Matriculation Services Unit
Assessment & Testing

ASSESSMENT CENTER

 

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The Assessment Center provides placement testing services to all new matriculating, continuing, and returning students. 

 

Location:

Office: SSA 118

Testing Lab: SSA 120

 

Office hours:

Please call for current office hours.

 

Office telephone number:

(310) 233-4072

 

Office Personnel:

Elizabeth Colocho, Matriculation Coordinator

Citlally Santana, Student Services Assistant

Jose Luna, Student Services Aide

  

*The Assessment Center does not send student test results to other institutions.

 

English, Math and English Second Language placement Tests

 

Math Competency Test 

Appointments for the Math Competency tests require a referral from the Math Department.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Currently, testing is not by appointment. Test will be given on a first come first serve basis. Please view calendar and testing dates description and requirements below.

 

  

STUDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND VALID PICTURE ID: 

Students must show a valid GOVERNMENT ISSUED picture identification card and know their student identification number (88- _ _ _- _ _ _ _), in order to take any test and to receive testing results.  The valid picture identification documents that may be used to show at the time of testing or to receive placement results are State Identification or  Driver's License, Passport, or Government issued identification cards.  New applicants will receive a confirmation email once online application has been submitted. You will receive your student ID number and registration appointment by email in five to ten business days. If you do not receive the emails in your email inbox, please check your spam/junk mail folder.  Continuing students, if you do not remember or do not know your new student ID number, please go to the Student Information System.  Select Student Information System, and logon to retrieve your student I.D. number by entering your social security or former student I.D. number that begins with ‘000’ and 4 Digit Pin number (by default this is your birth date, 4 digits, month and day)

 

PRACTICE for the English and math placement tests (Sample Questions): 

For sample test questions visit the following website and click on desired test in bold: http://www.act.org/compass/sample/index.html

Math: Mathematics*

ENL: Writing Skills & Reading

ESL: Listening, Reading & Grammar/Usage

*Use of calculator is not allowed during placement test

 

The (COMPASS) test is adaptive. Adaptive testing is a process where test items are dynamically selected from a collection of test items. These items are based on student's response to previous questions.

Example:
If a student is presented with a question and answers it incorrectly he/she will be presented with a less difficult question. Conversely, if a student answers a question correctly, he/she will continue to receive questions each with increasing difficulty.

  

FAST TRACK PROGRAM

 

Fast Track is a program designed to provide review for students wishing to take the Math Placement or Math Competency.  Fast Track consists of a single non-credit, zero-unit course Basic Skills 023CE offered through the Learning Assistance Center (LAC). Students interested in taking this review should come to the LAC to enroll. For some students, the Fast Track program may also expedite the completion of the math sequence. 

 

Check back for Summer Fast Track Flier

 

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