropriate ACT scores may not need to take the placement exams.
- Cost of placement testing is $15, payable in the EWC Business Office.
- COMPASS Placement Exams are given by appointment only. Call 532-8288 to schedule an appointment.
- For more information, see ACT's COMPASS System: Information for Students.
DSST
- Students showing proficiency by passing a DANTES Subject Standardized Test may earn EWC college credit. Grades of S and U are given on all examinations, and the credit is included in the hours toward graduation (but not included in the student’s grade average).
- Eastern Wyoming College courses for which credit may be earned through DSST are shown below:
|
EWC Courses |
Semester Hours |
Required CLEP Examination |
Minimum Test Score Required |
| ACCT 1010 | 3 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 50 |
| ANTH 1100 | 3 | General Anthropology | 50 |
| BADM 1000 | 3 | Introduction to Business | 50 |
| BADM 1005 | 3 | Business Mathematics | 50 |
| BADM 1030 | 3 | Personal Finance | 400* |
| BIOL 1080 | 3 | Environment & Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet | 50 |
| CO/M 1010 | 3 | Principles of Public Speaking | 50 |
| CRMJ 2120 | 3 | Criminal Justice | 50 |
| EDFD 2020 | 3 | Foundations of Education | 50 |
| G & R 1030 | 3 | Human/Cultural Geography | 50 |
| GEOL 1100 | 3 | Physical Geology | 50 |
| HLED 1006 | 3 | Here's to Your Health | 400* |
| PHIL 2300 | 3 | Ethics in America | 400* |
| PHYS 1110 | 3 | Principles of Physical Science I | 50 |
| RELI 1000 | 3 | Intro to World Religions | 400* |
| STAT 2050 | 3 | Principles of Statistics | 400* |
* Exams revised in 2008
- A fee is assessed for each DSST exam, along with a $10 fee to EWC.
- DSST exams are administered by appointment only. Call 532-8288 to schedule an appointment.
- For more information, see DSST- GetCollegeCredit.
GED®
- GED® tests are a group of five tests which (when passed) certifies that the taker has high school level academic skills. Only individuals who have not earned a high school diploma may take the GED tests.
- The Adult Learning Center offers services to adults in GED preparation. For more information, call Diane McQueen at 532-8399.
- A fee of $60 is assessed for the GED exams; individual tests may be retaken for an additional fee of $10 each.
- GED tests are by appointment only, and are administered at the following times: Mondays at 9 a.m., Wednesdays at 6 p.m., and Thursdays at 1 p.m. To schedule an exam, call Janet Martindale at 532-8288.
LSAT
- The LSAT test is a half-day standardized test required for admission to all American Bar Association (ABA)–approved law schools, most Canadian law schools, and many non–ABA–approved law schools. It provides a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in assessing applicants.
- The test is administered four times a year at EWC. For more information, or to schedule an exam, see Law School Admission Council.
Proctoring Exams
- EWC Instructor Make-up Exams
- American Disabilities Act accommodations for qualifying students
- Western Governors University exams
- University of Wyoming Outreach exams
- Other on-line or correspondence course exams
WorkKeys
- WorkKeys measures skills that employers rate as critical to successful employee performance.
- Includes tests in three areas - Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information, and Locating Information.
- Testers are allowed 54 minutes to complete each of the three tests.
- May be used to qualify for the Hathaway Scholarship. Contact the Financial Aid department for details.
- Appropriate scores may qualify to receive a Career Readiness Certificate from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. The certificate is issued at three levels - gold, silver, and bronze. See Wyoming Career Readiness Certificate for more information.
- Practice tests are available at WorkKeys, ACT for a cost of $4.50 each.
- Cost of the WorkKeys assessment is $50.00
- WorkKeys exams are administered by appointment only. Call 532-8288 to schedule an appointment.
