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High Testing Information
College Entrance Testing
Information
There are two college
entrance exams, the ACT (American College Test) and the SAT I and/or II
(Scholastic Assessment Test), which are used for admission, placement, and
scholarships. It is recommended that college-bound students check requirements
of individual colleges to determine the necessary tests for admission.
Registration forms are available in the college/career center and online.
Students who must test on a Sunday for religious reasons should check the
College Board web site or the SAT registration bulletin for required documentation,
locations and dates of exams offered.
ACT (
The Act is approximately
three hours long consisting of four tests: English (45 min's), Math (60 min's),
SAT (Scholastic
Assessment Test)
The CEEB (College Entrance
Examination Board) offers the following tests: SAT I: Reasoning Test, SAT II:
Subject Tests, AP (Advance Placement), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
Language), and CLEP (College-Level Examination Program). Contact your counselor
for free-waiver information.
Sat I: Reasoning Test:
The SAT Reasoning Test
takes approximately four-hours and measures writing, verbal and mathematical
abilities. Students may register for the test by mail or on-line. It is highly
recommended that students register on-line at www.collegeboard.com.
Students are responsible for the $41.50 registration fee, which should be paid
by credit card or check directly to ETS. An additional $20.00 late, or $35.00
stand-by fee must be added to the $41.50 regular registration fee when a
deadline is missed. Registration forms and information are available in the
college/career center or online.
The SAT Reasoning Test has
a mandatory writing section. Each section is scored separately: math, critical
reading (verbal), and writing using the 200-800 scale. The testing time will
extend to 3 hours and 20 minutes.
SAT II: Subject Tests:
The SAT II Subject Test are
given in a number of academic areas and are used by some colleges for admission
and placement purposes. Students may take up to three tests in one session, but
they may not take the SAT Reasoning Test and the SAT Subject Tests on the same
day. Students must check dates for each test offered. It is recommended that
SAT Subject Tests be taken following the completion of the highest level of
these courses. The basic Registration/Reporting Fee is $17.00, plus $18.00 for
a Language Test with Listening; add $8.00 each for all other Subject Tests.
Please note that most colleges do not require SAT Subject Tests.
AP Testing, visit the web
site www.collegeboard.com/apstudents
or call 1-888-225-5427
CLEP (College-Level Examination Program)
The CLEP is designed to
waive courses and grant college-level credit by examination. The cost for a
single test is $55.00 plus a non refundable per test administration fee
established by each college.
Use the College Board web site www.collegeboard.com/clep
to locate a testing center. Then contact the testing center for its service
fees and registration procedure.
Testing for
Special Needs Students
Students with a documented
disability may be eligible for accommodations on SAT, SAT Subject Tests, AP,
PSAT and/or ACT. To receive accommodations for testing, students must submit a
complete eligibility form and be approved before testing. When testing at a
center on a national date, students normally receive up to 50 percent extended
time and can use a regular or a large-type test book. Students receiving an
accommodation of more than 50 percent extended time or another accommodation
such as a reader cannot test at a national center. Contact your child's
counselor well in advance of testing for information about the schedule and
location of test sites for special accommodations. Both types of accommodations
are offered on each national test date. Reminder: It is the student's
responsibility to meet with his/her counselor in early September to discuss
testing arrangements.
ETS Special Needs Hotline is 1-(609) 771-7137. The web site is www.collegeboard.com/ssd. The ACT web site
is www.act.org/aap/disab.
PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary
Scholarship Assessment Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test)
The PSAT is a two hour and
ten minute exam that measures academic abilities important in college work. It
is administered only once during the school year and consists of two 25-minute
critical reading sections, two 25-minute math sections, and one 30-minute
writing skills section. This test is a practice for students preparing for
their first SAT I test. Scores are used to help predict how well a student may
do on the SAT I. Only students who take the PSAT as juniors will be considered
for the National Merit Scholarship Program, the National Achievement
Scholarship Program or the National Hispanic Scholar Awards Program.
Contact your college/career
center or counseling office for additional registration information.
High School Assessments
What are the Maryland High
School Assessments (HSA)?
Maryland High School
Assessments (HSA) are rigorous end-of-course tests in Algebra 1/Data Analysis,
Biology, English 9, Geometry, and NSL Government: These assessments are a key
component of the Maryland Assessment Program. The Maryland State Department of
Education (MSDE) has designed the tests to measure student achievement and
school performance, providing valuable information to students, parents, and
schools.
Who has to take HSA's?
All students who entered
9th grade in or after 2005 are required to take and pass the HSAs to receive a
Maryland High School Diploma, including students in special education, English
language learners (Ells), and students with 504 plans. (Students who entered
9th grade in or before 2004 are required only to take the HSAs.)
For more information, visit
the Maryland State Department of Education HSA sites:
Please click below for
information on each HSA exam:
For 2008 Mini-Assessments
and Practice Scoring Items click Here.