Procedures For Repeating Tests at El Camino College
Please read first: Most tests administered by the El Camino College Assessment/Testing Office may be repeated once (without written permission). However, some cannot be repeated (Chemistry Placement Test, Contemporary Health Waiver Exam, and the CNET Test). Please see information below for specifics regarding the test you have in mind to repeat. Requests to repeat a test for a second (final) time must be pre-approved by petitioning the appropriate Division Dean. Petition forms are available from the Assessment/Testing Office.
BASIC GUIDELINES:
In order to improve your scores, obtain sample test information from the ECC Testing Web page (www.elcamino.edu/studentservices/co/assessmenttesting.asp) or from the Assessment/Testing Office.
Re-testing may not occur on the same day for systemic technical reasons.
Placements are based upon highest score received for each individual test.
There is no fee for repeating tests.
All placements are "Recommended". If you have strong concerns about your final placement results, you should speak with your Counselor or the appropriate Division Dean.
PLACEMENT TESTS:
ENGLISH PLACEMENT: Reading Comprehension
ENGLISH PLACEMENT: Sentence Skills
Each of the two parts of the English Placement Test may be repeated once (without written permission) and for a second final time (by petition), provided that you have not already enrolled into nor completed any course(s) in that particular sequence (Reading or Writing). For example, if you have already enrolled into or completed a Reading course at ECC, you may not repeat the Reading Comprehension Test. (Courses may not be skipped by repeating the test.) Petition forms are available from the Assessment/Testing Office.
MATH PLACEMENT: Arithmetic
MATH PLACEMENT: Elementary Algebra
MATH PLACEMENT: College-Level Math
Each math test may be repeated once (without written permission) and for a second final time (by petition), provided that you have not already enrolled into nor completed any course(s) in the math sequence at El Camino College. (Courses may not be skipped by repeating the test.) Petition forms are available from the Assessment/Testing Office.
Please note: If it has been two years since you last took the Math Placement Test, and you have not yet enrolled into an ECC math course, you may test again without having to petition the Math Division for permission.
(For Math Competency Test, see below under OTHER TESTS.)
ESL PLACEMENT: Reading Skills
ESL PLACEMENT: Writing Sample
ESL PLACEMENT: Oral Interview
One or more parts of the ESL Assessment may be repeated upon the recommendation of the ESL Coordinator. (Courses may not be skipped by repeating the test.) Student should contact the ESL Coordinator directly for permission to re-test (petition not required).
CHEMISTRY: Chemistry Placement Test
The Chemistry Placement Test may not be repeated. A student may petition the Dean of Natural Sciences for re-consideration of course placement. Petition forms are available from the Assessment/Testing Office. Documentation in the form of previous course work (transcripts) must accompany the submitted petition.
ATB (Ability-To-Benefit) TESTS:
ACCUPLACER [for native speakers of English]:
ACCUPLACER is the same test that is used for English and Math Placement at El Camino College. However, when taken as an ATB Test, certain tests must be administered and completed on the same day. If you have already taken it for placement purposes, please check with the Testing Staff to see if your previous testing/scores will satisfy ATB requirements. For ATB purposes, ACCUPLACER may be taken once, and if not passed, may be repeated up to three more times. (The third and fourth attempts have special requirements--see ATB Test -- Student Information for detailed instructions about repeating ACCUPLACER for ATB purposes. It is available at the Assessment/Testing Office.)
CELSA (Combined English Language Skills Assessment) [for non-native speakers of English]:
CELSA may be taken once, and if not passed, may be repeated up to three more times. (The third and fourth attempts have special requirements--see ATB Test -- Student Information for detailed instructions about repeating CELSA for ATB purposes. It is available at the Assessment/Testing Office.) After completing the CELSA, students must subsequently enroll into ESL courses at El Camino College.
Please note: All guidelines for repeating ATB Tests have been established by the U.S. Department of Education, not El Camino College.
OTHER TESTS:
CONTEMPORARY HEALTH:
The Contemporary Health Waiver Exam may be taken only once. If a student does not pass the exam, a Contemporary Health course must be taken and completed to satisfy the graduation requirement.
MATH COMPETENCY (Basic Algebra):
The Math Competency Test may be taken once, and if not passed, may be taken up to two more times, but only once per semester or session. A student must obtain a petition from the Assessment/Testing Office in order to re-test. In addition to the petition, documentation in the form of high school/college transcripts showing the student's academic background in algebra, must be attached as part of justification to repeat the test. Moreover, a student may be asked to describe what they have done in preparation for re-testing.
FOR NURSING STUDENTS ONLY:
DRP: Degrees of Reading Power
A year must pass before the DRP Test can be repeated, and it may be repeated only once. In order to qualify to repeat the test, a letter of permission must be obtained by the El Camino College (or Compton Center) student from an El Camino College Nursing Counselor.
CNET: Computerized Nurse Entrance Test
The CNET Test may be taken only once.
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