THE
USES
OF TESTING
IN THE ADMISSION
OF FOREIGN STUDENTS INTO AMERICAN COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES
TOEFL
(Test of English as a Foreign Language)
GENERALLY REQUIRED FOR: Undergraduates
seeking a first degree and graduate students seeking an advanced degree.
PURPOSE: To evaluate an
English proficiency of people whose native language is not English. The
test uses a multiple choice format to measure the ability to understand
North American English.
FORMAT: Two and one half
hour multiple choice exam in four parts: listening comprehension; structure;
reading comprehension and writing.
SAT
1 (Scholastic Aptitude Test)
GENERALLY REQUIRED FOR: undergraduates
seeking admission as first year candidates for the bachelor's degree.
PURPOSE: To determine whether
a student is likely to succeed in the first year of university based on
abilities acquired over a period of several years.
FORMAT: Two and one half
hour test measuring developed verbal and mathematical reasoning skills.
SAT
2 (Achievement Test)
GENERALLY REQUIRED FOR: undergraduates seeking admission as first
year students to selective institutions. (One or more achievement test
may be required).
PURPOSE: To measure knowledge and the ability to apply knowledge
in specific subject matter areas.
FORMAT: One hour tests in 16 subjects such as chemistry,
literature, Spanish, ets.
ACT
(American College Testing Program)
GENERALLY REQUIRED FOR: Undergraduates seeking admission as first
year students.
PURPOSE: To measure general educational development.
FORMAT: Three hour test measuring English, mathematics, science
and reading.
GRE
(Graduate Record Examination)
GENERALLY REQUIRED FOR: Students seeking admission to a Master's
or Doctorate level Program.
PURPOSE: To assess academic knowledge and skills relevant to
graduate study.
FORMAT: Three and one half hour general exam measuring verbal,
quantitative, and analytical reasoning. Three hour subject exams in 16
different fields may also be required.
GMAT
(Graduate Management Admission Test)
GENERALLY REQUIRED FOR:Students seeking admission to a
Graduate Management Program, including a Master's in Business Administration.
PURPOSE:To measure verbal and mathematical abilities that are
developed over a long period of time and that are associated with success
in the first year of study in graduate schools of management.
FORMAT: Three and one half of hour test of general verbal and
quantitative skills plus analytical writing section to measure the ability
to communicate complex ideas through writing.
CLEP
(College-Level Examination Program)
GENERALLY RECOMMENDED FOR: Transfer students or students with
advanced secondary level coursework.
PURPOSE: To award college credit by assessing college-level
knowledge obtained through formal study, outside coursework, personal reading,
and independent study.
FORMAT: 90 minute general exam exams or 90 minute subject exams.
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